Privacy Enforcement in Germany
87 data protection authorities · Earliest established year: 2018
- Recorded fines
- €65.3M
- 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
230
Total Fines
€65.3M
Average Fine
€1.1M
Among actions with fines
Enforcement Trend
Decreasing
About Data Protection Enforcement in Germany
This selection contains 230 published privacy enforcement records associated with Germany, covering 87 authorities. Attributed fines total €65.3M. Europe published privacy enforcement concerning lawfulness transparency. 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 LGBerlin
DPA VGMnchen
DPA VGBerlin
DPA LGKoblenz
DPA VGAnsbach
DPA LFDI
DPA LGKln
DPA LGFrankfurt
DPA LGDsseldorf
DPA HBDI
DPA VGDsseldorf
DPA VGHamburg
DPA VGHannover
DPA VGHMnchen
DPA VGKln
DPA VGMainz
DPA VGOsnabrck
DPA LGFrankfurtamMain
DPA VGRegensburg
DPA VGSaarlouis
DPA LGHamburg
DPA LGItzehoe
DPA LGWrzburg
DPA LGTraunstein
DPA LGKiel
DPA OLGKln
DPA LAGDsseldorf
DPA FGNrnberg
DPA LGLbeck
DPA OLGStuttgart
DPA LGMagdeburg
DPA LGDortmund
DPA LGPassau
DPA LGPotsdam
DPA LGStuttgart
DPA OLGDresden
DPA OLGDsseldorf
DPA OLGFrankfurt
DPA OLGFrankfurtamMain
DPA OLGKoblenz
DPA OLGMnchen
DPA OLGSchleswig
DPA OVGBautzen
DPA OVGGreifswald
DPA OVGNordrhein-Westfal
DPA OVGSaarland
DPA OVGSaarlouis
DPA VGBremen
DPA VGHBaden-Wrttemberg
DPA VGPotsdam
DPA VGStade
DPA VGStuttgart
DPA AGDiez
DPA VGWiesbaden
DPA AGHamburg-Bergedorf
DPA AGLrrach
DPA AGMnchen
DPA AGNrnberg
DPA AGSingen
DPA AGWesel
DPA ArbGBerlin
DPA ArbGBonn
DPA ArbGCottbus
DPA ArbGDuisburg
DPA ArbGKaiserslautern
DPA ArbGKln
DPA ArbGTrier
DPA BlnBDI
DPA LAGBaden-Wrttemberg
DPA LfD
DPA LGAschaffenburg
DPA LGBaden-Baden
DPA LGChemnitz
DPA LGDarmstadt
DPA LGDresden
DPA LGDuisburg
DPA LGFlensburg
DPA LGKassel
DPA LGKrefeld
DPA LGLandshut
DPA LGMemmingen
DPA LGMnchen
DPA LGMnchenI
DPA LGMnster
DPA LGNrnberg-Frth
DPA LGNrnberg-FrthDE
Largest Fines in Germany
All Germany actionsRecent Enforcement Actions in Germany
Enforcement Actions by Year
| Year | Actions | Total Fines |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | €0 |
| 2019 | 14 | €18.4M |
| 2020 | 38 | €36.7M |
| 2021 | 37 | €3.1M |
| 2022 | 43 | €6.1M |
| 2023 | 25 | €63K |
| 2024 | 25 | €929K |
| 2025 | 36 | €4K |
| 2026 | 9 | €0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the figures for Germany cover?
This selection contains 230 published privacy enforcement records associated with Germany, covering 87 authorities. Attributed fines total €65.3M. Europe published privacy enforcement concerning lawfulness transparency. 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.