Hairdressing salon – €1,000 Fine (Spain, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A hairdressing salon in Spain was fined EUR 1,000 for not informing people about video surveillance cameras. This matters because businesses must clearly tell customers when and how their data is being collected. The case highlights the importance of transparency in data collection practices.
What happened
The salon installed video surveillance cameras without properly informing people about the data collection.
Who was affected
Customers and visitors to the hairdressing salon who were recorded by the cameras.
What the authority found
The Spanish data protection authority found the salon violated GDPR by not providing clear information about the video surveillance.
Why this matters
This case underscores the need for small businesses to be transparent about data collection methods, such as video surveillance, to comply with GDPR requirements.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on a hairdressing salon. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras and had not properly informed the data subjects about the processing of the data by the cameras.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Hairdressing salon in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
13 September 2021
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€1,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-834
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Hairdressing salon - Spain (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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