C037-210 Pinterest Europe Limited

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Case project
Controller
Pinterest Europe Limited
Case status
Withdrawn (Complied)
Filed: Closed: (1 year 4 months)

One of our series of complaints on cookie banners.

Protocol
Дата Summary
19.12.2022
DPC confirmed the closure of the procedure
17.12.2022
Complaint withdrawn

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07.12.2022
Controller submission

Controller submission that they fixed the banner

11.08.2022
noyb letter to DPC

noyb responded to the DPC that they excluded one case from their list of complaints and requested that all complaints be covered.

10.08.2022
DPC letter

DPC confirmed they will start the investigation of 17 complaints.

05.08.2022
DPC reply

DPC one-liner they will respond in the coming days

02.08.2022
noyb letter to DPC

noyb responded that the DPC is competent to investigate the cases under the GDPR and that it does not make sense to forward them to the telecoms authorities abroad. noyb provided evidence that personal data was processed when submitting complaints.

29.07.2022
DPC letter to noyb

DPC letter insisting they are not competent to investigate

19.07.2022
DPC reply

DPC worte that they will respond in the coming days.

12.07.2022
noyb letter to DPC

noyb responded that that (1) this does not make sense under Irish ePrivacy law and (2) the complaint is brought also under GDPR and their own ePrivacy guidance says that if there is personal data in a cookie, GDPR applies too.

11.07.2022
DPC letter to noyb

DPC wrote that their assessment suggests that the DPC may not be the competent authority to carry out investigations under Regulation 17 of S.I. No. 336 of 2011 because the complainant's device was outside of Ireland at the time of the violation.

07.03.2022
DPC letter

DPC is still considering these complaints and the appropriate legislative framework under which to deal with them.

07.03.2022
noyb Update Request

noyb asked to indicate a specific date when the next update can be expected and when we can get access to the submissions, if any were made.

16.09.2021
Forwarded the complaint to the DPA

Forwarded the complaint to the DPA again. DPA confirmed the receipt.

10.08.2021
Complaint filed