Debt collection service provider
€900,000
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Date de décision
12 novembre 2024
Autorité
Data Protection Authority of Hamburg
DE
Secteur
Finance, Insurance and Consulting
Pays
DE
Droit
GDPRStatut
FINALDescription
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.
Citations légales
Art. 5 (1)Art. 6 (1)
Questions et violations
Insufficient legal basis for data processing