Unknown – €18,000 Fine (Luxembourg, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
This case relates to broader data protection obligations, not specifically to cookie or consent banner compliance. It is not included in cookie statistics or the Risk Calculator.
A company in Luxembourg faced an EUR 18,000 fine for not involving its data protection officer in privacy matters and failing to provide necessary resources. The company also did not offer data protection information in the local language. This case highlights the need for companies to support their data protection officers and communicate privacy information clearly.
What happened
A company was fined for not involving its data protection officer, lacking resources, and not providing information in the local language.
Who was affected
The company's data protection officer and website visitors who couldn't access information in their language.
What the authority found
The Luxembourg DPA fined the company for failing to involve the data protection officer and not providing necessary resources or local language information.
Why this matters
This ruling stresses the importance of supporting data protection officers with adequate resources and ensuring privacy information is accessible to local audiences.
GDPR Articles Cited
The DPA from Luxembourg has imposed a fine of EUR 13,200 on a company. According to the DPA, the controller failed to involve the data protection officer in all matters relating to the protection of personal data. Also, the controller did not have a data protection control plan in place to demonstrate that the data protection officer was adequately performing its tasks. Furthermore, the controller failed to provide the data protection officer with the necessary resources to perform his duties. The DPA also noted that the controller's website did not contain a section dedicated to data protection and that the information notice on data protection was only available in English rather than in one of the official languages of Luxembourg.
Related Enforcement Actions (8)
Other enforcement actions involving Unknown in LU
Fine
€18K
Details
Fine Date
13 October 2021
Authority
Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données
Fine Amount
€18,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-896
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Unknown - Luxembourg (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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