Debt collection service provider – €900,000 Fine (Germany, 2024)

€900,000Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz12 November 2024Germany
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The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 900,000 on a debt collection service provider. The company had unlawfully stored personal data (amounting to a six-digit number of data records) for up to five years after the erasure deadlines. The company admitted the violation, cooperated with the authorities and accepted the fine.

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The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 900,000 on a debt collection service provider. The company had unlawfully stored personal data (amounting to a six-digit number of data records) for up to five years after the erasure deadlines. The company admitted the violation, cooperated with the authorities and accepted the fine.

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Details

Fine Date

12 November 2024

Authority

Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz

Fine Amount

€900,000

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-2487

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