Resources

Italy’s Data Protection Authority Fines Foodinho €5 Million for Data Violations

Administrative Fines, Employment, Lawfulness of Processing

Decision by German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on case against Facebook for data scraping incident (german)

Civil Liability and Damages, Data scraping, Liability and Remedies

OH Digitale Dienste version 1.2 by German data protection authority

Slovenian SA Decision 0603-42/2023/12 against Dodo Pizza

CCTV, Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-ALTERNATIVA CORELLANA INDEPENDIENTE (6/26/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Vodafone España, S.A.U. (7/18/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Private individual (4/15/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-BEST ELAN ONLINE SRL (8/6/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-CONSULTORÍA PERITACIONES ALMERIENSES, S.L (4/19/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-CLÍNICA PARÍS, S.L. (2024-03-021)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-TELEFÓNICA DE ESPAÑA, S.A.U. (2/23/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Austrian Data Protection Authority (dsb)-Website operator (1/4/2024)

Administratives Measures, Data Subjects Rights, Liability and Remedies, Right to Erasure

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-WATIUM S.L. (5/22/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-CORPORACIÓN DUAL GRUPO LC, S.L. (3/15/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-DENTAL REY-GAR, S.L. (3/7/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Private individual (2/19/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Private individual (2/19/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-20 MINUTOS EDITORA, S.L. (3/25/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Private individual (11/20/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-ATLAS ENTERTAINMENT, S.L. (1/11/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)-Municipality of Salento (1/24/2024)

Administratives Measures, Data Subjects Rights, Liability and Remedies

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Company (12/30/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Sensitive Data

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-LEADDESK, S.L (11/17/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Private individual (11/20/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Sectorul 1 al Municipiului București (1/30/2024)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Sensitive Data

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-ALBEN AIRPORT FACILITIES S.L. (10/11/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Unknown (11/16/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Sensitive Data

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Unknown (8/30/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Sensitive Data

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-UPMOBILE SOLUTIONS, S.L. (10/26/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Private individual (12/15/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Sensitive Data

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Libra Internet Bank SA (11/20/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-TRACTAMENT D’AIGUES TEIA, S.L. (11/13/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Homeowners Association (10/27/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Private individual (11/6/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-UAT Comuna Albeni (9/25/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Sensitive Data

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-ADENET SYSTEMS, S.L. (8/11/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-RING RING CLIN S.L. (8/11/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-MULTIGAS ASESORES S.L. (8/28/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-QUALITY-PROVIDER S.A. (8/1/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Company (6/21/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Sensitive Data

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Birou Gas, S.L. (7/12/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-TRC TRUCKS 2020, S.L. (6/27/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-PUNTO ROJO LIBROS, S.L. (6/29/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Data State Inspectorate (DSI)-Unknown (7/14/1905)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Data State Inspectorate (DSI)-Unknown (7/14/1905)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Unknown (6/14/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-LEADDESK, S.L (6/7/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Private individual (5/25/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-NORDETIA CLINICS IBERIA, S.L. (5/24/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-WILLOUGHBY COLLEGE, S.A (5/17/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-S.C. Apollo Salon S.R.L. (6/6/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Austrian Data Protection Authority (dsb)-Operator of a public toilet (8/23/2022)

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest, Sensitive Data

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-SECURITAS DIREC ESPAÑA, S.A. (4/21/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-INMARAN ASESORES S.L. (3/24/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman-Suomen Asiakastieto Oy (2/17/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Unknown (Unknown)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-ADENET SYSTEMS, S.L. (12/29/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-EDITORIAL RIBADEO S.L. (1/13/2023)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-ALPA 57 PRODUCCIONES, S.L. (11/25/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-SC Das Sense Society SRL (11/9/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Homeowners Association Bld. Pipera 1-2E (11/18/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-SC Materiale Constructii Online SRL (10/18/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-E Software Concept SRL (7/7/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Private individual (7/19/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman-Telemarketing company (4/29/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (NAIH)-Workshop (3/29/2022)

Legitimate Interest, Principles, Purpose limitation, Sensitive Data

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-RAMONA FILMS, S.L. (5/17/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)-Alfa Shipyard s.r.l. (3/10/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Megareduceri TV S.R.L. (5/3/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-FLORAQUEEN FLOWERING THE WORLD S.L. (4/18/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-DOOR2DOOR SPAIN, S.L. (4/19/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Property owners’ association (4/7/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Sensitive Data

