Google LLC – €325,000,000 Fine (France, 2025)

€325,000,000Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés1 September 2025France
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The case involved advertising emails sent without consent, unrelated to cookie or consent banner issues.

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Art. 82 Loi Informatique et Libertés GDPR
Art. 4(11) GDPR
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Article 34-5 CPCE
Article 82 de la loi Informatique et Libertés

Entities Involved

Google LLC
Google France
Google Ireland Limited
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Full Legal Summary

The case involved advertising emails sent without consent, unrelated to cookie or consent banner issues.

Violations (2)

Cookies Placed Before Consent
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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
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Third-party tracking cookies or scripts are loaded without obtaining prior user consent.

Art. 13, 14 GDPR

Related Enforcement Actions (4)

Other enforcement actions involving Google LLC in FR

Fine
Jan 2019· Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés

The fine was imposed on the basis of complaints from the Austrian organisation 'None Of Your Business' and the French NGO 'La Quadrature du Net'. The ...

€50.0M
Court Ruling
Mar 2021· Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés

On December, 7 2020, the French DPA imposed a financial penalty of 60 Million euros fine against Google LLC and a 40 million euros against Google Irel...

Fine
Dec 2021· Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés

Google's websites required more steps to reject cookies than to accept them, interfering with users' freedom of consent.

€90.0M
Fine
Dec 2021· Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés

Google's cookie banner on google.fr lacked an equally prominent reject button, making it harder to refuse cookies than to accept them.

€150.0M
Current
Sept 2025

Fine

€325.0M

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Details

Fine Date

1 September 2025

Authority

Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés

Fine Amount

€325,000,000

GDPRhub ID

gdprhub-9488

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