BULLETIN №083Last updated · 07 Aug 2026
Fine Tracker.
A public register of regulatory fines issued under EU compliance directives. Updated as decisions are published by national supervisory authorities.
5,273 entries
- Total fines
- €8.6bn
- Decisions
- 5,273
- Jurisdictions
- 33
- Regulators
- 74
- Avg monthly
- €162.5m
- YoY volume
- -23.7%
| Imposed | Company | Country | Authority | Type | Amount | ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2018 | Cristiano PanepintoCristiano Panepinto was fined €26,000 by the Garante for sending promotional emails without obtaining users’ free and specific consent. The conduct breached Article 130 of the Italian Privacy Code. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €26,000 | ↗ |
| 15 Mar 2018 | Directafin s.p.a.Directafin s.p.a. was fined by the Garante in the amount of EUR 20,000 for using a single consent flag for multiple processing purposes. This included marketing and sharing personal data with third parties without valid consent. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €20,000 | ↗ |
| 15 Mar 2018 | Lombardia Informatica S.p.A.Lombardia Informatica S.p.A. was fined EUR 40,000 by the Garante for allowing unauthorized access to personal data through its portal. The case concerned a breach of data protection rules and indicated insufficient access controls. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €40,000 | ↗ |
| 15 Mar 2018 | Studio Silver Consulting S.r.l.s.Studio Silver Consulting S.r.l.s. was fined EUR 30,000 by the Garante for violations related to the processing of personal data in its debt management activities. The case concerned improper handling of personal data in the context of debt collection operations. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €30,000 | ↗ |
| 15 Mar 2018 | Istituto Tecnico Statale Commerciale e per Geometri Masullo ThetiIstituto Tecnico Statale Commerciale e per Geometri Masullo Theti was fined by the Garante €12,000 for operating a video surveillance system without the required authorization. The case concerns a breach of privacy and personal data protection rules. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €12,000 | ↗ |
| 15 Mar 2018 | S.P. Selezione Personale s.r.l.S.P. Selezione Personale s.r.l. was fined by the Garante in the amount of EUR 20,000 for violations related to the processing of personal data in head hunting and recruitment activities. The case concerned irregularities in the handling of candidate data. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €20,000 | ↗ |
| 08 Mar 2018 | INFOMOBILITY S.P.A.INFOMOBILITY S.P.A. was fined EUR 26,000 by the Garante for providing inadequate information to customers about geolocation activities in its car sharing service. The authority found that the disclosures did not meet transparency requirements for users. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €26,000 | ↗ |
| 08 Mar 2018 | Yahoo! Emea Limited oggi Oath (Emea) LimitedYahoo! Emea Limited, now Oath (Emea) Limited, was fined 160,000 EUR by the Garante. The authority found that the company failed to comply with a request to remove specific URLs containing personal information from Yahoo! Search. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €160,000 | ↗ |
| 08 Mar 2018 | Carriere Italia s.r.l.Carriere Italia s.r.l. was fined for processing personal data revealing health status without notifying the Garante. The authority also found that required information was not provided to data subjects in job advertisements. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €10,400 | ↗ |
| 08 Mar 2018 | Riacetech S.r.l.Riacetech S.r.l. was fined for failing to notify the Garante about the installation of a biometric data processing system for employees. The case concerned obligations under the Italian Data Protection Code. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €20,000 | ↗ |
| 08 Mar 2018 | Tekne Progetti s.r.l.Tekne Progetti s.r.l. was fined for failing to respond to an information request from the Garante concerning its data processing activities. The conduct was found to violate Article 164 of the Italian Privacy Code. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €20,000 | ↗ |
| 01 Mar 2018 | Massimo FarinaMassimo Farina was fined EUR 280,000 by the Garante. The case concerned the use of prepaid credit cards under false names without obtaining consent, which breached data protection rules. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €280,000 | ↗ |
| 01 Mar 2018 | Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della RicercaThe Ministry of Education, University and Research was fined €16,000 by the Garante for violations related to the handling of personal data in the implementation of the “Carta docente” application. The case concerned deficiencies in the way user data was processed within the service. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €16,000 | ↗ |
| 01 Mar 2018 | Yahoo! Italia s.r.l.Yahoo! Italia s.r.l. was fined by the Garante in the amount of 60,000 EUR. The company failed to comply with a request to remove certain URLs containing personal information from its search engine and did not provide information on the implementation of that request. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €60,000 | ↗ |
| 01 Mar 2018 | Comune di San Mango PiemonteComune di San Mango Piemonte was fined for unlawfully using a biometric system based on fingerprint processing to record employee attendance. The authority found that this processing breached data protection rules. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €30,000 | ↗ |
| 01 Mar 2018 | Priolo Servizi S.c.p.A.Priolo Servizi S.c.p.A. was fined EUR 52,000 for the unlawful processing of biometric data of about 6,700 workers. The authority found that the company failed to properly notify the Garante and provided inadequate information to the data subjects. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €52,000 | ↗ |
| 22 Feb 2018 | SIDA GROUP SrlSIDA GROUP Srl was fined by the Garante for failing to promptly update its company name and registered office in its data processing notification. The case concerned non-compliance with data protection obligations. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €20,000 | ↗ |
| 22 Feb 2018 | Bar La Piazzetta s.a.s.Bar La Piazzetta s.a.s. was fined EUR 46,000 by the Italian Garante. The authority found that surveillance footage was kept longer than permitted, access was not password-protected, and the required privacy notices were not provided. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €46,000 | ↗ |
| 22 Feb 2018 | Technical Hunter s.r.l.Technical Hunter s.r.l. was fined by the Garante 20,000 EUR for processing job applicants’ personal data without proper compliance with data protection rules. The data was collected and used through the company website, job portals, and social networks. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €20,000 | ↗ |
| 22 Feb 2018 | FAMAS S.R.L.FAMAS S.R.L. was fined by the Garante for using a biometric system based on fingerprint recognition to record employee attendance without a proper legal basis. The case concerned the processing of biometric data in an employment context, where specific lawful grounds are required. | IT | Garante | GDPR | €30,000 | ↗ |