Hospital Recoletas Ponferrada – €20,000 Fine (Spain, 2022)
Hospital Recoletas Ponferrada was fined €20,000 for using pre-ticked consent boxes on electronic forms. This is important because it shows that consent must be freely given and not assumed.
What happened
Hospital Recoletas Ponferrada used pre-ticked boxes on consent forms for commercial communications and data sharing.
Who was affected
Patients at Hospital Recoletas Ponferrada who were asked to consent to data sharing and commercial communications via pre-ticked boxes.
What the authority found
The Spanish DPA ruled that using pre-ticked consent boxes violated GDPR's requirement for clear and affirmative consent.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes that consent must be actively given, not assumed, and businesses should review their consent practices to ensure compliance.
GDPR Articles Cited
The hospital used pre-ticked boxes for consent on an electronic form, violating the requirement for affirmative opt-in consent.
Violations (1)
Cookie consent checkboxes are pre-selected by default, violating the requirement for active, affirmative consent.
Art. 4(11) GDPR
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Hospital Recoletas Ponferrada in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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Details
Fine Date
15 December 2022
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€20,000
GDPRhub ID
gdprhub-5533About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Hospital Recoletas Ponferrada - Spain (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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