Debt Collector – €26,400 Fine (Hungary, 2025)

€26,400Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság24 July 2025Hungary
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General GDPR enforcement action

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A debt collector in Hungary was fined €26,400 for not fully deleting a customer's personal data after they requested it. The company only partially complied with the customer's request, which is against data protection rules. This case underscores the importance of fully honoring data deletion requests from customers.

What happened

The debt collector processed a customer's personal data but only partially deleted it after a deletion request.

Who was affected

A consumer who had a debt with the debt collector and requested the deletion of their personal data.

What the authority found

The Hungarian DPA found that the debt collector did not fully comply with the customer's request to delete their personal data.

Why this matters

This case highlights the obligation of companies to fully respect customer requests for data deletion. Businesses must ensure they have robust processes to handle such requests to avoid penalties.

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The Hungarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 26,400 on a debt collector. The controller processed the personal data of a natural person, specifically data relating to a consumer credit loan debt. The data subject requested that the stored data be deleted, but the controller only fulfilled this request partially.

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Debt Collector in HU

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

Details

Fine Date

24 July 2025

Authority

Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság

Fine Amount

€26,400

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-3042

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