Iberdrola Clientes – €8,000 Fine (Spain, 2019)

€8,000Agencia Española de Protección de Datos16 October 2019Spain
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Iberdrola Clientes, an electricity company in Spain, was fined EUR 8,000 for not cooperating with a data protection investigation. They failed to provide information about adding a customer's data to a solvency list. This case highlights the importance of cooperating with data protection authorities.

What happened

Iberdrola Clientes refused to provide information requested by the AEPD about adding a customer's data to a solvency list.

Who was affected

The affected party was a customer who requested a change in their electricity supplier.

What the authority found

The AEPD found that Iberdrola Clientes violated Article 31 of the GDPR by not cooperating with their investigation.

Why this matters

This case underscores the necessity for companies to comply with data protection authorities' requests. Non-cooperation can lead to fines and highlights the importance of transparency in handling customer data.

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Iberdrola Clientes, an electricity company, had refused to make a request to a person to change its electricity supplier because it claimed that its data would be included in the solvency list. As a result, the AEPD requested that Iberdola Clientes provide information about the possibility of adding the person's data to the solvency list to which the company did not respond. This lack of cooperation with the AEPD was a violation of Article 31 of the GDPR.

Details

Fine Date

16 October 2019

Authority

Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

Fine Amount

€8,000

Enforcement Tracker ID

ETid-94

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