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title: "IQVIA Solutions Italy S.r.l fined EUR 7,000,000 (Italy, 2026)"
canonical: "https://dposchool.com/gdpr/fine/garante-iqvia-2026-09"
source: "https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/italian-dpa-fines-iqvia-eur-7-000-000-for-unlawful-processing-of-patients-health-data_en"
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 · Italy

# IQVIA Solutions Italy S.r.l: EUR 7,000,000

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

- **Authority:** Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
- **Country:** Italy
- **Date:** Decision of 23 September 2026
- **Amount:** EUR 7,000,000, as imposed (not converted)
- **Appeal status:** Unknown
- **Provisions cited:** [Article 5](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/5), [Article 9](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/9), [Article 13](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/13), [Article 25](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/25), [Article 28](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/28), [Article 35](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/35)

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

Health-analytics firm treated a database of about one million GP patients as anonymous when a persistent identifier made them re-identifiable; no legal basis, no information, no DPIA, weak retention and security.

## Official source

- [Decision or announcement of the authority](https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/italian-dpa-fines-iqvia-eur-7-000-000-for-unlawful-processing-of-patients-health-data_en)

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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