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Aldi – €253,000 Fine (Hungary, 2023)
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The Hungarian data protection authority fined Aldi €253,000 for improperly collecting customers' birth dates at checkout. The authority found that this practice was excessive and lacked a clear legal basis. This case highlights the need for businesses to ensure their data collection practices are necessary and compliant with privacy laws.
What happened
Aldi was fined for collecting and storing customers' birth dates when purchasing alcohol without a valid legal basis.
Who was affected
Customers who purchased alcoholic beverages at Aldi stores and had their birth dates collected.
What the authority found
The Hungarian data protection authority ruled that Aldi's data collection practice was excessive and did not comply with privacy regulations.
Why this matters
This fine serves as a warning to businesses about the importance of having a valid legal basis for data collection and the potential consequences of excessive data practices.
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The Hungarian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 253,000 on the supermarket chain Aldi. Aldi had entered and stored the date of birth of many customers in the checkout system when purchasing alcoholic beverages. This procedure was introduced to make the cashiers' work easier, as the software could quickly calculate whether the person was over 18 or not, but was considered excessive by the DPA. Furthermore, ALDI did not answered any questions about the legal basis for this processing.
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No other enforcement actions found for Aldi in HU
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Details
Fine Date
12 April 2023
Authority
Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság
Fine Amount
€253,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1804
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Aldi - Hungary (2023). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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