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Publication of students' photographs on schools' websites constitutes disclosure of personal data

Baker & McKenzie
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Spain
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December 15 2009

The Spanish Data Protection Agency has determined that publication on a school's website of students' photographs constitutes a disclosure of personal data and is subject to data protection regulations

The Spanish Data Protection Agency publishes guidelines to encourage users’ responsibility

Baker & McKenzie
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Spain
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March 22 2010

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (SDPA) published a series of guidelines and practical recommendations on protecting personal data on the internet

Data Protection Agency clarifies the conditions for an employer to lawfully access an employee's office computer

Baker & McKenzie
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Spain
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August 3 2010

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (SDPA) has recently adopted a Resolution where it deemed lawful an employer's access to an employee's office computer when there was prior information of such employer access in an internal company policy

Less requirements for the use of video surveillance devices

Baker & McKenzie
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Spain
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March 2 2010

Before the enactment of Act 252009, which entered into force on 27 December 2009, CCTV activities in Spain required the express consent of the data subjects, unless the underlying data processing activities were expressly authorised under existing laws or regulations

National High Court permits banks to process personal data based on the tacit consent of the data subjects

Baker & McKenzie
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Spain
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April 26 2010

The Spanish National High Court has declared that it is not mandatory to obtain either the express or written consent of the data subjects to open a bank account under article 6.1 of the Spanish Data Protection Act

Spanish Senate offers unanimous support for motion on "international privacy standards"

Baker & McKenzie
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Spain
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June 15 2010

On 28 April 2010, the Spanish Senate, through a motion presented by the Popular Party, agreed to urge the Spanish Government to support the promotion and use of the proposed international privacy standards (also known as the Madrid Resolution), which was adopted by the 31st Data Protection Authorities International Conference

Social networking site increases minimum age requirement

Baker & McKenzie
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Spain
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April 26 2010

Upon the request of the Spanish Data Protection Agency (SDPA), Facebook has increased the minimum age requirement for users of Facebook from 13 to 14 so as to comply with Spanish data protection regulations which provide that data subjects must be at least 14 years old to consent to the processing of data related to them

Closing of proceedings for previously unauthorised use of CCTV

Baker & McKenzie
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Spain
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June 21 2010

According to a non-binding interpretation of the Spanish Data Protection Agency of Act 252009, which amends various Acts in order to comply with Act on the Free Access to Services Activities (Act 252009), companies undertaking CCTV activities for internal purposes are no longer required to engage a private security company or to obtain data subjects' express consent

Use of personal data by data processor after termination of the relationship with the data controller

Baker & McKenzie
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Spain
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July 2 2010

The Spanish Data Protection Agency has imposed a fine of 60,101 on a data processor which did not return personal data to the data controller (or destroy such data) after the termination of the underlying contractual relationship

Outsourcing of certain services may fall outside of the scope of Spanish data protection regulations

Baker & McKenzie
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Spain
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July 5 2010

In May 2010, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (SDPA) stated in a legal opinion that in cases where a data processor is only provided by the data controller with the first and last names of data subjects, their job positions as well as their business addresses, email, phone and fax numbers, such disclosure of data falls outside the scope of Spanish data protection regulations

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