Physician

€5,600

Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Decision Date

April 22, 2022

Authority

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)

ES

Sector

Health Care

Country

IT

Law

GDPR

Status

FINAL

Description

The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined a physician. The physician had used recordings of a patient's treatment for advertising purposes. However, the patient had not consented to this. For this reason, the DPA found that the doctor had processed the data without a valid legal basis. The original fine of EUR 7,000 was reduced to EUR 5,600 due to immediate payment.

Legal Citations

Art. 6 (1)

Issues & Violations

Insufficient legal basis for data processing

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