Acea Energia S.p.A. – €3,000,000 Fine (Italy, 2025)

€3,000,000Garante per la protezione dei dati personali10 April 2025Italy
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The Italian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 3,000,000 on Acea Energia S.p.A. The controller built a network of call centers that engaged in aggressive customer recovery and marketing calls using data obtained and collected by the controller in a list. The controller had no legal basis for processing the data.

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Full Legal Summary

The Italian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 3,000,000 on Acea Energia S.p.A. The controller built a network of call centers that engaged in aggressive customer recovery and marketing calls using data obtained and collected by the controller in a list. The controller had no legal basis for processing the data.

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 Acea Energia S.p.A. in IT

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

Details

Fine Date

10 April 2025

Authority

Garante per la protezione dei dati personali

Fine Amount

€3,000,000

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-2660

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