Severity: Info Other, enforcement GR
Violation of data subjects' rights to access and deletion by electricity provider
Original title: Παραβίαση δικαιώματος πρόσβασης, διόρθωσης, διαγραφής από πάροχο ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας
- Published
- Source: dpa.gr
- Effective
- Not stated
- Deadline
- Not stated
- Framework: Greece data protection law
- Law 4624/2019 (as last amended by Law 5221/2025) source
Why it matters
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority issued a decision establishing a violation of data subjects' rights to access, rectification and deletion of data by an electricity provider. The decision emphasizes the obligations of energy providers to respect the rights of data subjects in accordance with applicable data protection legislation. Energy providers must ensure that users' requests for access, rectification and deletion of their personal data are processed promptly and correctly.
What changed
- The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) issued a formal decision (Decision 42/2025) regarding violations of personal data rights by an electricity provider
- Violations of the right of access to personal data, as provided for in data protection legislation, were documented
- Violations of the right to rectification of inaccurate data were documented
- Violations of the right to erasure (right to be forgotten) of personal data were documented
- Obligations were established for the electricity provider to comply with data protection legislation
Who is affected
Electricity providers in Greece, consumers and users of electricity services
What to do
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