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Funeral Home – €7,800 Fine (Poland, 2025)
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A funeral home in Poland was fined for failing to secure personal data, which led to documents being lost on the road. This case is important because it illustrates the need for all businesses to have strong data protection measures in place. Small businesses should take data security seriously to avoid similar incidents.
What happened
The funeral home was fined for not taking adequate measures to secure personal data, resulting in lost documents.
Who was affected
Individuals whose personal data was contained in the lost documents.
What the authority found
The Polish DPA found that the funeral home did not implement sufficient technical and organizational measures to protect personal data.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of data security for all businesses, especially those handling sensitive information. Small companies should prioritize data protection to prevent breaches.
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The Polish DPA has fined a funeral home EUR 7,800. The funeral home failed to implement sufficient technical and organisational measures to prevent a data breach. The funeral home had stored documents containing personal data in unlocked boxes. The company also transported those boxes in an open truck, which resulted in 10 boxes falling out of the truck and landing on the side of a road, where the boxes were found by the police. The driver did not notice the loss, due to the fact that that the boxes had not been counted. This resulted in the funeral home not reporting the incident to the DPA. During the investigation, the DPA found that the controller had failed to carry out a sufficient risk analysis and had failed to demonstrate sufficient supervision over the data processing. ---Update--- The decision made by the DPA was upheld by the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw.
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No other enforcement actions found for Funeral Home in PL
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
15 April 2025
Authority
Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych
Fine Amount
€7,800
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2589
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Funeral Home - Poland (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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