Network of Agencies and Companies – €850,000 Fine (Italy, 2025)
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A network of agencies working for Acea Energia SPA was fined €850,000 for aggressive marketing practices without proper legal grounds. The Italian data protection authority found that these companies did not follow data processing rules. This case shows that businesses must ensure they have valid reasons for using personal data in their marketing efforts.
What happened
The network of agencies was fined for lacking sufficient legal basis for their data processing during customer recovery calls.
Who was affected
Individuals who received aggressive marketing and recovery calls from the network of agencies.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that the network violated multiple GDPR principles related to data processing and consent.
Why this matters
This ruling serves as a warning to businesses about the importance of compliance with data protection rules, particularly in aggressive marketing practices.
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The Italian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 850,000 on a network of agencies and companies. The network operated on behalf of Acea Energia S.p.A. and engaged in aggresive customer recovery and marketing calls, ETid-2660. The agencies and companies had no sufficient legal basis for the data processing and also failed to comply with other general data processing principles. The severety of the infirngiments vary in between the different agencies and companies. Following individual fines had been imposed: Ms. Stefanelli Federica has been fined with a sum of EUR 45,000. M.G. Company s.r.l had been fined with a sum of EUR 200,000. Fer-Energy s.r.l. had been fined with a sum of EUR 500,000. Fer-Energy Call s.r.l. had been findes with a sum of EUR 75,000. Diemme Group di Di Vico Luigi had been fined with a sum of EUR 30,000.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Network of Agencies and Companies in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
10 April 2025
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€850,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2661
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Network of Agencies and Companies - Italy (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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