BANQUETES SANTA ANA, S.L. – €5,000 Fine (Spain, 2023)
General GDPR enforcement action
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BANQUETES SANTA ANA, S.L. was fined EUR 5,000 by the Spanish data protection authority for asking wedding couples to provide unnecessary personal data of their guests. The company requested ID card numbers for contact tracing, which was more information than needed. This case shows the importance of collecting only necessary data.
What happened
BANQUETES SANTA ANA, S.L. requested excessive personal data from wedding guests for Covid-19 contact tracing.
Who was affected
Wedding guests at BANQUETES SANTA ANA, S.L. who were asked to provide personal data like ID card numbers.
What the authority found
The authority determined that the request for extensive personal data was unnecessary for contact tracing, violating GDPR's data minimization principle.
Why this matters
The ruling reminds businesses to only collect the minimum data necessary for their purposes. This is especially important during health crises, where data collection must still respect privacy laws.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on BANQUETES SANTA ANA, S.L.. The controller had asked a couple celebrating their wedding at its premises to provide the personal data of their guests, including ID card numbers, for the purpose of contact tracing in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The DPA determined that such a broad request for personal information was not necessary for contact tracing purposes and that the provision of the names, for example, would have been sufficient.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for BANQUETES SANTA ANA, S.L. in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
3 May 2023
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€5,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1803
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. BANQUETES SANTA ANA, S.L. - Spain (2023). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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