Update on 17/09/24: The call is now closed. 
Thank you to all those who expressed an interest in taking part in the EDPB stakeholder event on upcoming guidelines on ‘Consent or Pay’. We will carefully review all applications and communicate the results of the process to those who applied in the coming weeks.

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) organises a remote stakeholder event, taking place on 18 November 2024 from 10.00 to 16.00 CET (exact time to be confirmed), in order to collect stakeholders’ input in the context of upcoming guidelines on the application of data protection legislation in the context of ‘Consent or Pay’ models. 

The aim of the event is to gather relevant insights from organisations that have expertise in  ‘Consent or Pay’ models, which require data subjects to choose between consenting to processing of personal data for a specified purpose or paying a fee . This event will contribute to the EDPB’s ongoing work on guidelines on ‘Consent or Pay’ models. These guidelines are a continuation of the EDPB Opinion 08/2024, which addressed the ‘Consent or Pay’ model in the context of large online platforms. The guidelines will have a broader scope of application. 

How to take part?

The EDPB launches a call for expression of interest in order to select participants for the EDPB’s stakeholder event on ‘Consent or Pay’. You can find further  information on this event and instructions to register here. If you have technical problems submitting the application, we invite you to refresh the page or open the form in a different browser.

The call will be closed as soon as a sufficiently high number of applicants is reached with a view to ensuring the participation of a maximum number of stakeholders.
 

The Commission services in charge of the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have agreed to work together to clarify and give guidance on the interplay between DMA and GDPR.

This enhanced dialogue between Commission’s services and the EDPB will focus on the applicable obligations to digital gatekeepers under the DMA which present a strong interplay with the GDPR, as there is a need to ensure the coherent application to digital gatekeepers of the applicable regulatory frameworks. 

Developing a coherent interpretation of the DMA and GDPR while respecting each regulators’ competences in areas where the GDPR applies and is referenced in the DMA is crucial to effectively implement the two regulatory frameworks and achieve their respective and complementary objectives.

The DMA established a High Level Group to provide the Commission with advice and expertise to ensure that the DMA and other sectoral regulations applicable to gatekeepers are implemented in a coherent and complementary manner. The Commission and representatives from the EDPB and EDPS already engaged on data-related and interoperability obligations in the High Level Group. This project builds on this engagement and deepens the cooperation in relation to the two specific regulatory frameworks.
 

Read more information about:

• The General Data Protection Regulation
• The High-Level Group
• The Digital Markets Act

Read the story of this special partnership in this blogpost by EDPS Secretary General, available here. 

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is organising a remote stakeholder event aimed at collecting stakeholders’ input in the context of upcoming guidelines on the application of data protection legislation in the context of ‘Consent or Pay’ models. The event will take place on 18 November 2024 from 10.00 to 16.00 CET (exact time to be confirmed).

The aim of the event is to collect relevant insights from organisations that have expertise in  ‘Consent or Pay’ models, which require data subjects to choose between consenting to processing of personal data for a specified purpose or paying a fee. This event will contribute to the EDPB’s ongoing work on guidelines on ‘Consent or Pay’ models. These guidelines are a continuation of the EDPB Opinion 08/2024, which addressed the ‘Consent or Pay’ model in the context of large online platforms. The guidelines will have a broader scope of application. 

Individuals representing European sector associations, organisations or NGOs and individual companies, law firms or academics are invited to take part in this event (one participant per organisation). A limited number of participants will be allowed to take part, to permit a meaningful discussion in a remote setting. The EDPB encourages all organisations interested in this matter to delegate a representative with technical knowledge of this topic.

Do you wish to participate to make your voice heard? Stay tuned:

The EDPB will launch a call for expression of interest to participate in the EDPB’s stakeholder event on ‘Consent or Pay’ on 12 September at 10.00 (Brussels time). 

The call will be closed as soon as a sufficiently high number of applicants is reached with a view to ensuring the participation of a maximum number of stakeholders. 

The call will be launched on the EDPB website.

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