Working Capital Management España, S.L. – €40,000 Fine (Spain, 2022)
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Working Capital Management España was fined €40,000 for processing personal data without proper consent. The company received data from a fraudulent loan application and failed to verify the consent of the person involved. This case shows how important it is for companies to verify consent before processing personal data.
What happened
Working Capital Management processed data from a fraudulent loan application without verifying consent.
Who was affected
A person whose data was used in a fraudulent loan application and processed without their consent.
What the authority found
The Spanish DPA ruled that Working Capital Management processed personal data illegally by not verifying consent.
Why this matters
This case highlights the responsibility of companies to ensure they have a valid legal basis, such as consent, before processing personal data. It serves as a warning to businesses to validate data sources and consent to avoid legal issues.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on the credit information agency Working Capital Management España, S.L.. A data subject had filed a complaint with the AEPD against the company. Fraudulent third parties had taken out a loan with NBQ Technology, S.A.U. in the name of the data subject without the data subject actually entering into a contract. After the data subject subsequently did not make payments, NBQ disclosed the data subject's information to Working Capital Management. The AEPD determined that Working Capital Management, has processed the data subjects data illegally since the personal data was entered into the company's information systems without checking whether the data subject had given their consent to the processing of their personal data.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Working Capital Management España, S.L. in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
28 April 2022
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€40,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1157
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Working Capital Management España, S.L. - Spain (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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