CALOGA – €80,000 Fine (France, 2025)
The French DPA imposed a fine of EUR 80,000 on CALOGA. The controller is a company obtaining data from data brokers to use those for marketing purposes. The DPA found multiple infingements against the GDPR and the French Post and Electronic Communications Code. The controller failed to have sufficient legal basis for transferring data to third parties for advertising purposes. Additionally, the controller retained data longer than necessary.
GDPR Articles Cited
National Law Articles
The French DPA imposed a fine of EUR 80,000 on CALOGA. The controller is a company obtaining data from data brokers to use those for marketing purposes. The DPA found multiple infingements against the GDPR and the French Post and Electronic Communications Code. The controller failed to have sufficient legal basis for transferring data to third parties for advertising purposes. Additionally, the controller retained data longer than necessary.
Violations (4)
Refusing cookies requires more clicks or steps than accepting them, or the reject option is less visually prominent.
Art. 7 GDPR
Non-essential cookies (tracking, advertising) are placed on the user's device before obtaining valid consent.
Art. 6(1) GDPR
The cookie banner uses misleading language to trick or pressure users into accepting cookies (dark patterns).
Art. 7 GDPR
No accessible mechanism exists for users to withdraw previously given cookie consent.
Art. 7(3) GDPR
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for CALOGA in FR
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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Details
Fine Date
15 May 2025
Authority
Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés
Fine Amount
€80,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-2630
GDPRhub ID
gdprhub-9300About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. CALOGA - France (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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