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Parliamentary election candidate – €2,000 Fine (Greece, 2022)
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A parliamentary election candidate in Greece was fined EUR 2,000 for sending unsolicited election ads via SMS. This is important because it shows that politicians must respect people's privacy and consent when using their contact information. It serves as a reminder for all businesses to get permission before contacting customers.
What happened
The Hellenic DPA fined a parliamentary election candidate for processing a person's contact details without consent for election advertising.
Who was affected
A person who received unsolicited election advertising SMS from the candidate.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that the candidate processed personal data for a purpose other than agreed, violating GDPR Articles 12 and 11 of Law 3471/2006.
Why this matters
This ruling underscores the importance of obtaining consent before using personal information for marketing. It sets a standard for how businesses should handle customer data to avoid similar fines.
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The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a parliamentary election candidate. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA because of receiving unsolicited election advertising via SMS from the politician. The data subject had given the politician, who was a minister before the election, their own contact details, but not for the purpose of election advertising. The politician had therefore processed the data for a purpose other than that agreed, without the data subject having consented to this or having been informed about it. The data subject thereupon requested the deletion of their data as well as the ceasing of the SMS sending. However, the politician did not comply with this request and the SMS continued to be sent.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Parliamentary election candidate in GR
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
24 June 2022
Authority
Hellenic Data Protection Authority
Fine Amount
€2,000
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