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Don’t take lightly the “necessity” requirement for collection of geolocation data, CNIL says

August 26, 2022Jelena BrajkovićBDKnowledge, Blog, Data Protection and Privacy, European Union, Retention, Special categories of data

On 7 July 2022, the French supervisory authority (CNIL) imposed a EUR 175,000 fine on Ubeeqo International (Ubeeqo), a car rental service provider. Ubeeqo was found to be collecting customers’...

Cloud provider a joint controller? Slovenian regulator joins CNIL in saying Yes

August 15, 2022Bogdan Ivanišević and Marija StojanovicBDKnowledge, Blog, Cloud, Controller and processor, Data Protection and Privacy, European Union

On 1 June 2022, the Slovenian supervisory authority (Information Commissioner) rendered a decision (no. 0612-23/2019/19) ordering a cloud provider (CP) to enter into joint controllership arrangements with its clients. The...

Key takeaways from the ongoing UK data protection reform

July 21, 2022Bogdan IvaniševićBDKnowledge, Blog, Cookies, Data Protection and Privacy, Legal basis for processing, New legislation, Transfer

On 17 June, the UK government introduced in the House of Commons the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, a 192-page document containing numerous amendments to the country’s data protection...

The new VBER and how it affects the assessment of vertical agreements in candidate countries

July 13, 2022Bisera AndrijaševićBDKnowledge, Blog, Competition, Restrictive Agreements

The European Commission adopted in May 2022 a new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and new Vertical Guidelines (Guidelines), effective as of 1 June 2022 and valid until 31 May...

Serbian competition watchdog issues model compliance program

July 4, 2022Marija StojanovicBlog, Competition

Model Program The Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition has published Model Competition Compliance Program, along with the guidelines on how market participants should adapt the model to their personal...

Handle departing employee’s e-mails with care, Belgian DPA reiterates

May 18, 2022Jelena BrajkovićBDKnowledge, Blog, Data Protection and Privacy, Employment, European Union, Legal basis for processing, Proportionality, Retention

On 1 April 2022, the Belgian DPA rendered a decision against an employer for restoring in an indiscriminate manner personal data on a former employee’s work laptop. The facts The...

Spain: Hotel fined for using photos of the IDs of their guests

March 21, 2022Pablo Pérez LayaBDKnowledge, Blog, Data Protection and Privacy, European Union, Legal basis for processing, Proportionality

In a recent decision, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos – “AEPD“) fined Marins Playa, S.A. (“Marins Playa“), a provider of hotel services, with 30,000...

Key points from EDPB’s guidelines on the right of access

March 9, 2022Pablo Pérez LayaBlog, Data Protection and Privacy, Data subject's rights, European Union

Arts. 12 and 15 of the EU Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR“) regulate the right of access (“RoA“). This right consists of three main components: (i) confirmation of whether...

Spain: Amazon Road Transport fined for requesting criminal records from job candidates

February 25, 2022Pablo Pérez LayaBackground checks, BDKnowledge, Blog, Data Protection and Privacy, Employment, European Union, Legal basis for processing, Proportionality

On 11 February 2022, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos) fined Amazon Road Transport Spain, S.L. (“Amazon RT“) EUR 2,000,000, for including criminal record certificates...

Planning for merger control process in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina

January 6, 2022Tijana KojovićBDKnowledge, Blog, Competition, Merger Control

Low notification thresholds Competition laws of Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina have notoriously low merger control notification thresholds. In all three jurisdictions, it is sufficient for one party to...

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Don’t take lightly the “necessity” requirement for collection of geolocation data, CNIL says

Cloud provider a joint controller? Slovenian regulator joins CNIL in saying Yes

Key takeaways from the ongoing UK data protection reform

The new VBER and how it affects the assessment of vertical agreements in candidate countries

Serbian competition watchdog issues model compliance program

Handle departing employee’s e-mails with care, Belgian DPA reiterates

Spain: Hotel fined for using photos of the IDs of their guests

Key points from EDPB’s guidelines on the right of access

Spain: Amazon Road Transport fined for requesting criminal records from job candidates

Planning for merger control process in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina

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