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Spain: AEPD fines Vodafone Spain €90,000 for unlawful data processing
The Spanish data protection authority ('AEPD') issued, on 13 April 2021, a decision in proceeding PS/00085/2021, fining Vodafone España, S.A.U €90,000 for sending SMS with invoices to the claimant, despite the termination of their contractual relationship. In particular, the decision notes that the claimant had, in the past, requested the deletion of their personal data upon termination of their telephone contract with Vodafone, indicating Vodafone's violation of Article 6(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) ('GDPR'), since it continued processing the individual's personal data without a legitimate purpose. Lastly, the decision notes that the initial fine of €150,000 was reduced to €90,000 due to Vodafone's acknowledgment of their responsibility and the voluntary nature of the payment of the fine.
You can read the decision, only available in Spanish, here.
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