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REGENCY COMPANY SRL – €3,000 Fine (Romania, 2023)

€3,000Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal7 April 2023Romania
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REGENCY COMPANY SRL in Romania was fined EUR 3,000 for improperly monitoring its employees with video surveillance. This case highlights the need for companies to respect employee privacy when using surveillance technology.

What happened

REGENCY COMPANY SRL installed video surveillance cameras that monitored employees without their consent.

Who was affected

Employees who were monitored by the company's surveillance system.

What the authority found

The Romanian DPA found that the company did not obtain proper consent from employees for the surveillance, violating GDPR's privacy requirements.

Why this matters

This ruling serves as a reminder for businesses to ensure they have consent and to consider less intrusive methods for monitoring. It reinforces the importance of employee privacy in the workplace.

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The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on REGENCY COMPANY SRL. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras in its premises for the purpose of monitoring access of people and security of premises and property. However, this allowed it to monitor its employees extensively. In the course of its investigation, the DPA found that the video surveillance was partly carried out without the consent of the employees and that the purposes underlying the surveillance could also be achieved by means less intrusive into the privacy of the employees.

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for REGENCY COMPANY SRL in RO

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

Details

Fine Date

7 April 2023

Authority

Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal

Fine Amount

€3,000

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