Encore Thermoengineering s.r.l. – €20,000 Fine (Italy, 2025)
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Encore Thermoengineering was fined €20,000 for improperly storing employee data it obtained from a bankrupt company. This matters because it shows the importance of data minimization and responding to erasure requests. Companies must handle personal data responsibly to avoid penalties.
What happened
Encore Thermoengineering failed to comply with data minimization and did not respond properly to erasure requests.
Who was affected
Former employees whose data was stored without a time limit by Encore Thermoengineering.
What the authority found
The authority found that the company violated GDPR principles by retaining data longer than necessary and not addressing erasure requests.
Why this matters
This case serves as a reminder for businesses to regularly review their data retention policies and ensure they respond to requests for data deletion to avoid fines.
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The Italian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on Encore Thermoengineering s.r.l. The controller legally obtained employee data from another company that had gone bankrupt. The controller never hired those subjects. However, the controller failed to comply with the principle of data minimization by storing the data without a time limit, and failed to adequately respond to a request for erasure by the data subjects.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Encore Thermoengineering s.r.l. in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
13 March 2025
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€20,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2664
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Encore Thermoengineering s.r.l. - Italy (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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