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title: "CRITEO fined EUR 40,000,000 (France, 2023)"
canonical: "https://dposchool.com/gdpr/fine/cnil-criteo-2023-06"
source: "https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/cnil/id/CNILTEXT000047707063"
source_note: "Only the authority's decision is authoritative."
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
language: "en"
publisher: "DPO School"
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Fine · France

# CRITEO: EUR 40,000,000

[Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/about#review)

- **Authority:** Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL)
- **Country:** France
- **Date:** Decision of 15 June 2023
- **Amount:** EUR 40,000,000, as imposed (not converted)
- **Appeal status:** Unknown
- **Provisions cited:** [Article 7](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/7), [Article 12](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/12), [Article 13](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/13), [Article 15](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/15), [Article 17](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/17), [Article 26](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/26)

## What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)

Ad-tech company could not show that the people whose browsing data it processed had consented, gave incomplete information, mishandled access, withdrawal and erasure requests, and lacked a proper joint-controller arrangement with partners.

## Official source

- [Decision or announcement of the authority](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/cnil/id/CNILTEXT000047707063)

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.

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