Dante International SA – €40,000 Fine (Romania, 2023)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Dante International SA was fined EUR 40,000 for not properly handling a request to delete a person's email. The Romanian data protection authority found that the company continued to process the email without consent and that its employees were not trained to manage such requests. This case highlights the importance of properly training staff to comply with user requests.
What happened
Dante International SA failed to comply with a deletion request from a user and continued processing their email without consent.
Who was affected
A user whose email was not deleted as requested was affected by Dante International SA's actions.
What the authority found
The Romanian DPA ruled that Dante International SA did not properly handle a deletion request, violating GDPR's requirements for user rights.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes that companies must take user requests seriously and ensure their employees are trained to handle them. It serves as a reminder for businesses to review their data handling practices.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on Dante International SA. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had failed to properly comply with a deletion request from a data subject. In addition, the employees were not properly trained to handle data subject requests. Finally, the DPA found that despite requests from a data subject to delete their email, the controller continued to process it without their consent.
Related Enforcement Actions (1)
Other enforcement actions involving Dante International SA in RO
Details
Fine Date
20 June 2023
Authority
Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal
Fine Amount
€40,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2135
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Dante International SA - Romania (2023). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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