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Solar firm loses GDPR fight over Schufa checks run before site visits

4 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

4 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

Clean Energy

◆ Geography

Germany

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Fusion42 · 4 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Berlin's administrative court ruled against a solar company for conducting credit checks with Schufa before site visits without lawful basis under GDPR, emphasizing the importance of accurate privacy notices and timing of data processing consent.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You must ensure privacy notices precisely match data processing timing or face legal challenges in Germany. This ruling underlines that inaccurate consent timing can block contract progress in financing-heavy sectors like solar.

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1 source · 4 Aug 2026

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