- Enforcing jurisdiction
- Spain · Geography does not establish applicable law.
- Confirmed applicable legislation
- Privacy topics
Clinic owner – €10,000 Fine (Spain, 2024)
Privacy enforcement record
This record is classified outside cookie consent. Subject classification does not confirm an applicable law. It is not included in cookie statistics or the Risk Calculator.
A plastic surgery clinic owner was fined for posting before-and-after photos of a patient on social media without their consent. The Spanish Data Protection Authority found this violated the patient's privacy rights. This case reminds businesses that they must always obtain consent before sharing personal images.
What happened
The clinic owner posted patient photos on social media without obtaining consent.
Who was affected
The individual patient whose images were shared without permission.
What the authority found
The authority fined the clinic owner for violating GDPR by not getting consent before sharing personal images.
Why this matters
This case stresses the importance of consent in sharing personal information. Businesses should ensure they have clear consent processes in place to avoid fines.
View original scraped data
Original imported citations before automated processing; the processing history does not establish independent verification.
Source checks
Linked-source text retrieved.
Automated check recorded — 14 March 2026.
Processing notes: national law identified.
Retrieved text may be a secondary summary or an announcement. These automated statuses do not establish that the original decision was read or that the record received an independent legal review. How we check sources
The Spanish DPA has fined the owner of a plastic surgery clinic EUR 10,000. The controller posted before-and-after pictures of an individual who had undergone surgery at the clinic on social media (Facebook and Instagram) without obtaining the individual’s consent.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Clinic owner in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
5 July 2024
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€10,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2462
GDPRhub ID
gdprhub-8409About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Clinic owner - Spain (2024). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
Last updated: