Court case 9 Ca 6557/18 – Court Ruling (Germany, 2020)

The parties argue about data protection information and information, the issuing of copies and compensation. # on the conditions and fulfilment of the right to information under Article 15 (1), (2) of the DS-GVO in the employment relationship # the right to be granted a data copy under Art. 15 (3) DS-GVO can be objected to on the basis of the principle of good faith that the effort and expense of the person responsible is grossly disproportionate to the claimant's interest in performance. # the conditions and assessment of a claim for compensation for non-material damage under Art. 82(1) DS-GVO, here in the case of a breach of the right to information under Art. 15(1) DS-GVO # Order the defendant to provide the applicant with information on the following questions: :# the purposes for which the personal data of the plaintiff have been processed since 07.06.2018 and :# the categories of personal data processed # order the defendant to pay the applicant EUR 5 000 plus interest at 5 percentage points above the base rate since 9 October 2019 # for the rest, the action is dismissed. # the plaintiff is ordered to pay the costs of the lawsuit. # the amount in dispute in the decision: € 152,982.81 # the appeal is allowed for both parties.