Coop Italia Società Cooperativa – €90,000 Fine (Italy, 2024)

€90,000Garante per la protezione dei dati personali22 February 2024Italy
final
ePrivacy
Fine

Coop Italia was fined €90,000 for sending unsolicited promotional messages and not responding to access requests. This ruling stresses the importance of consent before sending marketing materials. Businesses must ensure they have permission before reaching out to customers.

What happened

Coop Italia sent unsolicited promotional messages and failed to respond to requests for access to personal data.

Who was affected

Customers who received unsolicited messages and made access requests were affected.

What the authority found

The Italian Data Protection Authority found that Coop Italia violated GDPR by not obtaining consent for marketing and not responding to data access requests.

Why this matters

This case serves as a warning to companies about the importance of consent in marketing practices. Businesses should review their consent processes to avoid hefty fines.

GDPR Articles Cited

AI-verified

Art. 15(GDPR)
Art. 5(1)(e) GDPR
Art. 12(3) GDPR
Art. 21(2) GDPR
View original scraped data
Art. 5(1)(e) GDPR
Art. 12(3) GDPR
Art. 15(GDPR)
Art. 21(2) GDPR

Original data from scraper before AI verification against source document.

Source verified 3 April 2026
scope corrected
Full Legal Summary
Detailed

The case involves unsolicited promotional messages and failure to respond to access requests, not related to cookies or consent mechanisms.

Violations (1)

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

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Coop Italia Società Cooperativa in IT

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

Details

Fine Date

22 February 2024

Authority

Garante per la protezione dei dati personali

Fine Amount

€90,000

GDPRhub ID

gdprhub-7844

About this data

Data: GDPRhub (noyb.eu)
Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
AI-verified and classified

Cite as: Cookie Fines. Coop Italia Società Cooperativa - Italy (2024). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu

Report Inaccuracy

Last updated: