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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (First Chamber) 13 November 2025 ( *1 ) (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 13(1) and (2) – Unsolicited communications – Concept of communication ‘for the purposes of direct marketing’ – Obtaining electronic contact details ‘in the context of the sale of a product or a service’ – Registration on an online platform giving access to additional content – Sending of a daily newsletter via email – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 6 – Lawfulness of processing – Article 95 – Relationship with Directive 2002/58) In Case C‑654/23, REQUEST for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU from the Curtea de Apel Bucureşti (Court of Appeal, Bucharest, Romania), made by decision of 20 March 2023, received at the Court on 2 November 2023, in the proceedings Inteligo Media SA v Autoritatea Naţională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal (ANSPDCP), THE COURT (First Chamber), composed of F. Biltgen, President of the Chamber, T. von Danwitz, Vice-President of the Court, acting as Judge of the First Chamber, I. Ziemele (Rapporteur), A. Kumin and S. Gervasoni, Judges, Advocate General: M. Szpunar, Registrar: R. Șereș, Administrator, having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 27 November 2024, after considering the observations submitted on behalf of: – Inteligo Media SA, by S.A. Opriş and A.-M. Radu, avocate, – the Autoritatea Naţională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal (ANSPDCP), by A.G. Opre, acting as Agent, – the Romanian Government, by R. Antonie, E. Gane and L. Ghiţă, acting as Agents, – the European Commission, by A. Bouchagiar, P.-J. Loewenthal and L. Nicolae, acting as Agents, after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 27 March 2025, gives the following Judgment

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