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Ayuntamiento de Burgos (Burgos City Hall) – Violation Found (Spain, 2020)
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Burgos City Hall accidentally shared personal email addresses during a conciliation process. This mistake violated privacy rules by not keeping people's information confidential. The city has been warned to improve its data protection practices.
What happened
Burgos City Hall disclosed personal email addresses by not using the BCC option when emailing parties involved in a conciliation process.
Who was affected
Individuals whose email addresses were shared without consent during the conciliation process.
What the authority found
The Spanish data protection authority warned Burgos City Hall for failing to protect personal data as required by GDPR.
Why this matters
This warning highlights the importance of proper email practices to protect personal information. Other organizations should ensure they use BCC to prevent similar breaches.
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In the context of a conciliation procedure, the Burgos City Council summoned the conflicting parties via email. In doing so, the Council did not use the BCC option therefore disclosing the email address of one of the parties involved and other personal data. The affected party filed a complaint with the Spanish DPA. Is the sharing via email of the ID card and a complaint made with the parties of an arbitration settlement without using the BCC option a violation of Article 5 (1) GDPR? The Spanish DPA imposed a warning penalty on the Municipality of Burgos, under Article 83 (5) GDPR, for infringing Articles 5(1)(b) GDPR and 5(1)(f) GDPR. The Spanish DPA also requested Burgos City Council to prove within one month that it had adopted the necessary measures to comply with the principles of "purpose limitation" and "integrity and confidentiality" under Article 5(1)(b) and (f) of the GDPR.
Outcome
Violation Found
The DPA found a violation but did not impose a fine.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Ayuntamiento de Burgos (Burgos City Hall) in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Ayuntamiento de Burgos (Burgos City Hall) - Spain (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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