Candidate in local elections
- Country
- Belgium
- Fine
- 5,000 EUR
- Date
- 2019-11-25
- Sector
- Business Sector
- Articles
- Art. 5 (1) b) GDPRArt. 6 GDPR
Violation of purpose limitation principle, and insufficient legal basis for data processing
The administrative fine was imposed by the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority for the unauthorized use of personal data (e-mail addresses obtained during previous contacts between a veterinarian and his clients) for election campaign purposes. Authority: Belgian Data Protection Authority (GBA-APD)