Alquiler Seguro SA – €42,000 Fine (Spain, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The Spanish data protection authority fined Alquiler Seguro SA EUR 42,000 for checking a job applicant's credit without permission. This matters because it shows companies must have a valid reason to access personal information. Businesses should ensure they have consent before gathering sensitive data.
What happened
Alquiler Seguro SA checked a job applicant's creditworthiness without their consent.
Who was affected
Job applicants who applied to Alquiler Seguro SA and had their credit checked without permission.
What the authority found
The authority found Alquiler Seguro processed personal data without a valid legal basis, violating GDPR's requirement for lawful data processing.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of obtaining consent before accessing personal data like credit information. It serves as a reminder for companies to review their data collection practices to ensure compliance with privacy laws.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 42,000 on Alquiler Seguro SA. The company had advertised a job for which the data subject had applied. As part of the application process, the company had requested information about the creditworthiness of the data subject from a credit agency. However, the person concerned had never consented to such a query of their creditworthiness by Alquiler Seguro nor had they been informed about it. For this reason, the DPA found that Alquiler Seguro had processed the data of the data subject without a valid legal basis and thus violated Art. 6 (1) GDPR.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Alquiler Seguro SA in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
24 May 2022
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€42,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1253
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Alquiler Seguro SA - Spain (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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