VDAI (Lithuania) - 3R-661

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VDAI - 3R-661
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Authority: VDAI (Lithuania)
Jurisdiction: Lithuania
Relevant Law: Article 12(3) GDPR
Article 15(1) GDPR
Article 15(3) GDPR
Type: Complaint
Outcome: Upheld
Started:
Decided: 03.06.2025
Published:
Fine: n/a
Parties: UAB Medical Score
National Case Number/Name: 3R-661
European Case Law Identifier: n/a
Appeal: Unknown
Original Language(s): Lithuanian
Original Source: VDAI (in LT)
Initial Contributor: cci

The DPA reprimanded a company for failing to respond to an access request. Specifically, the controller did not confirm that it did not process personal data referring to the data subject.

English Summary

Facts

An unnamed data subject requested a copy of their data from the company UAB Medical Score (the controller). The controller did not reply. The data subject later filed a complaint.

During the investigation, the controller clarified that the data subject did not purchase its products and that it did not respond to the request because it controlled did not process any personal data referring to the data subject.

Holding

The DPA held that Article 15 GDPR required the controller to inform the data subjects that it did not process their personal data. For this reason, the DPA held that the controller violated Articles 12(3) and 15(1)(3) GDPR.

The DPA issued a reprimand and ordered the controller to respond to similar requests in the future.

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English Machine Translation of the Decision

The decision below is a machine translation of the Lithuanian original. Please refer to the Lithuanian original for more details.