Danish job portal reported to the police by the DPA and should expect a fine amounting to EUR 6,700

Danish job portal, JobTeam A/S, received a request for access from a data subject upon which the company chose to delete the personal data and then denied the request for access. 

 By doing so, JobTeam A/S prevented the data subject from checking whether the person in question through the Danish DPA and the courts had a right to access the data. 

 The DPA considered the case a violation of the data subject’s fundamental rights and contrary to good data processing practice, which is why JobTeam A/S was reported to the police and recommended a fine of approx. EUR 6,700 (DKK 50,000).