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Working Capital Management España, S.L. – €40,000 Fine (Spain, 2022)
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Working Capital Management España, S.L. was fined €40,000 for processing personal data without consent. A person complained that a loan was taken out in their name without their knowledge, and the company used their data without checking for permission. This case underscores the importance of verifying consent before processing personal data.
What happened
The company processed a person's personal data after a fraudulent loan was taken out in their name without their consent.
Who was affected
The individual whose personal data was used without their consent in a fraudulent loan situation.
What the authority found
The authority determined that the company processed personal data illegally, violating GDPR requirements.
Why this matters
This ruling serves as a reminder for companies to ensure they have proper consent before using personal information, especially in sensitive situations like financial transactions.
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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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