Court case W108 2280724-1 – Court Ruling (Austria, 2024)

Court Ruling
Datenschutzbehörde31 July 2024Austria
final
ePrivacy
Court Ruling

The website's cookie banner lacked a reject button and set non-essential cookies before consent, with misleading classification of cookies as 'strictly necessary'.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 7 GDPR
Art. 4(1) GDPR
Art. 4(2) GDPR
Art. 4(7) GDPR
Art. 4(11) GDPR
Art. 58(1)(b) GDPR
Art. 58(2)(d) GDPR

National Law Articles

§1 DSG
§133 Abs4 B-VG
Decision AuthorityBVwG
Reviewed AuthorityDSB (Austria)
Full Legal Summary

The website's cookie banner lacked a reject button and set non-essential cookies before consent, with misleading classification of cookies as 'strictly necessary'.

Outcome

Court Ruling

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

Violations (4)

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

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

Unclear Cookie Information
high

The cookie banner or cookie policy provides vague, incomplete, or unclear information about what cookies are used and why.

Art. 12, 13 GDPR

Misleading Banner Messaging
critical

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

Art. 7 GDPR

Related Cases (0)

No other cases found for Court case W108 2280724-1 in AT

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

Details

Ruling Date

31 July 2024

Authority

Datenschutzbehörde

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