Cookie banners have long been part of everyday life, but their legal admissibility remains controversial. The question of whether so-called "pay or okay" models are compatible with the GDPR is particularly controversial.
As controllers within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR, associations are obliged to fulfill all data protection requirements and to demonstrate compliance with them. The implementation represents
A current case before the European Court of Justice focuses on the data protection assessment of email newsletters. Among other things, it concerns the distinction between
The Data Protection Conference's (DSK) guidance on digital services (version 1.2, November 2024) provides a comprehensive overview of the legal requirements for providers of these services. We
Following a large-scale inspection by the Saxon Data Protection and Transparency Commissioner (SDTB), over 1,500 website operators have improved the data protection requirements on their sites. In particular, the non
On October 17, 2024, the Bundestag approved the Ordinance on Consent Management Services under the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). The aim of the ordinance is to
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of the United States has passed a "click-to-cancel" rule. It obliges companies to make the process of canceling subscriptions just as easy for consumers.
As a general rule in data protection, the processing of personal data is prohibited. Unless the processing is permitted by a legal provision. The most important exceptions
The new regulation on consent management services should enable alternatives to "cookie banners" in the future. Users will then not have to repeatedly consent to the use of