ACKERMANN & SCHWARTZ ATTORNEYS AT LAW SLP – €10,000 Fine (Spain, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A Spanish law firm, ACKERMANN & SCHWARTZ ATTORNEYS AT LAW SLP, was fined EUR 10,000 for collecting personal data from website visitors without their consent. The firm's privacy policy also lacked important details, like contact information and how users could exercise their rights. This case highlights the importance of having clear and complete privacy policies on websites.
What happened
ACKERMANN & SCHWARTZ collected personal data from website users without their consent.
Who was affected
Website visitors whose personal data was collected by the law firm without consent.
What the authority found
The Spanish DPA found that the law firm violated GDPR by collecting data without a valid legal basis and having an incomplete privacy policy.
Why this matters
This enforcement action underscores the need for businesses to ensure they obtain proper consent before collecting personal data and to maintain a comprehensive privacy policy. It serves as a reminder that even law firms must comply with data protection rules.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on ACKERMANN & SCHWARTZ ATTORNEYS AT LAW SLP. The law firm had collected personal data from website users without obtaining their consent. In addition, the DPA found that the privacy policy on the website did not contain sufficient information. For example, information on the controller's contact details and information on exercising data subjects' rights were missing.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for ACKERMANN & SCHWARTZ ATTORNEYS AT LAW SLP in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
26 October 2022
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€10,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1471
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. ACKERMANN & SCHWARTZ ATTORNEYS AT LAW SLP - Spain (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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