Since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018, the largest fine imposed in Spain was against Google LLC. In May 2022, the company was fined 10 million euros for illegal data processing. The second largest penalty was given to Vodafone España, S.A.U., which was fined 8.15 million euros in March 2021, and received another fine of 3.94 million euros in February 2020, both for various GDPR violations. Caixabank S.A., a Spanish company, was fined two fines of five million euros each, and an additional fine of three million euros on different occasions.
Highest fines issued for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations in Spain as of February 2024
(in million euros)
Organization
Amount of fine in million euros
Google LLC, May 2022
10
Vodafone España, S.A.U., Mar 2021
8.15
ENDESA ENERGÍA, S.A.U., Oct 2023
6.1
Caixabank S.A., Jan 2021
6
Caixabank S.A., Oct 2023
5
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Dec 2020
5
Vodafone España, S.A.U., Feb 2020
3.94
CAIXABANK PAYMENTS & CONSUMER EFC, EP, S.A.U., Oct 2021
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CMS, & GDPR Enforcement Tracker. (March 8, 2024). Highest fines issued for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations in Spain as of February 2024 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455534/spain-with-highest-fines-issued-gdpr/
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Highest fines issued for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations in Spain as of February 2024 (in million euros) [Graph], CMS, & GDPR Enforcement Tracker, March 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455534/spain-with-highest-fines-issued-gdpr/
