Case Studies General Accountability
Alleged unlawful retention and alleged unlawful processing in relation to a newsletter
This case relates to an individual who alleged their personal data, in the form of their name, address and email address had been unlawfully retained and processed by a property management company.
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An individual lodged a complaint with the DPC after they had viewed a rental property. In their complaint, they alleged that the letting agency had requested excessive personal data during the application process.
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The DPC received a query from an individual relating to what appeared to be the unintentional inclusion of their property on an advert published by a property website. The individual advised that the property website had published on its website an image of a property for sale as well as a number of other neighbouring properties. The owner of one of these other properties was the individual that contacted the DPC.
Partial compliance with a rectification request
Four years after the conclusion of an investigation into suspected plagiarism in an educational setting, an individual requested to have aspects of the internal report regarding the investigation rectified. The report was compiled following an independent investigation in which the individual was interviewed as a witness and not as the subject of the investigation.
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