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Direct marketing e-privacy consent rules clarified in EU court's newsletters ruling

By Matthew Newman ( November 13, 2025, 14:59 GMT | Insight) -- A Romanian publisher can use email addresses obtained when users sign up for access to a free online service to receive articles and a newsletter without first obtaining users' their prior consent, EU judges ruled today. It's the first time that the EU Court of Justice has been asked to resolve confusion between the consent rules for direct marketing in the e-Privacy Directive and the lawful bases for processing personal data under the GDPR.A Romanian publisher can use email addresses obtained when users sign up for access to a free online service to receive articles and a newsletter without first obtaining users' their prior consent, EU judges ruled today....

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