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Icelandic data protection authority ('Persónuvernd') · 27 June 2023

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Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Fine€257,000Fine issued
Regulator
Icelandic data protection authority ('Persónuvernd')
Decided
27 June 2023
Country
Iceland
Sector
Finance, Insurance and Consulting
Regulator’s reference
Not recorded
Fino case number
2023/IS/007
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What happened

The Icelandic DPA held that a credit scoring company that registered information on non-payments without meeting the conditions for registration being fulfilled according to the operational license of the said company, breached the principle of lawfulness, fairness and transparency under Article 5(1)(a) GDPR. The company was fined 37,856,900 ISK (approx. €257,660).

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Rules involved

  • Unlawful processing

Sources

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