Illumia Spa – €678,897 Fine (Italy, 2024)

€678,897Garante per la protezione dei dati personali13 November 2024Italy
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The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 678,897 on the energy company Illumia Spa for unlawfully processing personal data for marketing purposes. The fine follows complaints from users who received unwanted advertising calls from call centers working on behalf of Illumia. The DPA found that the company had not carried out sufficient controls along the entire telemarketing supply chain. Among other things, advertising calls were made without a legal basis, and necessary technical and organizational measures were only implemented after a delay.

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Full Legal Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 678,897 on the energy company Illumia Spa for unlawfully processing personal data for marketing purposes. The fine follows complaints from users who received unwanted advertising calls from call centers working on behalf of Illumia. The DPA found that the company had not carried out sufficient controls along the entire telemarketing supply chain. Among other things, advertising calls were made without a legal basis, and necessary technical and organizational measures were only implemented after a delay.

Violations (1)

Cookies Placed Before Consent
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Non-essential cookies (tracking, advertising) are placed on the user's device before obtaining valid consent.

Art. 6(1) GDPR

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Illumia Spa in IT

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Fine Date

13 November 2024

Authority

Garante per la protezione dei dati personali

Fine Amount

€678,897

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-2516

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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Illumia Spa - Italy (2024). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu

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