Court case 1 K 187/21 – Court Ruling (Germany, 2024)
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A Berlin court ruled that a company did not provide enough information to a person who wanted to know what personal data it held about him. The court found that the company had to give more detailed information about the person's data. This case highlights the importance of transparency in how companies handle personal information.
What happened
A person sued a company for not providing complete information about his personal data upon request.
Who was affected
The person who requested information about his personal data from the company.
What the authority found
The court decided that the company must provide more detailed information to the person, emphasizing the need for transparency.
Why this matters
This ruling shows that companies must be clear and thorough when responding to requests for personal data. It serves as a reminder for all businesses to improve their data handling practices.
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On 20 October 2020, the data subject requested information regarding his personal data stored by the controller and requested copies of all records containing this data. In a letter from 18 November 2020, the controller provided the data subject with general information regarding the personal data stored in their IT systems, the categories of this data, and the recipients of this data to whom the controller had disclosed it. Moreover, the controller stated that although the data subject is not entitled to receive copies of all documents in which his personal data is mentioned, copies will be made available to the data subject if he specifies his request for information and describes which documents or processing activities he was concerned with. In a letter from 4 December 2020, the data subject argued that the information provided was late and incomplete as it only listed in a specific way his so-called 'master data' (Stammdaten'), whereas the data subject asserted a right to receive copies of all documents held by the controller in which his personal data was listed. He additionally requested from the controller to erase all of his personal data and in the case of no erasure, the data subject objected to further processing of his personal data. In a letter from 28 December 2020, the controller informed the data subject that it could not erase his personal data and rejected the data subject's objection to further processing. The controller reiterated that further copies will only be made available if the data subject specifies his request. On 15 March 2021, the data subject filed a lawsuit against the controller at the Administrate Court of Berlin (Verwaltungsgericht Berlin, VG Berlin). The controller complied with the request for erasure after the filing of the lawsuit and therefore the parties agreed that this part of the lawsuit was settled. However, the data subject still requested the controller to provide him with all information on his personal data and to
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Court case 1 K 187/21 - Germany (2024). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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