Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 July 2026. — ND v Legal Newsdesk Sweden AB, anciennement Garrapatica AB. — Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Scope – Making information relating to criminal convictions available to the public online in return for remuneration – Reconciling the right to protection of personal data with the right to freedom of expression and information – Article

GDPR27 Jul 2026

Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) preliminary ruling on the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679): its scope where information on criminal convictions is made available to the public online in return for remuneration, and reconciling the right to protection of personal data with the right to freedom of expression and information. See the primary source for the Court's operative findings.

What to do: If your service publishes personal data, including data on criminal convictions, weigh this ruling against your data-protection and freedom-of-expression balancing and record whether any change is needed.

Legal status: Case law · Jurisdiction: EU

Official source: Court of Justice of the European Union ↗