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Company – €20,000 Fine (Belgium, 2025)
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A company in Belgium was fined €20,000 for failing to comply with data protection rules during direct marketing. They did not have a valid legal basis for processing personal data and failed to inform individuals properly. This case serves as a reminder for companies to ensure compliance with data protection laws.
What happened
The company engaged in direct marketing without sufficient legal basis and did not provide necessary information to individuals about their data.
Who was affected
Individuals whose personal data was processed during the company's marketing activities.
What the authority found
The Belgian data protection authority found that the company violated several GDPR articles by not having a legal basis for processing personal data and failing to inform individuals.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of compliance with data protection regulations in marketing practices, urging companies to review their data handling procedures.
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The Belgian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a company. The controller is a company engaging in direct marketing activities. During those activies the company failed to comply with multiple data processing principle. In particular the company had no sufficient legal basis for the data processing, failed to inform the data subjects and failed to provide data subjects with lawfully requested informations.
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Details
Fine Date
22 April 2025
Authority
Autorité de Protection des Données
Fine Amount
€20,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Company - Belgium (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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