SC Interactions Marketing SRL – €1,000 Fine (Romania, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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SC Interactions Marketing SRL was fined €1,000 for sending marketing emails that exposed recipients' email addresses to each other. The Romanian DPA found this violated GDPR rules on data security. This case reminds businesses to use blind carbon copy (BCC) to protect customer privacy in emails.
What happened
SC Interactions Marketing SRL sent marketing emails with recipients' addresses visible to each other.
Who was affected
The affected individuals were recipients of marketing emails whose email addresses were exposed to other recipients.
What the authority found
The Romanian DPA ruled that SC Interactions Marketing SRL violated GDPR by not securing personal data in email communications.
Why this matters
This fine highlights the importance of protecting personal data in digital communications. Companies should ensure they use BCC in mass emails to prevent exposing recipients' information.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on SC Interactions Marketing SRL. The controller had sent advertising messages by e-mail to several people on behalf of another company. One of the recipients had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the controller had sent the advertising messages in an open distribution list, making the email addresses of all recipients visible to the other recipients.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for SC Interactions Marketing SRL in RO
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
20 June 2022
Authority
Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal
Fine Amount
€1,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1238
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. SC Interactions Marketing SRL - Romania (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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