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Azienda sanitaria provinciale di Caltanissetta – €6,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)
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Azienda sanitaria provinciale di Caltanissetta was fined EUR 6,000 for mishandling a patient's request for personal data. This ruling highlights the importance of properly managing personal information.
What happened
The healthcare facility sent communications to a patient's business email instead of their personal email as requested.
Who was affected
The patient whose data was mishandled was affected by this violation.
What the authority found
The Italian DPA ruled that the healthcare facility failed to comply with the patient's request for data access and proper communication.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes the need for healthcare providers to handle personal data requests carefully. It sets a standard for how patient data should be managed and communicated.
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The Italian DPA has fined Azienda sanitaria provinciale di Caltanissetta EUR 6,000. The data subject had asked the controller, in the context of legal proceedings, to send any communication regarding this matter only to their personal email inbox. Nevertheless, the controller had sent communications to the data subject's business email address. In addition, the data subject had requested access to their data. However, the controller did not properly comply with this request. In the course of its investigation, the DPA also found that the health care facility had failed to notify the DPA of the name and contact details of a new data protection officer and to update them on its website.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Azienda sanitaria provinciale di Caltanissetta in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
10 March 2022
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€6,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Azienda sanitaria provinciale di Caltanissetta - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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