MÁRMOLES Y GRANITOS MEJIAS, S. L. – €600 Fine (Spain, 2023)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Spain's data protection authority fined MÁRMOLES Y GRANITOS MEJIAS, S. L. for improperly using surveillance cameras. This is significant because it shows that businesses must respect privacy laws and not collect more data than necessary.
What happened
MÁRMOLES Y GRANITOS MEJIAS, S. L. installed cameras that captured images of public spaces without justification.
Who was affected
Customers and passersby who were recorded by the company's surveillance cameras.
What the authority found
The authority found that the company violated data minimization principles and failed to inform people about the surveillance.
Why this matters
This fine serves as a reminder for businesses to limit data collection to what is necessary and to inform people about surveillance practices.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 600 on MÁRMOLES Y GRANITOS MEJIAS, S. L.. The controller had installed video surveillance cameras which, among other things, also covered the public space. The DPA considered this to be a violation of the principle of data minimization. In addition, the controller did not comply with its duty to properly inform about the CCTV.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for MÁRMOLES Y GRANITOS MEJIAS, S. L. in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
16 August 2023
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€600
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2003
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. MÁRMOLES Y GRANITOS MEJIAS, S. L. - Spain (2023). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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