WetterOnline Meteorologische Services GmbH – Court Ruling (Germany, 2024)

Court Ruling
DPA LGKln19 January 2024Germany
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Court Ruling

The cookie banner on WetterOnline's website lacked an equivalent reject option on the first layer, requiring users to navigate to settings to refuse cookies.

GDPR Articles Cited

Decision AuthorityOLG Köln
Reviewed AuthorityLG Köln (Germany)
Full Legal Summary

The cookie banner on WetterOnline's website lacked an equivalent reject option on the first layer, requiring users to navigate to settings to refuse cookies.

Outcome

Court Ruling

A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.

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

Reject Harder Than Accept
critical

Refusing cookies requires more clicks or steps than accepting them, or the reject option is less visually prominent.

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

Related Cases (0)

No other cases found for WetterOnline Meteorologische Services GmbH in DE

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

Details

Ruling Date

19 January 2024

Authority

DPA LGKln

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Cite as: Cookie Fines. WetterOnline Meteorologische Services GmbH - Germany (2024). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu

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