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FEDERACIÓN DE BALONMANO DE CASTILLA LA MANCHA – €17,000 Fine (Spain, 2023)
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The Spanish Data Protection Authority fined FEDERACIÓN DE BALONMANO DE CASTILLA LA MANCHA EUR 17,000 for improperly handling sensitive health data. Athletes were required to upload vaccination information without a valid legal basis. This ruling stresses the need for organizations to ensure they have the right permissions for processing sensitive data.
What happened
FEDERACIÓN DE BALONMANO DE CASTILLA LA MANCHA was fined for requiring athletes to submit health data without a valid legal basis.
Who was affected
The athletes who were asked to provide vaccination certificates were directly affected by this ruling.
What the authority found
The authority determined that the organization lacked a valid legal basis for processing sensitive health information, violating GDPR.
Why this matters
This case highlights the critical need for organizations to have clear legal grounds for processing sensitive personal data, especially in health-related contexts.
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The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 17,000 on FEDERACIÓN DE BALONMANO DE CASTILLA LA MANCHA. Athletes were required to upload the vaccination certificate against COVID with the complete vaccination schedule or a certificate of recovery from the disease or an antigen test with a negative result to the controller's website 48 hours before sports events in order to participate in sports competitions. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller did not have a valid legal basis for processing this sensitive health data. The DPA also found that the controller had not provided sufficient information about the processing of personal data.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for FEDERACIÓN DE BALONMANO DE CASTILLA LA MANCHA in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
25 September 2023
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€17,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2048
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. FEDERACIÓN DE BALONMANO DE CASTILLA LA MANCHA - Spain (2023). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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