Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications)

What Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) requires

This directive, often called the 'Cookie Law,' requires providers of electronic communications services to obtain prior, informed consent from users before storing or accessing information on their terminal equipment (e.g., cookies, pixels), as mandated by Article 5(3). It also establishes rules for the processing of traffic and location data and unsolicited communications (direct marketing).

Pillar: Data Protection & Privacy · Authority: European Parliament and Council of the European Union · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated: 2026-04-17

Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32002L0058

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Primary Citations — 7 traced to source

• Directive 2002/58/EC, Article 5(3) - Confidentiality of communications (Terminal Equipment)
• Directive 2002/58/EC, Article 13 - Unsolicited communications

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