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Administrative fine imposed on Verkkokauppa.com for failing to define storage period of customer data – requiring customers to register was also illegal

The Sanctions Board of the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman has imposed an administrative fine of 856,000 euros on Verkkokauppa.com Oyj because the company had not specified the storage period of its online shop customer accounts. In addition, Verkkokauppa.com's practice of requiring the creation of a customer account for making online purchases violated data protection provisions.

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Press release 18.3.2024 9.35

Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman examines realisation of right of access to data as part of Europe-wide measure

On 28 February, the European Data Protection Board launched a joint measure examining how the data subjects' right of access to their data is being realised in the operations of various organisations. A total of 28 data protection authorities from various EU Member States are taking part in the study. In Finland, the situation is charted with a questionnaire for controllers.

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Press release 28.2.2024 11.39