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Frankfurt am Main Regional Court - Case Number 6 U 81/23.

The court awarded €100 in non-pecuniary damages for the storage and processing of cookies without the consent of the individual.

Judgment

Cookies Liability Consent Processing Law Enforcement
Jan 13, 2026
Summary

While the violation was considered minor, and the individual did not suffer a loss of control over their data, the court ruled that the feeling of being monitored constituted a form of non-pecuniary damage. The court awarded €100 in non-pecuniary damages for the storage and processing of cookies without the consent of the individual. Although the violation was considered minor, and...

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The court has awarded €100 in non-pecuniary damages for the storage and processing of cookies without the consent of the individual concerned. Although the violation was considered minor and the individual did not suffer a loss of control over their data, the court ruled that the feeling of being monitored constitutes non-pecuniary damage. A court has awarded €100 in non-pecuniary damages for the storage and processing of cookies without the consent of the individual concerned. Although the violation was considered minor and the individual did not suffer a loss of control over their data, the court ruled that the feeling of being monitored constitutes non-pecuniary damage. --- This content has been automatically translated using machine translation. The original version is available in the source language. --- This content was automatically translated using machine translation. The original version is available in the source language.

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