Gas station – €3,000 Fine (Greece, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A gas station in Greece was fined €3,000 for not allowing a parent to access video footage of their child and for sharing this footage with the police without informing the parent. This matters because businesses must respect privacy rights and inform people when their data is shared with authorities.
What happened
A gas station failed to provide a parent access to video footage of their child and shared it with the police without informing the parent.
Who was affected
The parent of a minor child recorded by the gas station's video surveillance system.
What the authority found
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority found the gas station violated GDPR by not granting access to the footage and failing to inform the parent about sharing it with the police.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of transparency and communication when handling personal data, especially in video surveillance. Businesses should ensure they have clear policies for data access and sharing with authorities.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on a gas station operator. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the controller's failure to grant them access to images of their minor child recorded by the video surveillance system in the gas station. The DPA considered this to be a violation of Art. 12 GDPR. In addition, the operator had shared the images from the video surveillance system with the police in the course of a police investigation without informing the parent. The DPA found that failure to inform the parent constituted a violation of Art. 14 GDPR.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Gas station in GR
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
22 September 2022
Authority
Hellenic Data Protection Authority
Fine Amount
€3,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1453
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Gas station - Greece (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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