How long data may stay
From the storage limitation principle to a concrete period: how a deletion policy takes shape and which retention duties push back.
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Privacy, explained
Data protection in practice
From the contact form to the newsletter: how the rules translate into the everyday work of a website and a small team.
Whoever claims consent has to prove it
What a consent record has to contain, how long to keep it, and why an entry in the browser does not suffice.
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Cookie walls and pay-or-consent: paying instead of agreeing
When a cookie wall is lawful, what the EDPB said about pay-or-consent in 2024, and which third option is demanded.
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Why "Reject" belongs on the first layer
Why supervisory authorities across Europe require refusing to be as easy as agreeing – and how to implement it.
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The six tricks in a consent banner
Hidden refusal, confirmshaming, false urgency: the common dark patterns in consent banners and why they invalidate consent.
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