Beauty salon – €80,700 Fine (Hungary, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A beauty salon in Hungary was fined for using video cameras to record customers and employees without proper permission. They also used customer data for marketing without telling them. This is important because it shows businesses must be transparent about data use.
What happened
The beauty salon installed video cameras that recorded people without proper permission and used customer data for marketing without informing them.
Who was affected
Customers and employees who were recorded by the salon's cameras and had their data used for marketing.
What the authority found
The authority found that the salon lacked permission for video surveillance and used customer data for marketing without a valid legal basis.
Why this matters
This case underscores the need for transparency and consent in data collection and use. Businesses should ensure they have clear permissions for surveillance and inform customers about how their data will be used.
The Hungarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 80,700 on a beauty salon. The controller had installed video cameras in all its premises, which permanently recorded customers and employees. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller did not have the required permission to operate the video surveillance system. In addition, the controller processed the data of the customers for marketing purposes without having a valid legal basis and informing the customers about it.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Beauty salon in HU
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
1 January 2022
Authority
Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság
Fine Amount
€80,700
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1812
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Beauty salon - Hungary (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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