ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA PARA LA ENSEÑANZA ONLINE – €5,000 Fine (Spain, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The Spanish DPA fined ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA PARA LA ENSEÑANZA ONLINE €5,000 for continuing to send ads to a person who had unsubscribed. This case reminds businesses to respect unsubscribe requests and delete personal data when asked. Ignoring such requests can lead to fines.
What happened
ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA PARA LA ENSEÑANZA ONLINE continued sending ads to a person who had unsubscribed and requested data deletion.
Who was affected
A person who had unsubscribed from newsletters and requested their data be deleted.
What the authority found
The Spanish DPA fined the organization for not respecting the person's request to stop receiving ads and delete their data.
Why this matters
This fine underscores the importance of honoring unsubscribe requests and deleting personal data when asked. Businesses should ensure they have systems in place to promptly comply with such requests to avoid penalties.
GDPR Articles Cited
National Law Articles
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA PARA LA ENSEÑANZA ONLINE in the amount of EUR 5,000. A data subject had indicated that he had objected to further newsletter subscription and had requested the controller to delete all of his data. However, he continued to receive advertisements from the data controller.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA PARA LA ENSEÑANZA ONLINE in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
30 November 2021
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€5,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-924
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA PARA LA ENSEÑANZA ONLINE - Spain (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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