Environmental claims remain a hot topic for global marketers and changing rules around the world create new challenges as marketers strive to inform consumers and business customers about their products. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Framework for Responsible Environmental Marketing Communications (Environmental Framework), first published in 2008, and most recently updated in 2021, offers
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EDPB ePrivacy Guidelines: Comments Highlighting Risks to Businesses with Digital Activities
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Keller and Heckman has submitted comments to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in the context of a public consultation on their draft guidelines 2/2023 on the Technical Scope of Art. 5(3) of ePrivacy Directive, on behalf of various organisations that wished to contribute in a meaningful manner without drawing attention to their identity.…
Why every company with digital activities should comment on the EDPB’s new ePrivacy guidelines
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So much for tackling consent fatigue. The short version: If unchanged, the new EDPB guidelines on what is known as the “cookie” rule would extend that rule to cover nearly every communication over the Internet and any use of software on a computer. Your business is probably more impacted than you might think, and it…
Contract as Legal Ground? New CJEU Ruling Creates Risks Re Personalisation
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What kinds of processing are necessary for the performance or conclusion of a contract?
This is one of the questions the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was asked to examine in case C-252/21 between Meta Platforms and the German Federal Cartel Office, in which it delivered a judgment on July 4th…
Soon Higher GDPR Fines in Belgium? Court Decision Paves Way for Public Fining Methodology
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Until now, fines by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) had, compared to its neighbouring countries (France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands), appeared on the low side in absolute numbers.
Last year we carried out an analysis of over 300 fines related to (alleged) infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the top 250…
California Begins Formal Rulemaking on Changes to its Recycling and Disposal System
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On January 27, 2023, CalRecycle, the California agency that oversees the state’s waste management, recycling, and waste reduction programs, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding amendments to the Recycling and Disposal Reporting System (RDRS). The proposed regulations are intended to update the state’s RDRS to better comply with various state recycling and disposal laws…