Austrian Post – €13,000,000 Fine (Austria, 2019)
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Austrian Post was fined for unlawful data processing, including political-affinity data. On 24 June 2026 the VwGH set the fine at EUR 13 million, with a separate EUR 100,000 contribution to procedural costs. This is the same enforcement case previously reported at EUR 18 million and EUR 16 million, not an additional fine.
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Austrian Post was fined for unlawful data processing, including political-affinity data. On 24 June 2026 the VwGH set the fine at EUR 13 million, with a separate EUR 100,000 contribution to procedural costs. This is the same enforcement case previously reported at EUR 18 million and EUR 16 million, not an additional fine.
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Fine Date
29 October 2019
Authority
Datenschutzbehörde
Fine Amount
€13,000,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
96
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Austrian Post - Austria (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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