Cookie Consent Violations That Lead to Fines
10 types of cookie consent and ePrivacy violations that have resulted in enforcement actions. Select a violation type to see related cases, fines, and enforcement patterns.
The most enforced cookie violation is "Cookies Placed Before Consent" with 605 actions and €3.1B in total fines, followed by "Third-Party Cookies Without Consent" (297 actions). Each violation type is classified by severity (critical, high, medium, low) based on its impact on user consent rights.
Data current as of 29 April 2026 · Updated daily
Cookies Placed Before Consent
critical
technical605 actions·Median: €40K
€3.1B
total fines
Third-Party Cookies Without Consent
critical
technical297 actions·Median: €115K
€1.6B
total fines
Unclear Cookie Information
high
information218 actions·Median: €48K
€1.4B
total fines
No Reject Button
critical
banner_design140 actions·Median: €104K
€1.6B
total fines
Misleading Banner Messaging
critical
consent_management124 actions·Median: €50K
€943.1M
total fines
Reject Harder Than Accept
critical
banner_design94 actions·Median: €3.0M
€1.5B
total fines
No Granular Cookie Choice
high
consent_management76 actions·Median: €50K
€757.2M
total fines
Cannot Withdraw Cookie Consent
critical
consent_management72 actions·Median: €50K
€585.9M
total fines
Pre-ticked Consent Boxes
high
banner_design61 actions·Median: €50K
€46.7M
total fines
Cookies Persist After Rejection
critical
technical35 actions·Median: €300K
€337.3M
total fines