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-MALAGATROM, S.L.U. (2/22/2022)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Data Protection Authority of Hamburg-Company (7/12/1905)

Definitions, Joint Controllers

Data Protection Authority of Hamburg-Clearview AI Inc. (7/12/1905)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet)-Elektro & Automasjon Systemer AS (12/13/2021)

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-SC Nobiotic Pharma SRL (12/13/2021)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-FUENSANTA S.L. (11/23/2021)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-MERCEDES GERENCIA, S.L. (10/25/2021)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-AD735 DATA MEDIA ADVERTISING S.L. (11/12/2021)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Caixabank S.A. (7/8/2021)

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest

Data Protection Authority of Bavaria-Unknown (7/12/1905)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Data Protection Authority of Sweden (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten)-Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (6/21/2021)

Data Subjects Rights, Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest, Principles, Sensitive Data

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Owners Association of Iasi Municipality (5/19/2021)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Sensitive Data

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Vodafone España, S.A.U. (5/26/2021)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Equifax Iberica S.L. (3/10/2021)

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Natural person holding the position of General Secretary for a political party in Bucharest (3/4/2021)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Xfera Moviles S.A. (2/1/2021)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-S.C. C&V Water Control S.A. (12/22/2020)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Sensitive Data

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Anmavas 61, S.L. (11/18/2020)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Globus Score SRL (10/20/2020)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Iberia Lae SA Operadora Unipersonal (7/20/2020)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Xfera Moviles S.A. (7/23/2020)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Iberdrola Clientes (6/4/2020)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-SOS Infertility Association (3/25/2020)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Xfera Moviles S.A. (3/25/2020)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Telefónica (3/18/2020)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Vodafone España, S.A.U. (1/9/2020)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Globus Score SRL (12/16/2019)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Modern Barber (11/26/2019)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Nicola Medical Team 17 SRL (12/2/2019)

Administratives Measures, Liability and Remedies

The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Baden-Württemberg discussion paper on “Legal Foundations in Data Protection for the Use of AI”

AI, Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest, Specific processing situations

Case C‑621/22 CJEU

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest, Marketing and Advertising, Specific processing situations

Guidelines 1/2024 on processing of personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR by EDPB

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest

Case C‑21/23 CJEU (full text in german)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Health Data, Lawfulness of Processing, Principles, Sensitive Data

Press Release No 159/24 on Judgment of the Court in Case C-21/23 CJEU

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Health Data, Lawfulness of Processing, Principles, Sensitive Data

C-340/21

Controllers and Processors, Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

Reprimand issued by the UK ICO concerning infringements of Article 5(1)(a), Article 6(1)(a) and Article 7(1) UK GDPR

Consent, Cookies, Lawfulness of Processing, Liability and Remedies

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Health Care and Medical Sciences Best Practices by Pitfalls Gyorgy J. Simon Constantin Aliferis Springer

AI, Health Data, Principles, Sensitive Data, Specific processing situations

Case C‑604/22

Joint Controllers, Personal Data

National Strategy to Advance Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing and Analytics by the EO by the US President

Anonymisation, Controllers and Processors, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

Case ZWO 22/775, Overijssel District, Netherlands

Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities

Transparency and Consent Framework Policies by IAB Europe

Consent, Cookies, Lawfulness of Processing, Principles, Transparency

GDPR: a culture of non-compliance? Numbers of evidence-based enforcement efforts by nyob

Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities

CASE STUDIES (2018 – 2023) by the Irish DPC

Access Requests (DSAR), Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities

Recommendations 02/2020 on the European Essential Guarantees for surveillance measures

CCTV, Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest, Specific processing situations

Processing Personal Data on the Basis of Legitimate Interests under the GDPR by FPF

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest

Case C 683-2021

Data Controller, Data Processors, Joint Controllers

A Guide to Cookies and Compliance by DMA

Consent, Cookies, Lawfulness of Processing

GUIDELINES ON LEGITIMATE INTEREST by the NPC of the Republic of Philippines

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest

[PRESS RELEASE No 191/23] CJEU on the right to compensation for non-material damages based on the fear of possible misuse

Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities

Press Release No 184-23 by the CJEU

Controllers and Processors, Joint Controllers, Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities

Urgent Binding Decision 01/2023 requested by the Norwegian SA for the ordering of final measures regarding Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd (Art. 66(2) GDPR)

Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities

Guidelines for evaluating differential priavacy gurantees by NIST

Anonymisation, Controllers and Processors, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

