ePrivacy

ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC, as amended by 2009/136/EC)

Jurisdiction: European Union · EU
In force since: 31 July 2002
Primary source: Official text

Who it applies to

Anyone storing or reading information on a user's device — cookies, localStorage, SDK identifiers.

Documents it requires

Cookie policy and consent banner
Privacy policy

Rights it grants

Withdraw consent at any time

Cookies and consent

Nothing non-essential may load before the visitor agrees. Analytics and marketing scripts must be blocked until then — a banner that only informs is not enough.

Key provisions

Art. 5(3) — Prior consent for storing or accessing data on a device

What we are watching in Unión Europea

These are the changes our update engine tracks for this market. When one takes effect, the documents it affects are regenerated and republished — you do not have to notice it yourself.

EU AI Act — modelos de propósito general (GPAI)
2 August 2025
Obligaciones para proveedores de modelos de IA de propósito general: documentación técnica y resúmenes de datos de entrenamiento.
EU Data Act
12 September 2025
Nuevas reglas de acceso y portabilidad de datos generados por productos y servicios conectados.
EU AI Act — obligaciones de transparencia (art. 50)
from 2 August 2026
Aplican las obligaciones de transparencia del Reglamento de IA: avisar de que se interactúa con IA y etiquetar el contenido generado. El Omnibus digital (adoptado en junio de 2026) mantiene esta fecha.
EU AI Act — fin de la gracia para el marcado de contenido (Omnibus digital)
from 2 December 2026
Termina el periodo de gracia del Omnibus digital: los sistemas de IA generativa ya comercializados antes del 2 de agosto de 2026 deben incorporar el marcado legible por máquina del contenido generado (art. 50.2).
EU AI Act — sistemas de alto riesgo (Anexo III)
from 2 December 2027
Aplican las obligaciones para sistemas de alto riesgo independientes del Anexo III, aplazadas del 2 de agosto de 2026 al 2 de diciembre de 2027 por el Omnibus digital; los sistemas embebidos en productos regulados (Anexo I) pasan al 2 de agosto de 2028.
EU AI Act — sistemas de alto riesgo embebidos (Anexo I)
from 2 August 2028
Aplican las obligaciones para sistemas de IA de alto riesgo embebidos en productos regulados (Anexo I), aplazadas al 2 de agosto de 2028 por el Omnibus digital.

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This page is an engineering summary of publicly available regulatory requirements, generated from LexVibe's framework registry — not legal advice. Every framework links to its official text so you can check it yourself. For decisions about your own compliance posture, consult the primary sources and a lawyer qualified in the relevant jurisdiction.