RTL Belgium SA – Complaint Upheld (Belgium, 2024)

Complaint Upheld
Autorité de Protection des Données11 October 2024Belgium
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ePrivacy
Complaint Upheld

The cookie banner lacked a 'Reject all' button and used misleading vivid colors for the 'Accept all' button, violating GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 5(1)(a) GDPR
Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive GDPR
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR
Art. 4(11) GDPR

National Law Articles

Art. 10/2 Loi relative à la protection des personnes physiques à l'égard des traitements de données à caractère personnel
Full Legal Summary

The cookie banner lacked a 'Reject all' button and used misleading vivid colors for the 'Accept all' button, violating GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements.

Outcome

Complaint Upheld

A data subject complaint that was upheld by the DPA.

Violations (3)

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

Misleading Banner Messaging
critical

The cookie banner uses misleading language to trick or pressure users into accepting cookies (dark patterns).

Art. 7 GDPR

Cannot Withdraw Cookie Consent
critical

No accessible mechanism exists for users to withdraw previously given cookie consent.

Art. 7(3) GDPR

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for RTL Belgium SA in BE

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

Details

Decision Date

11 October 2024

Authority

Autorité de Protection des Données

GDPRhub ID

gdprhub-8378

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Data: GDPRhub (noyb.eu)
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Cookie relevance: 100%

Cite as: Cookie Fines. RTL Belgium SA - Belgium (2024). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu

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