EDP Comercializadora, S.A.U.
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Decision Date
January 7, 2020
Authority
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
ES
Sector
Transportation and Energy
Country
ES
Law
GDPRStatus
FINALDescription
The company processed personal data in connection with a gas contract without the consent of the applicant. The decision finds that the applicant received an invoice for a gas contract which he did not sign and that EDP Comercializadora claims that the applicant is party to a contract with another energy company which has a supply contract with EDP Comercializadora and that the processing of data is therefore justified. The AEPD stated that EDP Comercializadora had to prove that the plaintiff had agreed to a contract with a second entity and not only with its direct energy supplier.