GDPR guidance: Legitimate Inerersts Assessments (LIA) for Digital Advertising

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest, Marketing and Advertising, Specific processing situations

Infographic DPC TikTok Fine

Fairness, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Supervisory Authorities

Decision of the Data Protection Commission made pursuant to Section 111 of the DPA, 2018 and Articles 60 and 65 of the GDPR

Fairness, Liability and Remedies, Principles, Supervisory Authorities

Practice Guide to Anonymising Personal Data

Anonymisation, Controllers and Processors

Public Benefit and Privacy Panel for Health and Social Care (Guidance for applicants)

Health Data, Principles, Sensitive Data

C-597/19

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest

C-708/18

CCTV, Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest, Specific processing situations

C-272/19

Access Requests (DSAR), Data Controller, Data Subjects Rights, Definitions

C-300/21

Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities

Case C-60/22

Accountability, Controllers and Processors, Joint Controllers, Principles

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive)

AI, Liability and Remedies, Specific processing situations, Supervisory Authorities

Relying on the legal basis of legitimate interests to develop an AI system by CNIL

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Sweep Report 2024

Consent, Cookies, Lawfulness of Processing

Case C‑461/22 CURIA

Data Controller, Definitions

Case 4:23-cv-01110-P AHA v. Bacerra

Health Data, Principles, Sensitive Data

Opinion 39/2021 on whether Article 58(2)(g) GDPR could serve as a legal basis for a supervisory authority to order ex officio the erasure of personal data, in a situation where such request was not submitted by the data subject |EPDB

Data Controller, Data Subjects Rights, Definitions

Data Protection Fining Guidelines by UK ICO

Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities

EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 1/2022 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/953 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic |EPDB

Health Data, Principles, Sensitive Data

EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 03/2022 on the Proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space

Health Data, Principles, Sensitive Data

Personal data breaches in the health sector: how to avoid them (and how to deal with them when they happen) by the UK ICO

Data Breaches, Health Data

Practice Guide to Anonymising Personal Data by Stiftung Dateschutz

Anonymisation

Opinion on legitimate interests of the data controller (Opinion 06/2014)

Legitimate Interest

Planet49 GmbH, C-673/17, Grand Chamber, 1 October 2019.

Consent, Cookies

Fashion ID, 29 July 2019, C-40/17, ECLI:EU:C:2019:629

Data Controller, Data Processors

Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein v Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein GmbH, in the presence of Facebook Ireland Ltd (Case C-210/16).

Data Controller

GUIDE TO BASIC ANONYMISATION | PDPC Singapore

Anonymisation

Guidance on Anonymisation and Pseudonymisation | Irish DPC

Anonymisation

Opinion 05/2014 on Anonymisation Techniques | WP216

Anonymisation

UK MRC Identifiability, anonymisation and pseudonymisation

Anonymisation

Decision of the Norwegian Data Protection Authority to adopt urgent and provisional measures against Meta (Facebook)

Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities

Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR

Data Controller, Data Processors, Definitions

Guidelines 04/2020 on the use of location data and contact tracing tools in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak

Health Data

Guidelines 03/2020 on the processing of data concerning health for the purpose of scientific research in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak

Health Data

Guidance on the rules on use of cookies and similar technologies [pdf] [Official Guidelines]

Consent, Cookies

Cookies Instructions Kit by DMA Italy, FedoWEB et al.

Consent, Cookies

Report of the work undertaken by the Cookie Banner Taskforce [Official EDPB Guidelines] [pdf]

Consent, Cookies

CIPL Examples of Legitimate Interest Grounds for Processing of Personal Data [PDF] [Official Guidelines]

Lawfulness of Processing, Legitimate Interest

Guidelines 04/2022 on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR

Liability and Remedies

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Case No. BC492959

Liability and Remedies

Salvatore Manni Case C 398/15

Data Retention, Legitimate Interest, Storage limitation

Anonymisation: managing data protection risk code of practice | UK ICO

Anonymisation

Spanish AEPD: 10 MISUNDERSTANDINGS RELATED TO ANONYMISATION

Anonymisation

Australian ACMA DoorDash Technologies Australia Pty Ltd

Consent, Liability and Remedies

A Guide to Lawful Basis | UK ICO

Consent, Lawfulness of Processing, Legal Obligation, Legitimate Interest, Performance of Contract, Public Interests, Vital Interests

GDPR Fines Tracker

Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities