Telekom Romania Communications SA – €6,000 Fine (Romania, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Telekom Romania was fined €6,000 for mistakenly sending a customer's personal data to the wrong email address and failing to delete it upon request. This case shows how important it is for companies to handle personal data carefully and respect deletion requests. Businesses should ensure they have accurate data handling processes to avoid similar fines.
What happened
Telekom Romania sent invoices and messages meant for one person to another person's email address.
Who was affected
The person whose email address received another customer's payment information.
What the authority found
The Romanian DPA fined Telekom Romania for failing to ensure data accuracy and not complying with a deletion request.
Why this matters
This fine underscores the importance of accurate data processing and respecting user requests for data deletion. Companies should review their data management practices to prevent unauthorized disclosures.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on Telekom Romania Communications SA. A data subject had complained that the controller had sent invoices and messages to his email address informing him of another person's payment arrears. During the investigation, the DPA found that the controller had collected and processed certain personal data in error, resulting in the unlawful disclosure of the personal data. At the same time, the DPA found that the controller had not taken the necessary measures to comply with the data subject's request for deletion of his personal data. The fine is composed proportionally EUR 5,000 for a breach of Art. 5 (1) d), f) GDPR, Art. 5 (2) GDPR and EUR 1,000 for a breach of Art. 17 GDPR.
Related Enforcement Actions (2)
Other enforcement actions involving Telekom Romania Communications SA in RO
Fine
€6K
Details
Fine Date
6 December 2021
Authority
Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal
Fine Amount
€6,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-977
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Telekom Romania Communications SA - Romania (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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