Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo – €3,000 Fine (Italy, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo was fined €3,000 for publishing a list of job candidates and their results online without a valid reason. They also failed to delete personal data when requested. This case shows how important it is for organizations to have a legal basis for sharing personal information and to respect requests for data deletion.
What happened
Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo published a list of candidates and their results online without a valid legal basis.
Who was affected
Candidates who participated in a selection process and had their personal data published online.
What the authority found
The Italian DPA found that the municipality lacked a valid legal basis for publishing personal data and failed to comply with a deletion request.
Why this matters
This ruling highlights the importance of having a clear legal basis for data publication and respecting individuals' rights to data deletion. It serves as a warning to public bodies about the need for compliance with privacy laws.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo. A person who had participated in a selection procedure had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the municipality had published a list of candidates and their results in the selection procedure on its website. In its investigation, the DPA found that the municipality did not have a valid legal basis to publish the results and the personal data of the applicants. In addition, the DPA found that the controller failed to comply with the data subject's request for deletion of their personal data.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
28 April 2022
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€3,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1641
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Comune di Monte Sant'Angelo - Italy (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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