Dutch DPA
- Country
- Netherlands
- Fine
- 525,000 EUR
- Date
- 2021-05-12
- Sector
- Private Sector / Website
- Articles
- Art. 27(1) jo.Art. 3(2) GDPR
Locatefamily.com publishes people's addresses and phone numbers, often without those people's knowledge.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has decided to impose Locatefamily.com an administrative fine of € 525,000, because Locatefamily.com does not have fulfilled the obligation to designate a representative in the European Union (EU) in writing in the period from May 25, 2018 to the present. Locatefamily.com therefore has violated Article 27, first paragraph, in conjunction with Article 3, second paragraph, of the GDPR. The AP also decided to impose a penalty order on Locatefamily.com, in order to undo this continuing violation. Locatefamily.com must comply with the obligation as described in Article 27 of the GDPR and to designate a representative in the EU in writing within twelve weeks after the date of and with due observance of this decision. In the event that Locatefamily.com does not comply with the order within this period, Locatefamily.com forfeits a penalty payment of € 20,000 for every two weeks after the end of the beneficiary period, up to a maximum amount of € 120,000.