Community Data Protection charge from administrator

 On our accounts at our AGM this week we had a charge of 104 euros for data protection registration charge.

I queried this cost as i believed the administrator that holds all our resident data (names, addresses, bank details etc) should be the one that is registered and not our community.

if they are looking after 100 communities and charging them all 104 euros, its a nice little earner if its only them that needs to be registered.

Has any other community experienced this charge yet and does anyone know if its justified and correct?

Thanks for any assistance on this 

This is an interesting point you've raised, and I wonder how many other admin companies are doing the same!

I've never seen this charge on our budgets for the properties we own, and I agree it should be the company who holds the details, and not the community, that pay any charges related to data protection.

However, an interesting point to note is that most community presidents either hold or have access to personal details of other owners and tenants, including bank account details. Therefore maybe the community should have to pay this fee.

On a further point, I'm not aware of any charge that any company has to pay with regards to data protection, however there is a fine if you breach the data protection act.

Hmmm!

Which is correct?

Hopefully Maria will see this and give us the answer.

Hi There.

Yes this is correct, a new law has been passed any  company holding said material has to register it by law .

If your administator is holiding e-mail adresses etc the community has to pay.

I don know if the fee is a standard price through out Spain but here on the Blanca our one off fee was 69.00 euros.

Nitram

Hi Techno,

The cost in the UK of a Data Protection License is only £35.00 having just received and paid for our new one.

There are several "companies" who try to scare you into allowing them to apply for the licence on "your behalf", but they charge a premium rate for this (last one soliciting for business wanted £150!)

The administrative companies that communities use MUST hold the license but would only need one to cover all aspects of their work. They should be responsible for paying for their own licence, the charge should not be passed on to the communities they work for as it is a prerequisite.

Regarding Presidents, I think it should be required that they have a license as this could be an opportunity for some less principled individuals to exploit the sensitive information which they currently have access to. As to who pays for this licence,  if a President intends to use the information for the purpose it was given, and this purpose only, then perhaps they should pay for the license as a sign of good faith? Maybe once the President no longer holds office, then the monies could be refunded?

I know that this will cause a ripple of shock-waves, but this is only an idea, what do others think?

Regards,

Lorraine Braid.

Hi Promedia,

I agree with you that the charge should be with the administrator and it should already be included in his fee, after all he is the one holding all the homeowners information so he is the one to be registered.  I cannot beleive that this fee would come to a total of over 100.000 euros and if so is it another ploy by the cash strapped authorities to extort money from us.  Regarding the president paying out of his own pocket, (can't remember who said this) as far as I am aware presidents do not get paid for the job they do so can't be expected to fork out for this fee.

can any one tell me who is the administrater and give me there details for reserva de marbella manzana 3

Regards

Paul

Our Community Administrators hold the necessary licence & are responsible for paying for it themselves.

There is absolutely no need for a President to pay anything as they do not have to have their own individual licence. As President of our Community, I have had to sign a declaration which is under the umbrella of the licence that the administrators hold.

Noreen