Daycare center – €5,000 Fine (Germany, 2023)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A daycare center in Germany was fined for improperly disposing of documents containing personal information of children and their parents. The documents were thrown away in a public trash bin, risking exposure of sensitive data. This incident underscores the need for secure disposal of personal information to protect privacy.
What happened
A daycare center improperly disposed of personal data in a public waste container.
Who was affected
Children and their parents whose personal information was discarded improperly.
What the authority found
The data protection authority fined the daycare for not securing personal data, violating GDPR's data protection requirements.
Why this matters
This case serves as a warning to organizations about the importance of securely handling and disposing of personal data. It highlights that even small entities like daycare centers must comply with GDPR to prevent data breaches.
GDPR Articles Cited
The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a four-figure fine on a daycare center that had disposed of documents containing personal data of children and their parents in a publicly accessible waste container.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Daycare center in DE
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
1 January 2023
Authority
Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz
Fine Amount
€5,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2282
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Daycare center - Germany (2023). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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