5,000 Euro fine against AECORP 005
Unauthorized marketing calls without prior consent imposed.

The Spanish data protection authority AEPD imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on AECORP 005, S.L. for unauthorized advertising calls. Following a complaint, it emerged that the company had made advertising calls without the consent of the person concerned, posing as their energy supplier and using personal data to induce a change of supplier. The company admitted that it had received the data from a cooperation partner and had contacted the person concerned.