AS Watson (Health & Beauty Continental Europe) B.V. – €600,000 Fine (Netherlands, 2024)
The Dutch DPA found that Kruidvat.nl placed tracking cookies before obtaining consent, used pre-ticked boxes for 'accept all cookies', and made rejecting cookies more difficult than accepting.
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The Dutch DPA found that Kruidvat.nl placed tracking cookies before obtaining consent, used pre-ticked boxes for 'accept all cookies', and made rejecting cookies more difficult than accepting.
Violations (4)
Cookie banner does not provide a clear reject/refuse all button at the same level as the accept button.
Art. 7 GDPR
Refusing cookies requires more clicks or steps than accepting them, or the reject option is less visually prominent.
Art. 7 GDPR
Cookie consent checkboxes are pre-selected by default, violating the requirement for active, affirmative consent.
Art. 4(11) GDPR
Non-essential cookies (tracking, advertising) are placed on the user's device before obtaining valid consent.
Art. 6(1) GDPR
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. AS Watson (Health & Beauty Continental Europe) B.V. - Netherlands (2024). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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