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Dutch Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (AP) · 10 December 2020

Booking.com B.V.

Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations

Fine€475,000Fine issued
Regulator
Dutch Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (AP)
Decided
10 December 2020
Country
Netherlands
Sector
Accommodation and Hospitality
Regulator’s reference
Not recorded
Fino case number
2020/NL/007
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What happened

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) imposed a fine of €475,000 on Booking.com for reporting a data breach with undue delay. Booking.com became aware of the data breach on 13 January 2019 but did not report it to the AP until February 7, which is 22 days too late.

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Rules involved

  • Data breach

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