Our insights on the CNIL and data protection

Key insights and analysis for legal departments and DPOs: audits, CNIL litigation, IA Act, and compliance governance.

Received a letter from the CNIL’s complaints department? How to react and prepare your response

When a complaint is lodged against a company, the CNIL may ask it for the explanations and documents needed for its investigation. The response to this first letter can be decisive for the rest of the case. How should the request be interpreted, the response prepared and the possible outcomes anticipated?

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CNIL Complaints
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Received a letter from the CNIL’s complaints department? How to react and prepare your response

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CNIL Audit
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CNIL inspections: 6 mistakes that raise the risk of sanctions

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Sanctions & Litigation
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CNIL enforcement actions in 2025: insights into the CNIL's enforcement policy

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Sanctions & Litigation
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CNIL 2025: record-breaking fines signal new era of GDPR enforcement

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Sanctions & Litigation
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Cookies: what the CNIL's latest sanctions really change

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Data Security
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Infostealers: is the GDPR keeping pace with a rapidly evolving threat?