Fine for German energy provider for illegal telephone marketing

Fine for German energy provider for illegal telephone marketing

The German energy provider ENERGYsparks GmbH had to pay 300.000€ in fines. The company used aggressiv telephone marketing to sell their contracts without the consent of the affected individuals. It continued to do so after multiple hearings by the Federal Network Agency of Germany. Additionally, the energy provider used Callcenters that where already fined for their illegal practices for marketing purposes.

Entscheidungsdatum:
10.12.2018

Land:
Germany

Art des Verstoßes:
violated rights of the data subject

Betroffene Datensätze:
thousands

Waren sensible Daten betroffen?:
No

verhängte Geldstrafe:
€ 300,000,-

Quelle:
https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Allgemeines/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2018/20181210_Telefonwerbung.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2