ANSPDCP (Romania) - 05.02.2026
| ANSPDCP - 05.02.2026 | |
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| Authority: | ANSPDCP (Romania) |
| Jurisdiction: | Romania |
| Relevant Law: | Article 58(1)(a) GDPR Article 83(5)(e) GDPR |
| Type: | Complaint |
| Outcome: | Upheld |
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| Decided: | |
| Published: | 05.02.2026 |
| Fine: | 101,794 RON |
| Parties: | SC Tensa Art Design SRL |
| National Case Number/Name: | 05.02.2026 |
| European Case Law Identifier: | n/a |
| Appeal: | Unknown |
| Original Language(s): | Romanian |
| Original Source: | ANSPDCP (in RO) |
| Initial Contributor: | dt |
The DPA fined a website operator RON 101,794 (€20,000) for failing to respond to the DPA’s inquiries following a complaint alleging that the operator’s website unlawfully placed tracking and behavioural marketing cookies on users’ devices.
English Summary
Facts
The DPA received a complaint from a website user alleging that the website lensa.ro operated by a company, SC Tensa Art Design SRL (the provider), placed tracking and behavioural marketing cookies on their devices.
The DPA launched an investigation and contacted the provider. However, the provider failed to respond to the DPA’s inquiries.
Holding
The DPA fined the provider RON 101,794 (€20,000) based on Article 83(5)(e) GDPR and Article 58(1)(a) GDPR for failing to respond to the DPA’s inquiries. Moreover, the DPA ordered the provider to provide the requested information to its inquiry.
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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.
05.02.2026 Sanction for violation of the GDPR The National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing completed, in January 2026, an investigation at the operator Tensa Art Design S.A. and found a violation of the provisions of art. 83 para. (5) let. e) in relation to art. 58 para. (1) let. a) and let. e) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. As such, the operator was sanctioned with a fine in the amount of 101,794 lei (equivalent to 20,000 euros). The investigation was initiated following a complaint from a natural person (user) who complained that on the website https://lensa.ro, owned by the operator S.C. Tensa Art Design S.A., tracking cookies and behavioral advertising modules are placed. During the investigation, it was found that the operator S.C. Tensa Art Design S.A did not respond to the request addressed by the National Authority for the Supervision of Personal Data Processing in the exercise of its investigative powers. As such, the operator was sanctioned with a misdemeanor fine for violating the provisions of art. 83 paragraph (5) letter e) of Regulation (EU) 679/2016 in relation to art. 58 paragraph (1) letter a) and letter e) of Regulation (EU) 679/2016. At the same time, the operator was ordered to take the corrective measure of communicating the requested response to ANSPDCP. Legal and Communication Department A.N.S.P.D.C.P
