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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

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Landmark Cases

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Odense Municipality

technology
DATATILSYNET-DK2024

Datatilsynet 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

technology
DATATILSYNET-DK2023

Datatilsynet 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

technology
DATATILSYNET-DK2023

Datatilsynet 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

technology
DATATILSYNET-DK2023

Datatilsynet 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

technology
DATATILSYNET-DK2022

Datatilsynet 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

technology
DATATILSYNET-DK2022

Datatilsynet 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

technology
DATATILSYNET-DK2021

Datatilsynet 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

technology
DATATILSYNET-DK2021

Datatilsynet 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

technology
DATATILSYNET-DK2020

Datatilsynet 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

technology
DATATILSYNET-DK2019

Datatilsynet 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

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