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Violation Tracker Global: Individual Record

Company: Amazon Europe Core S.a r.l.
Current Parent CompanyAmazon.com
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: Amazon.com
Jurisdiction: Luxembourg
Region: Europe
Penalty Currency: Euro
Penalty Amount in Original Currency: 746,000,000
U.S. Dollar Equivalent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: $829,566,920
Year: 2021
Date: July 16, 2021
Agency: National Commission for Data Protection-CNPD
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Offense Category: privacy violation
Description: In July 2021 Amazon disclosed in a financial filing that it had been fined 746 million euros by the Luxembourg data protection agency, acting on behalf of the EDPB, for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation in its handling of the personal data of customers. sEE: (click here) The agency did not initially disclose the fine because Amazon immediately indicated its intention to appeal, but after Amazon's disclosure it acknowledged the decision, which the company has appealed.
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-internet
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VTG Record ID: VTG24-75496