APD/GBA (Belgium) - 13/2019
| APD/GBA - DOS-2019-04234 | |
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| Authority: | APD/GBA (Belgium) |
| Jurisdiction: | Belgium |
| Relevant Law: | Article 12 GDPR Article 15 GDPR Article 17 GDPR |
| Type: | Complaint |
| Outcome: | Upheld |
| Started: | |
| Decided: | 17. 12. 2019 |
| Published: | |
| Fine: | 2000 EUR |
| Parties: | Anonymous |
| National Case Number/Name: | DOS-2019-04234 |
| European Case Law Identifier: | n/a |
| Appeal: | n/a |
| Original Language(s): | French |
| Original Source: | Published by the DPA (in FR) |
| Initial Contributor: | n/a |
In its decision of December 17th 2019, the contentious chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Autorité de protection des données) reaffirms the importance of the data subjects’ rights, especially when the data processing involves special categories of personal data as understood by Art. 9 GDPR.
English Summary
Facts
The plaintiff had used the defendant’s services, a nonprofit organization, for medical care. Afterward, she received a communication from that same organization, informing her of the enrollment of its managing director on a regional electoral list. Upon receiving the communication, the plaintiff decided to exercise her rights as data subject, in order to obtain more detailed information on the data processing and gain access to the personal data being processed about her. (Art. 12, 15 GDPR). Getting no response from the data controller within the legal deadline (1 month), she also exercised her right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) arguing that the data processing could not have been lawful. Obtaining no response whatsoever from the defendant, she finally lodged a complaint with the data protection authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.
Dispute
No dispute.
Holding
The data protection authority ruled in favor of the plaintiff and summoned the data controller to comply with Art. 12, 15 and 17 GDPR by answering the data subject’s requests. Furthermore, the DPA reminds that an infringement to Art. 12, 15 and 17 GDPR are to be considered particularly grave with regard to the nature of the data processing involving special categories of personal data.
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English Machine Translation of the Decision
The decision below is a machine translation of the original decision in Dutch. Please refer to the original for more details.
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