DO VALUE GREECE LOANS & CREDITS CLAIM MANAGEMENT S.A. – €20,000 Fine (Greece, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The Hellenic Data Protection Authority fined DO VALUE GREECE 20,000 euros for making repeated calls about debts that were already settled. This case shows that companies must respect individuals' requests to stop unwanted communications and delete their data.
What happened
DO VALUE GREECE made repeated calls to an individual about settled debts, ignoring requests to stop.
Who was affected
An individual who received unwanted calls about debts that had already been settled.
What the authority found
The authority found that the company unlawfully obstructed the individual's rights by continuing to process their data despite objections.
Why this matters
This fine underscores the importance of respecting individuals' rights to stop data processing and communications. Companies should ensure they have proper procedures to handle such requests.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Hellenic DPA has fined DO VALUE GREECE LOANS & CREDITS CLAIM MANAGEMENT S.A. in the amount of EUR 20,000. An individual had filed a complaint with the DPA for receiving numerous calls from the company about debts that had already been settled. The data subject had objected to the processing of their data and demanded the calls to be stopped immediately, as well as the deletion of their personal data from the company's database. During its investigation, the DPA found that the company had unlawfully obstructed the exercise of the data subject's rights.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for DO VALUE GREECE LOANS & CREDITS CLAIM MANAGEMENT S.A. in GR
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
19 July 2022
Authority
Hellenic Data Protection Authority
Fine Amount
€20,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1363
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. DO VALUE GREECE LOANS & CREDITS CLAIM MANAGEMENT S.A. - Greece (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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