What the recent Amazon decision tells us
On 28 July 2016, the European Court of Justice rendered a decision in a dispute between an Austrian Consumer Protection organization known as VKI (Verein für Konsumenteninformation) and Amazon EU Sàrl, a subsidiary of Amazon registered in Luxembourg. The main issue in this case is whether Amazon General Conditions were enforceable under Consumer Law; however; one of the questions referred to the European Court was about the territorial scope (Article 4) of the 95/46/EC Directive on Data Protection.… More