Privacy Enforcement in Germany
56 data protection authorities · Earliest established year: 2008
- Recorded fines
- €51.4M
- 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
141
Total Fines
€51.4M
Average Fine
€1.6M
Among actions with fines
Enforcement Trend
Decreasing
About Data Protection Enforcement in Germany
This selection contains 141 published privacy enforcement records associated with Germany, covering 56 authorities. Attributed fines total €51.4M. Europe published privacy enforcement concerning other privacy. 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 VGAnsbach
DPA VGBerlin
DPA LGDsseldorf
DPA LGFrankfurtamMain
DPA LGHannover
DPA LGLbeck
DPA OLGHamm
DPA OLGKln
DPA BGH
DPA LGKln
DPA VGDsseldorf
DPA LGFrankfurt
DPA VGHamburg
DPA LGDeggendorf
DPA LGDuisburg
DPA LGGieen
DPA LGGrlitz
DPA LGHamburg
DPA LGHeilbronn
DPA LGIngolstadt
DPA LGMnchen
DPA LGPotsdam
DPA LGRavensburg
DPA LGSaarbrcken
DPA LGStuttgart
DPA OLGCelle
DPA OLGDresden
DPA OLGDsseldorf
DPA OLGKoblenz
DPA OLGOldenburg
DPA OLGStuttgart
DPA SGOldenburg
DPA VGFrankfurtamMain
DPA VGHMnchen
DPA VGKln
DPA VGMagdeburg
DPA VGMainz
DPA VGMnchen
DPA VGOsnabrck
DPA VGSchwerin
DPA AGGoslar
DPA VGWeimar
DPA AGHeidelberg
DPA AGMnchen
DPA ArbGDsseldorf
DPA ArbGKiel
DPA BayLDA
DPA BFH
DPA BlnBDI
DPA BVerfG
DPA BVerwG
DPA LAGDsseldorf
DPA LAGKln
DPA LGBonn
DPA LGBremen
Largest Fines in Germany
All Germany actionsRecent Enforcement Actions in Germany
Enforcement Actions by Year
| Year | Actions | Total Fines |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | €0 |
| 2010 | 1 | €0 |
| 2016 | 1 | €0 |
| 2018 | 2 | €6K |
| 2019 | 7 | €0 |
| 2020 | 11 | €30K |
| 2021 | 27 | €40K |
| 2022 | 17 | €28K |
| 2023 | 29 | €1.2M |
| 2024 | 23 | €49.4M |
| 2025 | 17 | €687K |
| 2026 | 5 | €0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the figures for Germany cover?
This selection contains 141 published privacy enforcement records associated with Germany, covering 56 authorities. Attributed fines total €51.4M. Europe published privacy enforcement concerning other privacy. 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.