Ginosa municipality
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
Datum odločitve
21. julij 2022
Organ
Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
IT
Sektor
Public Sector and Education
Država
IT
Zakon
GDPRStatus
FINALOpis
The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Ginosa municipality. The fine is related to the fine against Clio S.r.l.. Clio provides and manages a whistleblowing reporting application for various private and public entities, including, Ginosa municipality. During its investigation, the DPA found that the municipality provided personal data to Clio in connection with whistleblowing reports, allowing Clio to collect and store them without a valid legal basis. Furterhmore, the DPA found that the municipality had not adequately regulated its relationship with Clio.