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 303 actions and €1.5B in total fines, followed by "Third-Party Cookies Without Consent" (146 actions). Each violation type is classified by severity (critical, high, medium, low) based on its impact on user consent rights.

Data current as of 6 March 2026 · Updated daily