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Network of Agencies and Companies – €850,000 Fine (Italy, 2025)

€850,000Garante per la protezione dei dati personali10 April 2025Italy
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A network of agencies and companies was fined EUR 850,000 for making aggressive marketing calls without a proper legal basis. They failed to follow important rules about how to handle personal data. This case shows that companies must have a valid reason to process people's information.

What happened

The network of agencies and companies made aggressive marketing calls without sufficient legal grounds for processing personal data.

Who was affected

Individuals who received unsolicited marketing calls from the network of agencies and companies.

What the authority found

The Italian DPA found that the network did not have a valid legal basis for processing personal data, violating multiple GDPR principles.

Why this matters

This case highlights the need for companies to ensure they have a legitimate reason for contacting individuals. It serves as a warning that aggressive marketing tactics can lead to significant fines.

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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

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