European Union: Lawsuit relating to direct marketing through electronic newsletters and application of ePrivacy Directive (Inteligo Media SA v ANSPDCP/C-654/23)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
13 Nov 2025 under investigation
02 Nov 2023 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
Court of Justice of European Union clarified legal basis for newsletter marketing under ePrivacy Directive and General Data Protection Regulation
On 13 November 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union clarified the applicability of the ePrivacy Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to electronic newsletters. The Court held that when a user creates a free account…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Bucharest Court of Appeal requested Court of Justice of European Union to clarify applicability of ePrivacy Directive to direct marketing through electronic newsletters
On 2 November 2023, the Bucharest Court of Appeal requested a preliminary ruling at the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) to clarify how EU privacy and electronic-communications rules apply to Inteligo Media’s daily email newsletter. The l…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court