Poland: Supreme Administrative Court issued ruling concluding that online identifiers are not automatically personal data under General Data Protection Regulation

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Supreme Administrative Court issued ruling concluding that online identifiers are not automatically personal data under General Data Protection Regulation

On 16 October 2025, Poland's Supreme Administrative Court issued a ruling in the lawsuit relating to the classification of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and cookie identifiers as personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation. The Cou…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2022-07-11
under investigation

On 11 July 2022, the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw issued a ruling regarding a website …

2025-10-16
in force

On 16 October 2025, Poland's Supreme Administrative Court issued a ruling in the lawsuit relating t…