Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) · 21 January 2021
Alterna Operador Integral S.L.
Insufficient legal basis for data processing
- Regulator
- Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD)
- Decided
- 21 January 2021
- Country
- Spain
- Sector
- Transportation and Energy
- Regulator’s reference
- Not recorded
- Fino case number
- 2021/ES/178
What happened
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of €50,000 on Alterna Operador Integral SL (Flip Energy) for processing a data subject's personal data without a legal basis (Article 6(1) GDPR). Flip Energy had switched switched the data subject over from the energy provider Naturgy to Flip Energy without obtaining consent or a contract for doing so.
Summary from the GDPRhub page for this decision, written by its volunteers, not by Fino. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Rules involved
- Unlawful processing
Sources
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