Organizer of SZIGET festival and VOLT festival – €92,146 Fine (Hungary, 2019)
General GDPR enforcement action
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The organizers of the SZIGET and VOLT festivals were fined for using inappropriate legal bases for processing personal data and not providing clear information to attendees. This case emphasizes the need for businesses to ensure they have a valid reason for data processing and to be transparent with users.
What happened
Festival organizers processed personal data without a valid legal basis and failed to inform attendees properly.
Who was affected
Attendees of the SZIGET and VOLT festivals whose personal data was processed without proper legal grounds.
What the authority found
The Hungarian data protection authority fined the festival organizers for not having a valid legal basis and for failing to inform attendees about data processing, violating GDPR principles.
Why this matters
This ruling highlights the importance of having a clear legal basis for data processing and being transparent with users. Businesses should review their data practices to ensure compliance with GDPR requirements.
GDPR Articles Cited
The NAIH found that there were inappropriate legal bases is use and that the controller did not comply with the principle of purpose limitation. Also, information on the data processing was not fully provided to data subjects.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Organizer of SZIGET festival and VOLT festival in HU
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
23 May 2019
Authority
Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság
Fine Amount
€92,146
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-61
About this data
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