Vodafone España, S.A.U. – €60,000 Fine (Spain, 2020)

€60,000Agencia Española de Protección de Datos3 February 2020Spain
reduced
Fine

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.

The fine was preceded by a complaint from the data subject, who argued that he had received an e-mail from Vodafone España, which contained the billing of a telephone line that the data subject had never requested, which led to his personal data being processed without his consent. As a result, the data subject's personal data were incorporated into the information systems of Vodafone España without Vodafone being able to show that the data subject had consented to the collection and subsequent processing of his personal data. The fine of 100,000 EUR was reduced to 60,000 EUR due to a voluntary payment.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 5(GDPR)
Art. 6(GDPR)
Full Legal Summary

The fine was preceded by a complaint from the data subject, who argued that he had received an e-mail from Vodafone España, which contained the billing of a telephone line that the data subject had never requested, which led to his personal data being processed without his consent. As a result, the data subject's personal data were incorporated into the information systems of Vodafone España without Vodafone being able to show that the data subject had consented to the collection and subsequent processing of his personal data. The fine of 100,000 EUR was reduced to 60,000 EUR due to a voluntary payment.

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Current
Feb 2020

Fine

€60K

Details

Fine Date

3 February 2020

Authority

Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

Fine Amount

€60,000

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-194

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