Regulatory Proceedings and Analytical Reports

 

Institutional Regulatory Actions

  • Administrative Sanctions (2017): In its decision dated October 13, 2017, the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) imposed administrative fines of 20 million HUF each on the Church of Scientology of Hungary and its central organizational body for unlawful data processing. The official resolution is available on the regulatory authority’s platform: Decision No. NAIH/2017/148/98/H (NAIH/2017/148/98/H. sz. határozat.).

    Official English translation of the original resolution: Decision No. NAIH/2017/148/98/H

  • Administrative Sanctions (2018): In December 2018, the data protection authority issued additional fines of 12 million HUF each against the Church of Scientology of Hungary and its Nyíregyháza mission for further data processing non-compliance. The official resolution is archived under: Decision No. NAIH/2018/21/H (NAIH/2018/21/H. sz. határozat.).

  • Judicial Review (Budapest Metropolitan Court): The Church of Scientology of Hungary legally challenged the 2017 NAIH regulatory decision before the Budapest Metropolitan Court. On March 22, 2019, the court ruled against the plaintiff, upholding the regulatory body’s original decision. The anonymized judicial ruling can be accessed here: Church of Scientology of Hungary v. NAIH (Budapest Metropolitan Court – Magyarországi Szcientológia Egyház vs. NAIH (Fővárosi Törvényszék)).

  • Supreme Court Appeal (Curia): Following the lower court’s ruling, the organization appealed to the Curia (the Supreme Court of Hungary). On September 7, 2020, the Curia affirmed the previous judgment, ruling against the organization. The anonymized final judgment is available here: Church of Scientology of Hungary v. NAIH (Curia) – Magyarországi Szcientológia Egyház vs. NAIH (Kúria).

Analytical Frameworks and Official Statements

  • Official Regulatory Position (2015): The formal position statement issued by the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) on October 12, 2015, regarding the organization’s systemic data management practices: Position Statement No. NAIH/2015/3940/2/V – NAIH/2015/3940/2/V sz. állásfoglalás.   Official English translation: Statement #2015/3940/2/V

Privacy, Data Processing