Civil law firm 'Sabou, Burz & Cuc' – €1,000 Fine (Romania, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The Romanian law firm 'Sabou, Burz & Cuc' was fined EUR 1,000 for sharing a client's personal data in a WhatsApp group without consent. This case emphasizes the need for law firms to handle client data carefully and only for agreed purposes.
What happened
The law firm 'Sabou, Burz & Cuc' shared a client's personal data in a WhatsApp group without consent.
Who was affected
A client of the law firm whose personal data was shared without their permission.
What the authority found
The Romanian DPA found that the law firm processed personal data without a valid legal basis, violating GDPR rules.
Why this matters
This ruling serves as a warning to law firms about the importance of safeguarding client data and ensuring it is used only for agreed purposes, reinforcing the need for strict data protection practices.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Romanian DPA has fined the civil law firm 'Sabou, Burz & Cuc' EUR 1,000. The DPA launched an investigation after a client complained that the controller had published their personal data in a WhatsApp group used by several lawyers of a bar association without their prior consent. The DPA found that the controller had processed the data without a valid legal basis, as they had published the data for a purpose other than that originally agreed with the data subject.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Civil law firm 'Sabou, Burz & Cuc' in RO
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
22 February 2022
Authority
Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal
Fine Amount
€1,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1082
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Civil law firm 'Sabou, Burz & Cuc' - Romania (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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