Hospital – €4,000 Fine (Croatia, 2025)
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A Croatian hospital was fined EUR 4,000 for improperly using personal data to issue parking fines. They accessed vehicle owners' information without a legal basis and failed to inform users about how their data was processed. This case highlights the importance of transparency and legal compliance when handling personal data.
What happened
The hospital used a company to automatically retrieve personal data of vehicle owners without a legal basis to issue parking fines.
Who was affected
Vehicle owners whose personal data was accessed by the hospital for parking fines were affected.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that the hospital violated multiple GDPR articles by failing to have a legal basis for data processing and not informing users properly.
Why this matters
This ruling emphasizes that organizations must have clear legal grounds for processing personal data and must communicate transparently with users. Other businesses should review their data handling practices to ensure compliance.
GDPR Articles Cited
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The Croation DPA (AZOP) has imposed a fine of EUR 4,000 on a hospital. The AZOP found that the hospital used a company which automatically retrieved personal data of vehicle owners via the Ministry of the Interior's web service without a legal basis, to issue parking fines for vehicle owners. Additionally, the hospital failed to inform parking users transparently and in accordance with legal requirements about the processing of their personal data related to parking fees. Furthermore, the hospital did not implement appropriate organizational measures to protect the data and lacked a contractual agreement with the external commercial company processing the data. The hospital was fined for breaching Art. 13, Art. 14 (2)(f), Art. 25 (1) and Art. 28(3) GDPR.
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Fine
€4K
Details
Fine Date
24 March 2025
Authority
Agencija za zaštitu osobnih podataka
Fine Amount
€4,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2606
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Hospital - Croatia (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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