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Zakelijk Energie Beheer B.V. – Court Ruling (Netherlands, 2022)
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A court partially ruled in favor of a person who sought access to their personal data from Zakelijk Energie Beheer B.V. The court found that the company failed to respond appropriately to the individual's request. This case highlights the importance of companies properly handling data access requests.
What happened
The court ruled that Zakelijk Energie Beheer B.V. did not adequately respond to a request for personal data access.
Who was affected
The individual who requested access to their personal data was affected.
What the authority found
The court determined that the company must comply with the individual's access request and provide the necessary information.
Why this matters
This ruling reinforces the obligation for companies to respond properly to data access requests. Businesses should ensure they have processes in place to handle such requests effectively.
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The controller is Zakelijk Energie Beheer B.V., a company that (claims to) offer(s) customers to find the right energy provider. On 19 March 2021, the data subject was called by controller with an offer to join an “energy collective”, which he refused. On the same day, he requested the controller access to his personal information pursuant to Article 15, and to restrict the processing of his personal data pursuant to Article 18 GDPR. On 29 July 2021, the data subject received a reply to his access request. However, he received this reply from a third party, namely Regionaal Energie Beheer, which stated that it “obtained the personal data of [data subject] from marketing partners, through market research, surveys, etc.” and that, “in order to be able to offer its products and services, it needs the personal data of [data subject], for example in order to establish and maintain a relationship with him or to comply with legal obligations.” Moreover, this third party explained they share his personal data with (other) third parties and that they collected his personal data from the website https://www.enqueteloket.nl on 28 January 2021. The data subject then brought the issue before Court, and, among other things, requested the Court to order the controller to comply with the access request, to fulfil their information obligations under Article 14 GDPR, to erase his personal data, and to notify which recipients have received a notification pursuant to Article 19 GDPR. Moreover, he requested € 10,000 as compensation for his damages and the Court to refer preliminary questions to the CJEU regarding the notion of ‘damage’ in Article 82 GDPR. The District Court partially acknowledged the data subject’s claims. First, the Court considered that the data subject filed an access request with the controller, but got a response from a third party (Regionaal Energie Beheer), and not from the controller. Hence, the Court granted the data subject’s request to order the controlle
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
Related Cases (0)
No other cases found for Zakelijk Energie Beheer B.V. in NL
This is the only recorded case for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Ruling Date
17 January 2022
Authority
DPA RbGelderland
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Zakelijk Energie Beheer B.V. - Netherlands (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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