Unknown – €10,000 Fine (Belgium, 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 Belgium was fined EUR 10,000 for sending unwanted advertising mail and not responding to privacy requests. The company ignored requests to stop using personal data and failed to inform users about data processing. This case shows the importance of respecting user rights and being transparent about data use.
What happened
A company continued to send advertising mail despite requests to stop and ignored data protection authority inquiries.
Who was affected
Individuals who received unwanted advertising mail after opting out were affected.
What the authority found
The Belgian Data Protection Authority ruled that the company failed to respect user requests and did not provide adequate information about data processing.
Why this matters
This highlights the necessity for companies to honor user requests regarding personal data and maintain transparency in data processing practices.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 against a company. The data subject had repeatedly received mail with advertising content from a company, although he had objected to the processing of his personal data and requested the deletion of his data. However, the company did not respond to inquiries from the data protection authority in this regard. In addition, the company had not sufficiently informed the data subject about the processing of his personal data.
Related Enforcement Actions (4)
Other enforcement actions involving Unknown in BE
Fine
€10K
Details
Fine Date
8 December 2021
Authority
Autorité de Protection des Données
Fine Amount
€10,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-947
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Unknown - Belgium (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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