Are cookie walls legal in the Netherlands?

The AP considers cookie walls that block access unless tracking cookies are accepted to be unlawful, because consent obtained that way is not freely given.

Unión Europea

Consentimiento de cookies en Nederland

Q: Which law governs cookies in the Netherlands?

Cookies are governed by the Dutch Telecommunications Act, which transposes the ePrivacy storage rule and requires prior opt-in consent for non-essential cookies, alongside the GDPR.

Consentimiento y protección de datos en Nederland

The Dutch DPA, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, has been notably firm on cookie walls and on banners that nudge users toward accepting. The AP has publicly stated that cookie walls which deny access unless tracking cookies are accepted are not lawful, because consent must be freely given. Cookie rules sit in the Dutch Telecommunications Act, which transposes the ePrivacy storage rule and requires prior opt-in for non-essential cookies. The AP has run enforcement sweeps on websites using deceptive banner design and expects an equally easy reject path. It also stresses that analytics set without consent generally remain unlawful unless they meet a narrow exemption.

Autoridad

Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP)

Estado

GDPR applies since 25 May 2018, with the UAVG implementing act

Ley principal

GDPR

Idiomas

Nederlands

Quiénes deben cumplirla

Any organization that offers goods or services to people in the EU or monitors their behavior, wherever the organization is based.

Sanciones

Up to 20 million euros or 4 percent of global annual turnover, whichever is higher

Obligaciones clave

Obtain prior, opt-in consent before non-essential cookies
Make refusing as easy as accepting
Keep records that prove consent
Honor withdrawal at any time
Respect data subject rights (access, erasure, portability)

Orientación local

Do not use cookie walls that deny access unless tracking is accepted
Apply the Dutch Telecommunications Act for cookie consent
Make rejecting as easy as accepting and avoid dark patterns
Treat most analytics as requiring consent unless a narrow exemption applies

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Te pedimos tu consentimiento antes de cualquier cookie no esencial, con las reglas que aplican en tu región.

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