Villafranca di Verona municipality – €4,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)

€4,000Garante per la protezione dei dati personali10 November 2022Italy
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General GDPR enforcement action

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The municipality of Villafranca di Verona was fined for mistakenly publishing an employee's personal data on its website. The Italian data protection authority found this breached privacy rules. This case serves as a reminder to carefully handle and protect employee data.

What happened

Villafranca di Verona municipality published an employee's personal data on its website without proper safeguards.

Who was affected

An employee of Villafranca di Verona municipality whose personal data was publicly disclosed online.

What the authority found

The Italian data protection authority determined that the municipality violated GDPR by improperly handling and disclosing personal data.

Why this matters

This case highlights the importance of ensuring that personal data is not inadvertently published online. It serves as a warning for public entities to implement strict data protection measures to prevent unauthorized disclosures.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 2-ter Codice della privacy GDPR
Art. 6 GDPR
Art. 5(1)(a) GDPR
Full Legal Summary
Detailed

The Italian DPA (Garante) imposed a fine of EUR 4,000 on Villafranca di Verona municipality. The municipality had published a document containing personal data of an employee on its website.

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Villafranca di Verona municipality in IT

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Fine Date

10 November 2022

Authority

Garante per la protezione dei dati personali

Fine Amount

€4,000

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-1538

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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Villafranca di Verona municipality - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu

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