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Company – €135,600 Fine (Poland, 2024)
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A Polish banking company was fined €135,600 for multiple GDPR violations. The DPA found that the company did not allow its Data Protection Officer to report directly to management and failed to conduct necessary assessments. This case highlights the importance of proper governance in data protection.
What happened
The Polish DPA fined a banking company for failing to ensure proper oversight of its Data Protection Officer and for not conducting required assessments.
Who was affected
The banking company's customers whose data processing practices were not properly managed.
What the authority found
The DPA found that the company violated GDPR by not allowing the DPO to operate independently and by neglecting privacy impact assessments.
Why this matters
This case illustrates the critical role of governance in data protection and the need for companies to empower their data protection officers.
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The Polish DPA fined a company in the banking sector EUR 135,600. The DPA inspected the fined company and found several violations of the GDPR. First, the company failed to ensure that the DPO could report directly to top management and that the DPO did not receive instructions on the performance of the tasks given to the DPO. Second, the company failed to include profiling in the list of data processing operations. Third, the company failed to conduct a privacy impact assessment regarding the use of profiling. The violation regarding the DPO resulted in a fine of EUR 61,600. The violation regarding the unlawful use of profiling resulted in a fine of EUR 74,000.
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Details
Fine Date
18 December 2024
Authority
Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych
Fine Amount
€135,600
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Company - Poland (2024). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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