Lia's Clothes – €1,800 Fine (Spain, 2022)

€1,800Agencia Española de Protección de Datos10 January 2022Spain
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Lia's Clothes was fined for using cookies without proper consent and not providing clear privacy information on their website. The Spanish authority found that the online store didn't have a proper cookie banner or privacy policy, violating GDPR rules. This case highlights the importance of transparency and consent in online data practices.

What happened

Lia's Clothes used cookies on their website without getting proper consent from visitors and failed to provide a clear privacy policy.

Who was affected

Visitors to Lia's Clothes' website who had their data collected through cookies without clear consent or information.

What the authority found

The Spanish authority ruled that Lia's Clothes violated GDPR by processing personal data without a valid legal basis and failing to provide necessary privacy information.

Why this matters

This decision emphasizes the need for online businesses to have clear cookie banners and privacy policies. It serves as a reminder that even small online stores must comply with GDPR requirements for transparency and consent.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 13 GDPR
Art. 6(1) GDPR

National Law Articles

Article 22.2 Spanish Law of Information Society Services (LSSI)
Full Legal Summary
Detailed

The website used non-essential cookies without an adequate banner, lacked a reject option, and did not allow granular consent choices.

Violations (5)

No Reject Button
critical

Cookie banner does not provide a clear reject/refuse all button at the same level as the accept button.

Art. 7 GDPR

Cookies Placed Before Consent
critical

Non-essential cookies (tracking, advertising) are placed on the user's device before obtaining valid consent.

Art. 6(1) GDPR

Third-Party Cookies Without Consent
critical

Third-party tracking cookies or scripts are loaded without obtaining prior user consent.

Art. 13, 14 GDPR

Unclear Cookie Information
high

The cookie banner or cookie policy provides vague, incomplete, or unclear information about what cookies are used and why.

Art. 12, 13 GDPR

No Granular Cookie Choice
high

Users cannot select or deselect individual cookie categories; consent is presented as all-or-nothing.

Art. 4(11) GDPR

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Lia's Clothes in ES

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Fine Date

10 January 2022

Authority

Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

Fine Amount

€1,800

GDPRhub ID

gdprhub-4881

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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Lia's Clothes - Spain (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu

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