Privacy Enforcement in Germany
168 data protection authorities · Earliest established year: 2018
- Recorded fines
- €59.2M
- Settlements
- €0
- Restitution, damages & other payments
- €0
Payment categories are separate and must not be added together. Shared obligations count once, against their designated case. Amounts describe recorded obligations, not money collected.
Total Actions
455
Total Fines
€59.2M
Average Fine
€2.0M
Among actions with fines
Enforcement Trend
Decreasing
About Data Protection Enforcement in Germany
This selection contains 455 published privacy enforcement records associated with Germany, covering 168 authorities. Attributed fines total €59.2M. Europe published privacy enforcement under confirmed eu gdpr. These figures describe the selected published records, not all enforcement in this jurisdiction. Settlements and other payments are reported separately.
Data Protection Authorities
Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz
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DPA LGKln
DPA VGBerlin
DPA LGMnchen
DPA LGFrankfurt
DPA LGBerlin
DPA LGStuttgart
DPA LFDI
DPA VGDsseldorf
DPA VGAnsbach
DPA BGH
DPA LGBonn
DPA VGMnchen
DPA OLGFrankfurt
DPA LGDsseldorf
DPA OLGKln
DPA VGKln
DPA VGStuttgart
DPA BlnBDI
DPA VGRegensburg
DPA LGLbeck
DPA LGTraunstein
DPA OLGDresden
DPA OLGKoblenz
DPA VGHamburg
DPA VGHMnchen
DPA VGMainz
DPA VGOsnabrck
DPA VGWiesbaden
DPA FGMnchen
DPA LGHamburg
DPA OLGHamm
DPA VGSchwerin
DPA LGPotsdam
DPA AGDsseldorf
DPA VGHannover
DPA LGHannover
DPA LAGDsseldorf
DPA LGGieen
DPA AGMnchen
DPA LGLeipzig
DPA LAGBaden-Wrttemberg
DPA OLGStuttgart
DPA HBDI
DPA FGBerlin-Brandenburg
DPA LGKiel
DPA LGWiesbaden
DPA LGWrzburg
DPA VGPotsdam
DPA OLGCelle
DPA OLGMnchen
DPA VGFrankfurtamMain
DPA LGKassel
DPA LGDortmund
DPA VGSaarlouis
DPA LGDresden
DPA LGKrefeld
DPA LGKoblenz
DPA VKBaden-Wrttemberg
DPA LGDuisburg
DPA LGEllwangen
DPA ArbGBerlin
DPA LGEssen
DPA BayLDA
DPA BAG
DPA LGRegensburg
DPA ArbGDuisburg
DPA AGFrankfurtamMain
DPA FGNrnberg
DPA LGRavensburg
DPA OLGDsseldorf
DPA LGAschaffenburg
DPA LGAugsburg
DPA BFH
DPA OLGSchleswig
DPA ArbGStuttgart
DPA OVGSaarlouis
DPA AGLrrach
DPA LGNrnberg-Frth
DPA VGBayreuth
DPA VGBremen
DPA LGChemnitz
DPA LGMagdeburg
DPA BVerwG
DPA LGDarmstadt
DPA LGFrankfurtamMain
DPA VGHBaden-Wrttemberg
DPA VGKarlsruhe
DPA VGMagdeburg
DPA ArbGMnchen
DPA LGItzehoe
DPA VGGieen
DPA AGDiez
DPA AGDuisburg
DPA AGGoslar
DPA AGHamburg-Bergedorf
DPA AGHeidelberg
DPA AGNrnberg
DPA AGPankow
DPA AGPfaffenhofenadIlm
DPA AGPforzheim
DPA AGSingen
DPA AGWesel
DPA AGWiesbaden
DPA ArbeitsgerichtMainzG
DPA ArbGBamberg
DPA ArbGBonn
DPA ArbGBraunschweig
DPA ArbGCottbus
DPA ArbGDsseldorf
DPA ArbGFrankfurt
DPA ArbGHeilbronn
DPA ArbGKaiserslautern
DPA ArbGKiel
DPA ArbGKln
DPA ArbGLbeck
DPA ArbGNrnberg
DPA ArbGOldenburg
DPA ArbGPforzheim
DPA ArbGUlm
DPA Berlin-BrandenburgTa
DPA FGNiedersachsen
DPA FGThringen
DPA FinanzgerichtNrnberg
DPA LAGDsseldorfGermany
DPA LAGHessen
DPA LAGKln
DPA LAGWiesbaden
DPA Landesarbeitsgericht
DPA LfD
DPA LGAachen
DPA LGAnsbach
DPA LGBaden-Baden
DPA LGBielefeld
DPA LGBremen
DPA LGCottbus
DPA LGDeggendorf
DPA LGErfurt
DPA LGFlensburg
DPA LGFrankenthal
DPA LGGrlitz
DPA LGHildesheim
DPA LGLandshut
DPA LGMemmingen
DPA LGMnchenI
DPA LGMnster
DPA LGNrnberg-FrthDE
DPA LGOffenburg
DPA LGPassau
DPA LGRostock
DPA LGSaarbrcken
DPA LGStade
DPA LGWuppertal
DPA OLGFrankfurtamMain
DPA OLGKarlsruhe
DPA OLGNrnberg
DPA OLGOldenburg
DPA OVGSaarland
DPA OVGSachsen-Anhalt
DPA SGHamburg
DPA SGOldenburg
DPA VGCottbus
DPA VGGelsenkirchen
DPA AGBhl
DPA VGNeustadtanderWeins
DPA VGSaarland
DPA VGStade
DPA VGWeimar
Largest Fines in Germany
All Germany actionsRecent Enforcement Actions in Germany
Enforcement Actions by Year
| Year | Actions | Total Fines |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | €45K |
| 2019 | 22 | €15.2M |
| 2020 | 40 | €36.2M |
| 2021 | 57 | €2.1M |
| 2022 | 77 | €4.5M |
| 2023 | 78 | €300K |
| 2024 | 63 | €900K |
| 2025 | 75 | €4K |
| 2026 | 37 | €0 |
Most Common Violations in Germany
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the figures for Germany cover?
This selection contains 455 published privacy enforcement records associated with Germany, covering 168 authorities. Attributed fines total €59.2M. Europe published privacy enforcement under confirmed eu gdpr. These figures describe the selected published records, not all enforcement in this jurisdiction. Settlements and other payments are reported separately.
Does this include every privacy case?
No. Figures cover selected published records available through our sources. Worldwide records remain in source review, including records whose assessment is complete.