Accountancy Firm – €8,500 Fine (Belgium, 2026)

€8,500Autorité de Protection des Données23 April 2026Belgium
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The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,500 on a accountancy firm. Following the termination of an employment contract, the controller failed to deactivate the former employee's personal work email address for a long time. Even after the former employee requested that the controller delete this data, the controller did not react. Additionally, the controller did not set up an automatic response to inform senders that the data subject is no longer working for the company, resulting in emails continuously being sent to the former employee's email address.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 5(1)(a) GDPR
Art. 6(1) GDPR
Art. 12(2) GDPR
Art. 17(1) GDPR
Full Legal Summary

The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,500 on a accountancy firm. Following the termination of an employment contract, the controller failed to deactivate the former employee's personal work email address for a long time. Even after the former employee requested that the controller delete this data, the controller did not react. Additionally, the controller did not set up an automatic response to inform senders that the data subject is no longer working for the company, resulting in emails continuously being sent to the former employee's email address.

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Accountancy Firm in BE

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Fine Date

23 April 2026

Authority

Autorité de Protection des Données

Fine Amount

€8,500

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-3112

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