Compliance Radar

Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 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.

2cases from 1 jurisdiction
€581,982Total of monetary amounts
€441,276Largest single case: Spark Networks Services GmbH
€290,991Median per case with an amount

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Where?

by authority
  1. Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (GVH) €441,276 76 % · 1 case
  2. Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (NAIH) €140,706 24 % · 1 case

What for?

by area of law

All areas of law

  1. Consumer protection and online retail €441,276 76 % · 1 case
  2. Data protection €140,706 24 % · 1 case

Who?

by company
  1. Spark Networks Services GmbH €441,276 76 % · 1 case
  2. Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. €140,706 24 % · 1 case

When?

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2 cases

26 May 2026 Mediaworks Hungary Zrt.Mediaworks Hungary: 50 million HUF for links to leaked map of party supporters HungaryData protection €140,706

On 7 November 2025, the publisher's news portals Origo and Magyar Nemzet linked to a map, created by unknown persons, containing the names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, geo-coordinates and political preferences of Tisza sympathisers; Ripost showed an image with the name of the map. The Hungarian data protection authority (Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság, NAIH) found intentional infringements of Art. 6 and 9 GDPR, prohibited further dissemination and imposed 50 million HUF.

What organisations can take from it

Linking to leaked data is itself a separate processing operation – editorial teams need a data protection review before publication.

Relevance to training and awareness

Handling leaked personal data in newsrooms

Authority / court
Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (NAIH)
Area of law
Data protection
Legal basis
DSGVO Art. 6 Abs. 1, Art. 9 Abs. 1, Art. 58 Abs. 2 lit. b und f (NAIH/962-10/2026)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Media and online platforms
Culpability
intentional
Published
26 May 2026

Original amount 50,000,000 HUF, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 May 2026.

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

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19 Dec 2023 Spark Networks Services GmbHDating site Elittárs: 169 million HUF for concealed restrictions HungaryMisleading advertising and pricing €441,276

The operator of the dating site Elittárs concealed the fact that free registrations did not allow a genuine search for a partner (no profile pictures, no messages) and advertised user numbers that were not attainable for Hungarian customers. Following acknowledgement, the Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (Hungarian Competition Authority, GVH) imposed an almost halved fine of 169 million HUF.

What organisations can take from it

Entry-level offers advertised as free must clearly state material restrictions.

Authority / court
Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (GVH)
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
Verbot unlauterer Geschäftspraktiken (VJ/16/2022)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Media and online platforms
Mitigating circumstances
Cooperation, acknowledgement and waiver of legal remedies.
Published
19 Dec 2023

Original amount 169,000,000 HUF, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Dec 2023.

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

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