Proximus SA
€50,000
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer
Decision Date
April 28, 2020
Authority
Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD)
BE
Sector
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
Country
BE
Law
GDPRStatus
FINALDescription
According to the data protection authority, the company's data protection officer was not sufficiently involved in the processing of personal data breaches and the company did not have a system in place to prevent a conflict of interest of the DPO, who also held numerous other positions within the company (head of compliance and audit department), which led the DPA to the conclusion that the company's DPO was not able to work independently.
Legal Citations
Art. 31Art. 58Art. 37
Issues & Violations
Insufficient involvement of data protection officer