Cookie Consent Violations That Lead to Fines
10 subject categories represented in selected published enforcement records. Select a violation type to see related cases, fines, and enforcement patterns. A case can have several categories; counts and amounts overlap and must not be added together.
The most frequent subject in this selection is "Cookies Placed Before Consent" with 31 actions and €206.7M in total fines, followed by "Third-Party Cookies Without Consent" (30 actions). Each violation type is classified by severity (critical, high, medium, low) based on its impact on user consent rights.
Data current as of 19 October 2026 · Updated daily
10 violation types
Cookies Placed Before Consent
€206.7M
total fines
Third-Party Cookies Without Consent
€137K
total fines
Unclear Cookie Information
€135.1M
total fines
No Reject Button
€145K
total fines
Misleading Banner Messaging
€105K
total fines
Reject Harder Than Accept
€60.0M
total fines
Cannot Withdraw Cookie Consent
€10.2M
total fines
Pre-ticked Consent Boxes
€10.1M
total fines
No Granular Cookie Choice
€10K
total fines
Cookies Persist After Rejection
€110.4M
total fines