What is the DSG? The Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG) is now a revised version of the first DSG, which came into force in 1992. From September 1, 2023, the new law will come into force with the revised and updated changes to reflect the current needs of today’s internet environment. The aim of this … Continue Reading
Currently, especially in Germany and Austria, there seem to be a few hundred free riders who have taken the “Google Fonts judgment” (LG Munich, judgment of January 20th, 2022, Az. 3 O 17493/20) as an opportunity to quickly save a few euros earn. In addition to purely private “warnings” that are sent by email, we … Continue Reading
In a groundbreaking judgment, the Administrative Court of Wiesbaden declared the provider Cookiebot illegal. In the process, the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences was prohibited from using the provider on its own website. The background The proceedings before the administrative court in Wiesbaden (Az.: 6 L 738/21.WI) were basically about whether the RheinMain University of … Continue Reading
Many companies have recognized the importance of social media for the effectiveness of their online marketing. According to the motto “a picture (or a video) says more than 1000 words”, Instagram and YouTube in particular are used alongside the classic Facebook. If you also use YouTube as a company channel and perhaps want to collect … Continue Reading
Use Google Tag Manager GDPR compliant – What is the legal situation? This article informs you about how the Google Tag Manager works, the legal relationship to the GDPR and viable cookie consent solutions. Google Tag Manager and cookies – this is how the tool works The Google Tag Manager serves as a tool for … Continue Reading
Since the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in 2018 and also with the upcoming E-Privacy Regulation, website providers are obliged to obtain the consent of the visitor : Only then may cookies be set, which, among other things, monitor the surfing behavior of the user and analyze. Users of the website … Continue Reading
The use of Google Analytics is subject to certain requirements under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Data protection and Google Analytics have long been in conflict. At the latest since the ECJ judgment on tracking, an opt-in has been provided for Google Analytics. In this context, the question of the processing of Google Analytics … Continue Reading
At the latest since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, you as the operator of a non-private website have had to observe important data protection aspects. The question of how to deal with cookies was initially controversial. With its judgment (October 1st, 2019), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) made specific provisions … Continue Reading
In the last post we looked at what PIPEDA and CPPA actually are. Now we want to take a closer look at what a website operator has to consider in terms of cookie consent, data protection guidelines and other things. Continue Reading
In this article we explain everything about the Canadian data protection regulation PIPEDA and the upcoming CPPA regulation. In the next article we will go into more detail about Cookies & Consent. What is PIPEDA? PIPEDA is the abbreviation for Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and refers to the new Canadian General Data … Continue Reading