Netherlands: Issued ruling against AS Watson for unlawful use of tracking cookies on Kruidvat.nl
Progress
Current status
in force
16 Jul 2024 in force
Scope
Implementers
Netherlands
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued ruling against AS Watson for unlawful use of tracking cookies on Kruidvat.nl
On 16 July 2024, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) issued a ruling against AS Watson (Health and Beauty Continental Europe) BV, the company behind Kruidvat, with a fine of EUR 600’000 for using tracking cookies on Kruidvat without obtaining u…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority