Company – €570 Fine (Hungary, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A Hungarian company was fined EUR 570 for recording a phone call without informing the caller or getting consent. The recording was used to fire the caller, which violated privacy rules. This case shows the importance of transparency and obtaining consent before recording conversations.
What happened
A company recorded a phone call without informing the caller or obtaining consent, then shared it with the caller's employer.
Who was affected
The person whose phone call was recorded without their knowledge and used by their employer.
What the authority found
The Hungarian authority fined the company for recording a call without a legal basis and failing to inform the caller, violating GDPR.
Why this matters
This case underscores the need for businesses to be transparent and obtain consent when recording conversations. It serves as a warning that improper handling of personal data can lead to fines and legal issues.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Hungarian DPA (NAIH) has imposed a fine of EUR 570 on a company. In the course of his professional activities, a data subject had made a telephone call to a company on September 23, 2019. The company had recorded the conversation without informing the data subject or obtaining his consent, and subsequently made it available to the company where the data subject was employed (the controller). The controller then terminated the employment relationship because the recorded telephone conversation apparently did not meet the controller's service and professional standards. The DPA finds that the controller not only processed the data subject's data without a legal basis, but also breached its accountability obligations by failing to demonstrate the lawfulness of the processing. In addition, the controller violated its obligation to provide information pursuant to Art. 13 GDPR.
Related Enforcement Actions (2)
Other enforcement actions involving Company in HU
Fine
€570
Details
Fine Date
27 April 2021
Authority
Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság
Fine Amount
€570
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-693
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Company - Hungary (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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