Cumuleo.be – Dismissed (Belgium, 2024)
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A Belgian data protection authority dismissed a complaint from a manager who wanted her information removed from a public transparency website. The authority found that publishing her data was required by law to promote transparency in public institutions. This case emphasizes the balance between privacy and public interest.
What happened
The manager requested the removal of her data from a website that lists public mandates and earnings.
Who was affected
The manager, who is a public official, was affected by the publication of her information.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that the publication of her data was necessary for transparency and mandated by law.
Why this matters
This decision illustrates how legal obligations can override individual privacy requests. Business owners should be aware of transparency laws that may require them to disclose certain information.
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National Law Articles
The data subject is a manager of a company owned by the Belgian and French governments. Pursuant to the Law of 2 May 1995 on the obligation to file a list of mandates, functions and professions and a declaration of assets ([https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/eli/loi/1995/05/02/1995021222/justel Loi du 2 mai 1995 relative à l’obligation de déposer une liste de mandats, fonctions et professions et une déclaration de patrimoine]/[https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/article.pl?language=nl&lg_txt=n&type=&sort=&numac_search=&cn_search=1995050238&caller=eli&&view_numac=1995050238fr Wet betreffende de verplichting om een lijst van mandaten, ambten en beroepen, alsmede een vermogensaangifte in te diene]), the data subject was obliged to file a declaration mentioning all her mandates, management functions or professions and how much she was earning from these positions. This information is then published on the Belgian Official Journal (Moniteur Belge - Belgisch Staatsblad) and on the website of the Court of Auditors of Belgium. The controller, a private entity, collects these pieces of information and publishes them on its website. The main purpose of this website is promoting transparency in the public institutions and displaying people holding multiple offices in Belgium. The data subject's data was published as well. On 28 September 2021, the data subject objected to the processing according to Article 21(1) GDPR and, therefore, filed an erasure request pursuant to Article 17 GDPR. On 18 October 2021, the controller refused to erase the data, arguing that: * the publication of this information on its website contributes to the transparency essential to the proper functioning of democracy with regard to the attribution of certain mandates, functions and professions; * the information is available on the website of the Court of Auditors and of the Official Journal and its publication in these websites is compulsory by law. The data subject filed a complaint with the F
Outcome
Dismissed
The complaint or investigation was dismissed.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Cumuleo.be in BE
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Decision Date
14 August 2024
Authority
Autorité de Protection des Données
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Cumuleo.be - Belgium (2024). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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