Maria Ostashenko and Anastasia Petrova prepared a publication for One Trust Data Guidance

November, 2024 - Moscow, Russia

ALRUD Data Protection and Cybersecurity practice experts, Maria Ostashenko, Partner, and Anastasia Petrova, Of councel, prepared a chapter about ****Cookies & Similar Technologies**** in Russia for the international collection One Trust Data Guidance, dedicated to data protection in the financial sector.

This article refers to:

  • Cookies are considered personal data in Russia.

  • Third-party cookies require specific legal basis.

  • Data processing agreements are mandatory.

  • Cross-border data transfers have strict regulations.

  • Cookie retention follows the principle of purpose limitation.

  • Initial processing of Russian citizens' data must be performed in a Russian database.

  • Enforcement actions focus on fines and website blocking.

  • Lack of specific cookie case law.

Publication is available here.

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