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Real Estate Agency – €6,000 Fine (Belgium, 2025)

€6,000Autorité de Protection des Données24 April 2025Belgium
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A Belgian real estate agency was fined €6,000 for not following a previous order to stop processing data without a legal basis. The authority found that the agency failed to comply with a remedy regarding the right to erase personal data. This case highlights the importance of adhering to data protection rules and the consequences of ignoring them.

What happened

The Belgian DPA fined a real estate agency €6,000 for not complying with a previous order to stop processing data without a legal basis.

Who was affected

Visitors whose personal data was processed by the real estate agency without proper legal justification were affected.

What the authority found

The authority ruled that the agency did not comply with its earlier remedy, violating GDPR's requirements for lawful data processing.

Why this matters

This case serves as a reminder that companies must follow data protection orders or face financial penalties. It emphasizes the need for businesses to ensure they have a valid legal basis for processing personal data.

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Art. 5(1)(a) GDPR
Art. 6(1) GDPR
Art. 17(1) GDPR
Art. 21(2) GDPR
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Art. 6(1) GDPR
Art. 17(1) GDPR
Art. 21(2) GDPR

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The Belgian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on a real estate agency. The Belgian DPA had previously issued a remedy to the controller in an earlier case due to the controller processing data without a sufficient legal basis and failing to comply with the data subject's right to erasure. The Belgian DPA determined that the controller had failed to comply with the issued remedy, resulting in the fine being issued.

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Real Estate Agency in BE

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

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Fine Date

24 April 2025

Authority

Autorité de Protection des Données

Fine Amount

€6,000

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