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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

5cases from 5 jurisdictions
€67,629Total of monetary amounts
€14,998Median per case with an amount

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5 cases

24 Mar 2026 SIA "Fitsypro"Fitsypro fails to answer access request and DVI enquiries – 1,500 EUR LatviaData subject rights and transparency €1,500

A person complained that Fitsypro had not responded to their request for access, rectification and erasure of November 2023. Three requests for information from the Datu valsts inspekcija (Latvian Data State Inspectorate, DVI) between 2024 and 2026 went unanswered, and nobody attended the hearing. The DVI imposed 1,500 EUR and requested the information by 21 April 2026.

What organisations can take from it

Official mailboxes (eAdrese) and data protection e-mail addresses must be monitored – silence towards the supervisory authority costs money.

Relevance to training and awareness

Handling data subject requests and correspondence from authorities

Authority / court
Datu valsts inspekcija (DVI)
Area of law
Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
Legal basis
Art. 58 Abs. 1 lit. e, Art. 83 Abs. 5 lit. e DSGVO
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Other
Culpability
intentional

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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2 Mar 2026 Nordic Cleaning ApSNordic Cleaning: fine for leaving access request unanswered despite an order DenmarkData subject rights and transparency €8,031

Despite repeated follow-ups by the trade union, the cleaning company did not respond to a union member’s access request and also failed to comply with the order of the Danish Data Protection Agency (Datatilsynet) to decide on the request. Datatilsynet reported the company; the case was closed on 2 March 2026 with a fine notice of 60,000 DKK.

What organisations can take from it

Access requests and orders from authorities need a fixed intake channel and a responsible person – ignoring them leads straight to a criminal complaint.

Relevance to training and awareness

Handling access requests (Art. 15 GDPR)

Authority / court
Anklagemyndigheden (Bødeforelæg) auf Anzeige der Datatilsynet
Area of law
Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
Legal basis
DSGVO Art. 15; Nichtbefolgung einer Anordnung der Datatilsynet; databeskyttelsesloven
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Other

Original amount 60,000 DKK, converted at the ECB reference rate of 2 Mar 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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19 Jan 2026 D*** GmbH (Digitalmarketing- und Recruitingagentur, anonymisiert)Recruitment agency: 25,500 EUR for secretly recorded calls with applicants AustriaData subject rights and transparency €25,500

The agency conducted telephone pre-screening interviews with applicants on behalf of client companies, recorded them without valid consent, stored them indefinitely and presented itself as the client company in doing so. The Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde, DSB) imposed 25,500 EUR (plus 2,550 EUR in costs) for lack of a legal basis and transparency; the company has lodged an appeal against the amount of the fine with the Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht).

What organisations can take from it

Call recordings in recruitment need a genuine legal basis and clear information about who is actually responsible.

Relevance to training and awareness

Recording of telephone calls and applicant data

Authority / court
Datenschutzbehörde
Area of law
Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
Legal basis
DSGVO Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. a, c und e, Art. 6 Abs. 1, Art. 12, 13
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
under appeal
Sector
Other
Employees
Under 50
Mitigating circumstances
No relevant previous violations, cooperation in the proceedings; adjustment of the starting amount to the company's small size.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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13 Oct 2025 Sport & Spa Gest, S.L.AEPD: 17,600 EUR against sports centre over location tags for swimmers SpainData subject rights and transparency €17,600

The operator of a sports facility rented a Bluetooth system with which swimmers were located in the pool via tags and their training was recorded. The Spanish data protection authority (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, AEPD) imposed 8,000 EUR for the processing of special categories of data and – after a 20% reduction for immediate payment – 4,000, 2,400 and 3,200 EUR for lack of a legal basis, insufficient information and a deficient impact assessment (17,600 EUR in total); the request for reconsideration was unsuccessful.

What organisations can take from it

New tracking or sensor technology in customer-facing operations requires a legal basis, information and a genuine impact assessment in advance.

Authority / court
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD)
Area of law
Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
Legal basis
Art. 6 Abs. 1, Art. 9 Abs. 1, Art. 13, Art. 35 DSGVO
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Other
Mitigating circumstances
Partial immediate payment (20% reduction under Art. 85 LPACAP).

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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30 Oct 2024 Untold SRLUntold SRL fails to answer access and erasure request – 15,000 EUR RomaniaData subject rights and transparency €14,998

Untold SRL left an access request and an erasure request from a data subject unanswered, even though the data subject had provided all contact details. The Romanian data protection authority (ANSPDCP) imposed 49,741 lei (10,000 EUR) in respect of access and 24,870.5 lei (5,000 EUR) in respect of erasure and ordered staff training. Date = publication of the press release; according to the authority, the investigation was concluded in the previous month.

What organisations can take from it

Data subject requests need a ticketing system with the one-month deadline – seasonal event organisers included.

Relevance to training and awareness

Timely handling of data subject requests

Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.

Authority / court
Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal (ANSPDCP)
Area of law
Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
Legal basis
Art. 12 Abs. 3 und 4, Art. 15, Art. 17 Abs. 1 DSGVO
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Other
Published
30 Oct 2024

Original amount 74,611.5 RON, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Oct 2024.

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Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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