Padi is the largest professional association of diving instructors, founded in 1966 in the United States by Ralph Erickson and John Cronin. It is an international network of commercial centers and scuba diving schools.
History
2023: Fine for refusing to localize data of Russians
The Tagansky court in Moscow fined the training organization International Training (ITI) and the international association of diving instructors PADI Americas Inc under the article on the collection of personal data on the Internet. This was reported in the press service of the court on July 11, 2023.
The court found the company guilty under the article "Violation of the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of personal data" of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation and sentenced them to fines. ITI was ordered to pay 1 million, and rubles the association of diving coaches - 1.5 million rubles.
Roskomnadzor drew up a protocol in connection with the analysis, which showed that Padi collects personal data, including citizens. Russia As stated in the case file, claims against International Training arose Roskomnadzor due to the use of personal data of Russians when filling out a payment form on the agency's website. The protocol regarding the association specifies that the company uses Russians not localized in Russia personal data on its website, in particular, when registering users and using their personal account.
According to Vedomosti, the lawyer of the diving association Ilya Khodokov insisted in court that the Roskomnadzor protocol was drawn up illegally due to the insignificance of the offense and the technical inability to block users from the Russian Federation, while the company has no purpose, according to him, to collect data Russians. From the response of Padi to Roskomnadzor to the request, it follows that the site is not focused on Russian users, according to the publication of the publication.[1]
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