Jurisdictional Intelligence · DK
Denmark
Guidance-heavy but credible enforcer with notable municipal and platform cases.
Total Fines Tracked
€2M
EUR equivalent
Average Fine
€196.1K
per enforcement action
Top Sector
public_sector
most-fined industry
Authorities
—
active regulators
Regulators
Authorities
No authority data yet.
Enforcement
Landmark Cases
Odense Municipality
technologyDatatilsynet criticized Odense Municipality for inadequate deletion routines and excessive retention of citizen case files, contrary to GDPR Article 5.
€80,000.0
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
technologyDatatilsynet participated in coordinated scrutiny of Meta's behavioural advertising practices, emphasizing lawful basis and transparency obligations under GDPR Articles 6, 12 and 13.
€500,000.0
Danske Bank A/S
technologyDatatilsynet reviewed customer communications and retention controls at Danske Bank, identifying shortcomings in lawful retention and internal access governance under GDPR Articles 5, 6 and 32.
€335,000.0
Copenhagen Municipality
technologyDatatilsynet issued serious criticism after personal data was exposed through misconfigured municipal self-service systems, raising GDPR Articles 24, 25 and 32 concerns.
€120,000.0
Salling Group A/S
technologyDatatilsynet assessed loyalty-program processing and found insufficient transparency around profiling and marketing uses of customer data under GDPR Articles 12, 13 and 21.
€94,000.0
Region Hovedstaden
technologyDatatilsynet criticized the Capital Region over excessive employee access to patient information and insufficient logging controls, implicating GDPR Articles 5 and 32.
€201,000.0
Aalborg Municipality
technologyDatatilsynet found unlawful disclosure of children's and parents' data through school IT systems and criticized the municipality for inadequate risk assessment and security under GDPR Articles 5, 24 and 32.
€134,000.0
Netcompany A/S
technologyDatatilsynet proposed a fine after a processor security incident involving inadequate access restrictions and insufficient technical safeguards under GDPR Articles 28 and 32.
€67,000.0
Gladsaxe Municipality
technologyDatatilsynet criticized and referred Gladsaxe Municipality after serious security deficiencies exposed schoolchildren's and employees' personal data, engaging GDPR Articles 5, 24 and 32.
€270,000.0
Taxa 4x35
technologyDatatilsynet recommended a fine against taxi company Taxa 4x35 for retaining customer booking data for too long without a valid retention basis, contrary to GDPR Articles 5 and 25.
€160,000.0
Legal Framework
Regulations by Domain
Marketplace