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Shop Macoyn, S.L. – €5,000 Fine (Spain, 2019)
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Shop Macoyn sent out advertising emails that showed all recipients' email addresses to each other. This mistake can lead to privacy issues, as people might not want their email addresses shared. The fine of EUR 5,000 highlights the importance of protecting personal information in communications.
What happened
Shop Macoyn sent advertising emails with recipient addresses visible to all recipients instead of using BCC.
Who was affected
Recipients of the advertising emails who had their email addresses exposed to others.
What the authority found
The authority found that Shop Macoyn failed to protect personal data properly, violating GDPR's security requirements.
Why this matters
This case shows that companies must take care when sending emails to protect users' privacy. Businesses should ensure they use BCC to keep email addresses confidential.
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The company has sent advertising e-mails to several recipients where the e-mail addresses of all other recipients were visible to all recipients, because the recipient addresses were inserted as CC and not as BCC.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Shop Macoyn, S.L. in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
10 December 2019
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€5,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Shop Macoyn, S.L. - Spain (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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