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UK Tribunal Rules on Direct Marketing ICO Case Against Experian

Hunton Privacy

On February 20, 2023, in the case of Experian Limited v The Information Commissioner , the First-Tier Tribunal in the UK (the “ Tribunal ”) ruled on the ICO’s action to require Experian to make changes to how it processes personal data for direct marketing purposes. Experian appealed the enforcement notice, which was heard by the Tribunal.

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The Belgian Data Protection Authority Publishes Recommendation Concerning Data Processing for Direct Marketing Purposes

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

On January 17, The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) published Recommendation no 01/2020 providing Guidance on direct marketing. The Recommendation provides a methodology on how to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when conducting direct marketing. Definition of Direct Marketing.

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CNIL Fines Two Companies of the Carrefour Group €3.05 Million for GDPR and Cookie Violations

Hunton Privacy

On November 26, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed a fine of €2.25 million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies.

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Brazilian Data Protection Law Update – Delayed Enforcement, Lack of Administrative Structure, and Market Unreadiness

Data Matters

Originally, the LGPD provided for a 12-month grace period for its enforcement; however, this term was subsequently extended to 24 months, as legislators understood the initial time frame wouldn’t give companies enough time to adapt. Compliance Costs and the 2020 Crisis.

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BELGIUM: Belgian Data Protection Authority issued 59 sanctions past 12 months

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) used the GDPR second anniversary as a milestone to issue a news alert with statistics on the actions it has taken since May 2019 (figures from 25/05/2019 to 20/05/2020). By Frederik Ringoot. Some statistics: Topic. Statistics. Reported data breaches. Information requests. Complaints (incl.

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EDPB publishes guidance on calculating GDPR fines

Data Protection Report

On 12 May 2022 EDPB adopted Guidelines on the calculation of administrative fines (the Guidelines ). sending marketing emails in waves). where a breach of more specific provision of GDPR breaches a wider provision as well). 1) Category of infringement under Article 83(4) – (6) GDPR. diagram provided in the Guidelines.

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Webinar Invitation — AdTech and Privacy: Managing Risk in a Complex and Evolving Digital Economy

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

Join Hogan Lovells and Ankura to learn about the impact of the GDPR and CCPA on cookies and similar AdTech tracking technologies. Types of cookies (are your cookies strictly necessary or for marketing purposes?). AdTech Data Privacy Best Practices in a GDPR and CCPA World. Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2020.

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