Unknown – €3,200 Fine (Hungary, 2018)
General GDPR enforcement action
This case relates to broader data protection obligations, not specifically to cookie or consent banner compliance. It is not included in cookie statistics or the Risk Calculator.
Hungary's data protection authority fined an unknown company for improperly using a person's phone number without a valid reason. The company could have used the person's address instead, which would have been enough for their needs. This case highlights the importance of using only necessary personal data for business purposes.
What happened
A company continued to use a person's phone number without a valid reason, even though they had the person's address.
Who was affected
The person whose phone number was used without a valid reason.
What the authority found
The authority found that the company had no valid reason to process the phone number, violating GDPR rules on data minimization.
Why this matters
This case underscores the need for businesses to limit data use to what is strictly necessary, reminding them to evaluate if they really need certain personal information for their operations.
GDPR Articles Cited
The fine was imposed for (i) not providing a data subject with CCTV recordings, (ii) not retaining recordings for further use by the data subject, and (iii) not informing the data subject about his right to lodge a complaint to the supervisory authority.
Related Enforcement Actions (6)
Other enforcement actions involving Unknown in HU
Fine
€3K
Details
Fine Date
18 December 2018
Authority
Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság
Fine Amount
€3,200
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-35
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Unknown - Hungary (2018). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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