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title: "VODAFONE ESPAÑA, S.A.U. fined EUR 6,000,000 (Spain, 2021)"
canonical: "https://dposchool.com/gdpr/fine/aepd-vodafone-espana-2021-02"
source: "https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00059-2020.pdf"
source_note: "Only the authority's decision is authoritative."
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
language: "en"
publisher: "DPO School"
---

Fine · Spain

# VODAFONE ESPAÑA, S.A.U.: EUR 6,000,000

[Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/about#review)

- **Authority:** Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD)
- **Country:** Spain
- **Date:** Decision of 11 February 2021
- **Amount:** EUR 6,000,000, as imposed (not converted)
- **Appeal status:** Unknown
- **Provisions cited:** [Article 24](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/24), [Article 28](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/28), [Article 44](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/44)

## What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)

Telecom operator failed to control the marketing firms calling and texting on its behalf, including processors outside the EU, so people who had objected kept receiving marketing.

## Official source

- [Decision or announcement of the authority](https://www.aepd.es/documento/ps-00059-2020.pdf)

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.

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