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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€441,276Total of monetary amounts
€441,276Largest single case: Spark Networks Services GmbH
€441,276Median per case with an amount

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1 case

19 Dec 2023 Spark Networks Services GmbHDating site Elittárs: 169 million HUF for concealed restrictions HungaryMisleading advertising and pricing €441,276

The operator of the dating site Elittárs concealed the fact that free registrations did not allow a genuine search for a partner (no profile pictures, no messages) and advertised user numbers that were not attainable for Hungarian customers. Following acknowledgement, the Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (Hungarian Competition Authority, GVH) imposed an almost halved fine of 169 million HUF.

What organisations can take from it

Entry-level offers advertised as free must clearly state material restrictions.

Authority / court
Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (GVH)
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
Verbot unlauterer Geschäftspraktiken (VJ/16/2022)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Media and online platforms
Mitigating circumstances
Cooperation, acknowledgement and waiver of legal remedies.
Published
19 Dec 2023

Original amount 169,000,000 HUF, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Dec 2023.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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