INFO COMMUNICATION SERVICES – €30,000 Fine (Greece, 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.
INFO COMMUNICATION SERVICES was fined EUR 30,000 by Greece's data protection authority for making advertising calls without getting permission from the people they called. They also failed to properly inform people about how their personal data was being used. This matters because it shows that companies must respect people's privacy and be clear about data use.
What happened
INFO COMMUNICATION SERVICES made advertising calls without consent and failed to inform people about data processing.
Who was affected
Individuals who received advertising calls from INFO COMMUNICATION SERVICES without giving consent.
What the authority found
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority found that INFO COMMUNICATION SERVICES violated its obligation to inform people about data processing and lacked consent for advertising calls.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of obtaining consent before contacting individuals for marketing purposes. Businesses should ensure they clearly inform people about how their data will be used to avoid similar fines.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 30,000 on INFO COMMUNICATION SERVICES. The controller had conducted advertising calls without the consent of the data subjects. In addition, it did not properly inform the data subjects about the processing of their personal data, thereby violating its information obligations.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for INFO COMMUNICATION SERVICES in GR
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
31 December 2021
Authority
Hellenic Data Protection Authority
Fine Amount
€30,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-986
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. INFO COMMUNICATION SERVICES - Greece (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
Last updated: