Court case W 108 2284491-1 – Court Ruling (Austria, 2024)

Court Ruling
Datenschutzbehörde31 July 2024Austria
final
ePrivacy
Court Ruling

The cookie banner made rejecting cookies harder than accepting, used pre-ticked boxes, and initially lacked a consent withdrawal mechanism.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 21 GDPR
Art. 5(1)(a) GDPR
Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive GDPR
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR
Art. 7(3) GDPR
Decision AuthorityBVwG
Reviewed AuthorityDSB (Austria)
Full Legal Summary

The cookie banner made rejecting cookies harder than accepting, used pre-ticked boxes, and initially lacked a consent withdrawal mechanism.

Outcome

Court Ruling

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

Violations (3)

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

Pre-ticked Consent Boxes
high

Cookie consent checkboxes are pre-selected by default, violating the requirement for active, affirmative consent.

Art. 4(11) GDPR

Cannot Withdraw Cookie Consent
critical

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

Art. 7(3) GDPR

Related Cases (0)

No other cases found for Court case W 108 2284491-1 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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