UNITED PARCEL SERVICE ESPAÑA LTD Y COMPAÑIA SRC – €70,000 Fine (Spain, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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UPS in Spain was fined €70,000 for delivering a package to a neighbor without the sender's consent. This was seen as a failure to protect personal data properly. The case highlights the importance of having strong data protection measures in place.
What happened
UPS delivered a package to a neighbor without the sender's consent, leading to unauthorized data disclosure.
Who was affected
The person who sent the package and had their data disclosed without consent.
What the authority found
The Spanish DPA found that UPS failed to protect personal data, violating rules on integrity and confidentiality.
Why this matters
This case underscores the need for companies to ensure proper data protection measures are in place to prevent unauthorized disclosures. Businesses should review their delivery and data handling practices to comply with data protection laws.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 70,000 on UNITED PARCEL SERVICE ESPAÑA LTD Y COMPAÑIA SRC (UPS). A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because UPS had delivered a package from them to a neighbor without their consent. The DPA considered this to be an unauthorized disclosure of their data, which was a result of a lack of technical and organizational measures for personal data protection. The DPA also found that this unauthorized disclosure of personal data constituted a violation of the principle of integrity and confidentiality.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for UNITED PARCEL SERVICE ESPAÑA LTD Y COMPAÑIA SRC in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
3 November 2022
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€70,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1487
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE ESPAÑA LTD Y COMPAÑIA SRC - Spain (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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