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Court case 1 S 1739/20 – Court Ruling (Germany, 2020)
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A court in Germany ruled that a regulation requiring restaurant visitors to provide contact details during the pandemic is likely constitutional. The court found that this requirement is necessary for public health, despite concerns about privacy. This ruling indicates that data collection for health purposes can be justified under certain conditions.
What happened
The court upheld the regulation that required restaurant visitors to provide their contact details for health tracking.
Who was affected
Visitors to restaurants in Baden-Württemberg who were required to provide their contact information.
What the authority found
The court ruled that the obligation to provide contact details is likely constitutional and compatible with data protection rules.
Why this matters
This decision shows that data collection for health reasons can be legally supported. Businesses should be aware of how public health regulations can affect their data collection practices.
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Due to the Corona pandemic, the Land Baden-Württemberg issued a regulation with measures to contain the Corona virus as well as a special regulation for restaurants and alike. According to these regulations, one has among others, the obligation to leave contact details when visiting a restaurant. A data subject complaint about the obligation of these regulations to provide contact details when visiting a restaurant, stasting that the purpose to process special categories of data according to Article 9 (1) GDPR is not proportional and necessary, as there are less restrictive measures like shorter opening hours and restrictions on how many people can be in a restaurant at the same time and the voluntarily provision of data for contract tracing. Moreover, it has been claimed that there is not enough protection for the personal data as personnel is not trained and changes a lot. Additionally, the data retention period of four weeks is too long. The obligation to provide contact details when visiting restaurants, as regulated in § 2 (3) CoronaVO Gaststätten, is likely to be constitutional and compatible with the provisions of the basic data protection regulation.
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
Related Cases (0)
No other cases found for Court case 1 S 1739/20 in DE
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Details
Ruling Date
25 June 2020
Authority
DPA VGHBaden-Wrttemberg
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Court case 1 S 1739/20 - Germany (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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