Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) 1 October 2019, C-673/17 (Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände - Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V. v Planet49 GmbH.)

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In preliminary reference proceedings between Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände — Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband eV and Planet49 GmbH, the Court of Justice of the European Union held that user consent under Article 2(f) and Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58, read with Directive 95/46 and Regulation (EU) 2016/679, is not validly constituted via a pre-ticked checkbox requiring the user to deselect it to refuse consent. The Court further ruled that this requirement applies irrespective of whether the information stored or accessed in terminal equipment constitutes personal data. Additionally, the service provider's obligation to provide clear and comprehensive information requires disclosing the duration of the operation of cookies and whether third parties are given access to them.AI