ANSPDCP (Romania) - Fine against Blackcab Systems SRL
| ANSPDCP - Fine against Blackcab Systems SRL | |
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| Authority: | ANSPDCP (Romania) |
| Jurisdiction: | Romania |
| Relevant Law: | Article 12(3) GDPR Article 15(1) GDPR Article 15(3) GDPR |
| Type: | Complaint |
| Outcome: | Upheld |
| Started: | |
| Decided: | |
| Published: | 04.11.2024 |
| Fine: | 4,975.90 RON |
| Parties: | Blackcab Systems SRL |
| National Case Number/Name: | Fine against Blackcab Systems SRL |
| European Case Law Identifier: | n/a |
| Appeal: | Unknown |
| Original Language(s): | Romanian |
| Original Source: | ANSPDCP (in RO) |
| Initial Contributor: | fb |
The DPA fined a taxi company RON 4,975.90 (€1,000) after it did it failed to reply to a data subject's access request within the time limits in Article 12(3) GDPR.
English Summary
Facts
The controller is a company providing taxi services. After using the controller's services, the data subject filed an access request with the controller.
The controller did not reply within the time limits provided for by Article 12(3) GDPR.
Therefore, the data subject filed a complaint with the DPA.
Holding
The DPA noted that the controller did not reply to the data subject's access request or, at least, could not prove it had done so.
Therefore, the DPA found a violation of Article 12(3) GDPR in combination with Article 15(1) and 15(3) GDPR.
On these grounds, the DPA issued a fine of RON 4,975.90 (€1,000).
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English Machine Translation of the Decision
The decision below is a machine translation of the Romanian original. Please refer to the Romanian original for more details.
04.11.2024 Penalty for GDPR violation The National Supervisory Authority for the Processing of Personal Data completed in October 2024 an investigation at the operator Blackcab Systems SRL and found a violation of the provisions of art. 12 para. (3) and art. 15 para. (1) and (3) related to the provisions of art. 83 para. (5) lit. b) from Regulation (EU) 2016/679. As such, the operator was penalized with a fine of 4,975.9 lei (the equivalent of 1,000 EURO). The investigation was started as a result of a complaint submitted by a natural person who reported a possible violation of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. The data subject, a client of the operator, addressed to him with a request regarding the right of access and requested a copy of his personal data. During the investigation, it was found that the operator Blackcab Systems SRL did not prove that it responded to the petitioner's request, thus violating the provisions of art. 12 para. (3) and art. 15 para. (1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Also, pursuant to art. 58 para. (2) lit. c) from Regulation (EU) 679/2016, the corrective measure consisting in taking the necessary measures to respect the rights of the data subjects provided by the Regulation and the communication of a response to the request of the data subject, through which he exercised his right of access, including the transmission copy of his data, according to art. 15 para. (1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Legal and Communication Department A.N.S.P.D.C.P
