Publication / Ieva Andersone, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Insufficient data protection solutions in a bank Country: Bulgaria Fine: EUR 511,200 A Bulgarian bank has been punished for leaving its 33,492 customers’ personal data without appropriate protection. The case was initiated following notice from a third party that it had free access to the bank’s customer information. After internal inspection, penetration of the bank’s […]
Publication / Ieva Andersone, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Director Daiga Avdejanova of the State Data Inspectorate (SDI) informed the public about the work that the organisation has been performing for the last year since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force. During this time span, 140 cases of non-compliance with GDPR requirements have been detected. Of these, fines were imposed in […]
In a recent judgement in Case C-40/17 Fashion ID GmbH & Co. KG v Verbraucherzentrale NRW eV the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its ruling on 29 July 2019. The main conclusion: Internet websites that embed a Facebook “Like” button can be controllers jointly with Facebook within the meaning of […]
We provided pro bono assistance to the Latvian Children’s Palliative Care Society to carry out a photo project, “Bridges of Dreams”, in collaboration with the world-famous Precious Baby Project artist Angela Forker. About the photo project In Latvia, for over 600 families the dream of a sunny childhood has disappeared, but instead they have been able […]
Hotel Bergs ‒ a pearl of Riga architecture and design – a five-star boutique hotel in the heart of a city-centre pedestrian precinct, Berga Bazārs is the sole representative in Latvia of the prestigious Small Luxury Hotels of the World alliance. Well-organised documentation and competent employees are a significant step towards compliance with the new […]
