El Periódico de Catalunya, S.L.U.
€10,000
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Decision Date
July 23, 2020
Authority
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
ES
Sector
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
Country
ES
Law
GDPRStatus
FINALDescription
Following a request for erasure addressed to the company, the data subject received another newsletter from the newspaper, although El Periódico de Catalunya claimed to have granted the request. This was due to a failure of an external service provider of the company.
Legal Citations
Art. 5Art. 6
Issues & Violations
Insufficient legal basis for data processing