Professional Football League (LaLiga)

€250,000

Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations

Decision Date

11 de junho de 2019

Authority

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)

ES

Sector

Individuals and Private Associations

Country

ES

Law

GDPR

Status

FINAL

Description

The national Football League (LaLiga) was fined for offering an app which once per minute accessed the microphone of users' mobile phones in order to detect pubs screening football matches without paying a fee. In the opinion of the AEPD LaLiga did not adequately inform the users of the app about this practice. Furthermore, the app did not meet the requirements for withdrawal of consent.

Legal Citations

Art. 5 (1)Art. 7 (3)

Issues & Violations

Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations

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