{"id":5936,"date":"2025-03-05T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avacysolution.com\/?p=5936"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:51:51","slug":"garante-privacy-vs-matrix-srl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avacysolution.com\/en\/blog\/news\/privacy-authority-vs-matrix-srl\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Authority vs. Matrix Srl: What This Case Teaches Websites (and Why You Should Worry)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent months, the Privacy Authority<\/strong> has intensified its checks on websites, hunting for those who do not comply with the rules on data processing and the use of cookies. Until recently, many sites \"played dirty,\" hoping to go unnoticed, but today, the Privacy Authority is conducting independent checks, even without direct user reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the Maddalena Lines<\/a> and Capital Investment<\/a><\/strong> cases, now it\u2019s Matrix Srl\u2019s<\/strong> turn to come under the Authority\u2019s scrutiny. The reason? Cookies activated without informing users, no banner on the first visit, and zero transparency regarding tracking methods.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a website, this case could concern you more than you think. Let\u2019s see what happened and what you can do to avoid problems.
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The serious mistakes made by Matrix Srl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. No cookie banner on first visit
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Open a website for the first time and see no cookie notice? That\u2019s illegal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matrix Srl did not display any cookie banner on the first visit<\/strong>, neither on the homepage nor on other pages of the site. However, according to the GDPR<\/strong>, every site that uses non-technical cookies must ask for user consent before activating them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does this mean? Visitors to the site were being tracked without their knowledge. <\/strong>And the Privacy Authority no longer turns a blind eye to these things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Set up the cookie banner now with Avacy <\/h4>\n \n Start now <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

2. No cookie or privacy notice
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If a user wanted to understand what data was being collected, for what purpose, and with whom it was being shared<\/strong>, they had no way to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The site did not have an accessible notice<\/strong>, neither for cookies nor for privacy management. A double violation of the GDPR.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rules state that every site must provide clear, detailed, and always-available information<\/strong> about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n