Court case 10 A 5385/22 – Court Ruling (Germany, 2025)

Court Ruling
DPA VGHannover19 March 2025Germany
final
ePrivacy
Court Ruling

The consent banner made rejecting cookies difficult, placed cookies before consent, and used third-party services without consent.

GDPR Articles Cited

Art. 7 GDPR
Art. 6(1) GDPR
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR
Art. 4(11) GDPR
Art. 58(2)(d) GDPR

National Law Articles

NDSG
TTDSG
Decision AuthorityVG Hannover
Full Legal Summary

The consent banner made rejecting cookies difficult, placed cookies before consent, and used third-party services without consent.

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

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

Third-Party Cookies Without Consent
critical

Third-party tracking cookies or scripts are loaded without obtaining prior user consent.

Art. 13, 14 GDPR

Related Cases (0)

No other cases found for Court case 10 A 5385/22 in DE

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Details

Ruling Date

19 March 2025

Authority

DPA VGHannover

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