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The Data Protection Conference (DSK) has published "Notes on the use of Google Analytics in the non-public sector". This decision represents a supplement to the [...]
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What is an adequacy decision? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) stipulates that personal data may in principle only be transferred to a third country [...]
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Situation: Two three-dimensional shape marks have been registered for the trade mark proprietor since 1996 and 2001 as signs enforced in the course of trade for the product "chocolate bars". [...]
Learn more1.24 million € fine for unauthorised use of lottery data
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg (LfDI BW) imposed a fine on the AOK Baden-Württemberg (AOK BW) [...]
Learn moreNo discrimination against EU accounts in the SEPA Direct Debit Scheme
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has rejected the practice of using the SEPA direct debit procedure in the course of business dealings with consumers residing in Germany [...].
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