Made in Italy s.r.l.s. – €20,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Made in Italy s.r.l.s. was fined €20,000 for making unwanted promotional calls and not stopping even after being asked. They also failed to explain where they got the person's data and didn't cooperate with the investigation. This shows that ignoring people's objections to marketing can lead to serious consequences.
What happened
Made in Italy s.r.l.s. made unwanted promotional calls and ignored requests to stop.
Who was affected
Individuals who received unsolicited promotional calls from Made in Italy s.r.l.s.
What the authority found
The Italian authority found that Made in Italy s.r.l.s. violated GDPR by making unsolicited calls and not respecting requests to stop.
Why this matters
This case underscores the need for businesses to respect customer preferences and cooperate with investigations. Ignoring objections to marketing can result in significant fines.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on Made in Italy s.r.l.s.. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA after receiving promotional calls from the data controller, even though they had not consented to it. Even after the data subject had objected to the sending, the controller did not stop the calls. The data subject then requested information about the origin of the data and the deletion of this data. However, the controller did not respond to this request. Also, the controller had not sufficiently cooperated with the DPA in the course of the investigation.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Made in Italy s.r.l.s. in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
7 April 2022
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€20,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1186
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Made in Italy s.r.l.s. - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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