Lia's Clothes – €1,800 Fine (Spain, 2022)
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
National Law Articles
The website used non-essential cookies without an adequate banner, lacked a reject option, and did not allow granular consent choices.
Violations (5)
Cookie banner does not provide a clear reject/refuse all button at the same level as the accept button.
Art. 7 GDPR
Non-essential cookies (tracking, advertising) are placed on the user's device before obtaining valid consent.
Art. 6(1) GDPR
Third-party tracking cookies or scripts are loaded without obtaining prior user consent.
Art. 13, 14 GDPR
The cookie banner or cookie policy provides vague, incomplete, or unclear information about what cookies are used and why.
Art. 12, 13 GDPR
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.
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Details
Fine Date
10 January 2022
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€1,800
GDPRhub ID
gdprhub-4881About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Lia's Clothes - Spain (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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