Debt collection service provider
€900,000
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Datum der Entscheidung
12. November 2024
Behörde
Data Protection Authority of Hamburg
DE
Sektor
Finance, Insurance and Consulting
Land
DE
Recht
GDPRStatus
FINALBeschreibung
The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 900,000 on a debt collection service provider. The company had unlawfully stored personal data (amounting to a six-digit number of data records) for up to five years after the erasure deadlines. The company admitted the violation, cooperated with the authorities and accepted the fine.
Juristische Zitate
Art. 5 (1)Art. 6 (1)
Probleme und Verstöße
Insufficient legal basis for data processing