Likewise, the LOPD lists mandatory measures to guarantee security of automatically generated files, treatment centres, premises, devices, systems, programs and personnel who are concerned with automatic processing of personal data.

The legal obligations can be divided into four areas:
Informing the Data Protection Agency about data files.
The adoption of the security measures listed in the LOPD and regulations according to required security level.
Writing a security document that contains all of the adopted measures.
Designing contracts and applying required clauses for data collection, data processing by a third party and the circulation and the disclosure of data.

Administrative fines
The agency can carry out inspections subsequent to a complaint. Possible infractions are classified in minor, major and serious offenses. Fines range from 600 € (100.000 pesetas) up to 600.000 € (100 million pesetas).
Ignorance of legal requirements generates offenses that often lead to high fines.


Advantages of adapting your business to LOPD
Adapting a company to comply with the LOPD not only helps to avoid fines but also conveys a more professional image, as certain rights that clients and consumers have been demanding for a long time are guaranteed:
Legal security
Confidentiality
Guarantee of personal rights