Vodafone España, S.A.U. – €96,000 Fine (Spain, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
This case relates to broader data protection obligations, not specifically to cookie or consent banner compliance. It is not included in cookie statistics or the Risk Calculator.
Vodafone España was fined EUR 96,000 by the Spanish DPA for not deleting a woman's data after she requested it. Her personal information was used fraudulently to set up a contract she never agreed to. This case highlights the importance of respecting data deletion requests.
What happened
Vodafone España failed to delete a woman's personal data after she requested it, following fraudulent use of her information.
Who was affected
A woman whose personal data was used without her consent to set up a contract.
What the authority found
The authority found Vodafone violated GDPR by not complying with the data deletion request.
Why this matters
This case underscores the importance of honoring data deletion requests promptly to avoid penalties. Businesses should ensure they have processes in place to handle such requests efficiently.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine on Vodafone España, S.A.U.. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA against the controller for failing to comply with her deletion request. The data subject states that on she had received calls from the company ISGF on behalf of the controller claiming a debt received from a third party for an ADSL connection for the residence of the data subject. However, the data subject had never entered into a contract for an ADSL connection. Instead, the contract had been concluded by a third party who had fraudulently used the name and ID number of the data subject to conclude the contract in her name. The data subject then requested ISGF to cancel the contract and asked the controller to delete her personal data. However, the controller had not responded to her request. The DPA then imposed a fine of EUR 120,000 which consisted of EUR 70,000 due to a violation of Art. 6 (1) GDPR and EUR 50,000 due to a violation of Art. 17 (1) GDPR. The original fine was reduced to EUR 96,000 due to voluntary payment.
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Fine
€96K
Details
Fine Date
3 August 2021
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€96,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-811
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Vodafone España, S.A.U. - Spain (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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