Articles tagged with GDPR Compliance
June 23, 2025
UniConsent Now Supports the WP Consent API for Enhanced Privacy Compliance
UniConsent now fully supports the WP Consent API, empowering WordPress site owners to streamline user privacy and cookie consent management with seamless integration.
February 6, 2025
UK ICO "Consent or Pay" Guidance 2025: Compliance and Best Practices
Learn about the UK ICO "consent or pay" model for 2025, as well as compliance strategies and best practices.
January 30, 2025
Pay or Okay: The Rise of Privacy Paywall and Implications for Compliance
Learn how the "Pay or Okay" model affects user choice and compliance under GDPR.
December 31, 2024
Coolblue Penalized for Cookie Consent Violations
Discover the GDPR compliance lessons from the Coolblue fine for cookie consent violations and how businesses can adapt to avoid similar penalties.
October 26, 2024
Leading CMP UniConsent Partners with Google to Activate Consent Mode
UniConsent partners with Google to activate Google Consent Mode, enhancing GDPR compliance and optimizing marketing analytics and performance.
October 24, 2024
RTL Belgium Ordered to Add "Reject All" Button and Stop Using Deceptive Colors on Cookie Banners
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) ruled that RTL Belgium's cookie consent practices were invalid and required it to add a "reject all" button to the first layer of its cookie banner and remove deceptive color schemes.
October 7, 2024
GDPR Compliance: Belgian DPA’s Shift to Enforceable Cookie Consent Orders
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) shifts from settlements to formal legal orders, addressing deceptive cookie banner practices. UniConsent offers tools to support compliance with these evolving regulatory requirements.
September 6, 2024
UK ICO Takes Action Against Sky Betting and Gaming for Using Cookies Without Consent
Sky Betting and Gaming has been reprimanded by the ICO for violating user consent laws through improper use of advertising cookies.
July 15, 2024
Noyb Guidelines on Cookie Banner Dark Pattern 2024
EU and National guidelines on cookie banner non-compliance risk points and UniConsent solutions
July 2, 2024
US Data Privacy: FTC Settlement With Betterhelp on Data Privacy
An analysis of the FTC's $7.8 million settlement with BetterHelp regarding health data privacy violations and its implications for digital healthcare providers.
April 12, 2024
European Digital Markets Act (DMA) enforcement, Consent Mode and Consent Management
November 28, 2023
Meta's 'Pay or Okay' Model: Legal and Ethical Implications for Publishers
Is it acceptable to compel users to either pay a fee or provide consent for GDPR compliance?
November 22, 2023
UK ICO Call for Reject All Button on Cookie Banners: Navigating Compliance and Privacy
August 10, 2022
EU Privacy Campaign Group filed a batch of warnings to websites with non-compliant cookie banners
July 20, 2022
Spain: Spanish DPA AEPD issues several fines for GDPR violations during June and July 2022
Spanish DPA AEPD fines individuals for GDPR data minimisation violations and others
July 15, 2022
Czech Republic: the half year cookie compliance monitoring report from Czech DPA
Czech Republic DPA 'UOOU' published cookie compliance report for the first half of 2022
July 13, 2022
TikTok: EU DPAs warn TikTok following announcement on the legal basis for targeted advertising
Italian DPA and Spanish DPA initiated investigation into TikTok following an announcement on the legal basis for targeted advertising
July 8, 2022
UK GDPR: UK may remove the need for cookie banner pop-ups for low risk activities
uK may remove the need for cookie banner pop-ups for low risk activities such as audience measurement
January 26, 2022
Reject All button at cookie banner for GDPR in each country
Do I need a Reject button on my cookie banner? How to add Reject All to a Cookie Banner
January 19, 2022
IAB TCF Update, Reduction of the timestamps precision in the TC String
IAB TCF update: Reduction of the timestamps precision in the TC String.
January 16, 2022
Italy Garante: Guidelines on Cookies & Tracking Technologies takes effect on 9th Jan 2022
Italy Garante's Guidelines on Cookies & Tracking Technologies takes effect on 9th Jan 2022.
December 9, 2021
How to Setup Consent Manager: Add a Privacy Settings Link or Privacy Badge on Your Website
How to Add a Privacy Settings Link or Privacy Badge on Your Website to Manage GDPR/CCPA Consent
July 7, 2021
Avoid GDPR Dark Patterns with UniConsent CMP
Are you aware of GDPR dark patterns? - If you are handling any kind of user data or running advertising trackers.
May 19, 2021
Disqus issued fine against breaking GDPR consent rules for 2.5 million euros
Disqus has been under fire recently by the Norwegian Data Protection authority for breaking rules and failing to comply with GDPR because the data collected was without valid consent.
March 3, 2021
Fashion brand in the UK fined £60,000 for violating PECR and Consent Management
UK ICO has issued the fine for Just Hype Ltd for their illegal activities based on breaking the Privacy act and PECR.
February 4, 2021
UK ICO fined E-Commerce company £10,000 for unsolicited marketing emails
UK ICO fined a company £10,000 for sending unsolicited marketing emails without consent
Family Service in Belgium is fined 50,000 euro for GDPR consent violations and transparency
Belgian DPA imposes €50,000 Fine on Family Service
January 26, 2021
GDPR: Grindr is fined €10M by Norwegian DPA for GDPR consent violations
Grindr is being fined €10M by Norwegian authorities because of sharing user data without consent.
January 20, 2021
GDPR: Two-person small business is fined €7,300
A two-person small business is sanctioned with a fine of €7,300 by the CNIL because of sending email without consent.
January 16, 2021
GDPR: CaixaBank in Spain is fined €6M for consent failure
Spain GDPR CaixaBank consent failures fines on 13 January 2021.
September 29, 2020
How to make your Google Analytics GDPR Compliant with UniConsent
All you should know about how to make Google analtyics GDPR compliance
August 24, 2020
Buyer's Guide of IAB TCF 2.0 CMP for Publishers and Ad Network
How to choose IAB TCF 2.0 CMP for Ad Manager, Adsense, Prebid
May 20, 2020
What is new in UniConsent v2 and IAB TCF v2
What is new in IAB TCF v2 and UniConsent v2 for publishers and digital marketers.
February 4, 2020
How Facebook tracks Your Users on Your Website
Facebook launched a new tool allowing users to see their off facebook activities and other personal data.
November 22, 2019
GDPR Fines List and News July 2019 - Nov 2019
Which company is fined by EU regulators because of GDPR laws.
July 11, 2019
UK ICO Issued a Reminder of How Cookies Should be Used for GDPR
How UK ICO says about cookies and GDPR, cookie notice and cookie banners
June 19, 2019
Setup UniConsent GDPR CMP with Google Tag Manager
You can find how to setup GDPR/CCPA CMP with Google Tag Manager and other tag Manager.
April 30, 2019
How to Make Marketing Website GDPR Compliant
All about how GDPR affects digital marketing and online marketers.
April 16, 2019
GDPR Summary: Website GDPR Compliance Guide
GDPR Summary and everything you should know about GDPR and privacy laws in UK and EU.
