Non-compliance with specific sections in the Danish Marketing Practices Act is punishable by a fine. When deciding on the penalty, emphasis is placed on the gravity, extent and the intended economic gain of the infringement.
Non-compliance with the Danish Marketing Practices Act can further result in an injunction from either the Danish Courts or in some cases the Danish Consumer Ombudsman. Non-compliance with such an injunction is punishable by a fine or a prison term of up to 4 months. Non-compliance can also lead to the payment of damages.
In cases where a prize promotion amounts to a lottery, a combination game or gambling a number of different criminal sanctions apply, e.g., non-compliance with the Danish Gambling Act by intentional or grossly negligent arrangement of games without a license is punishable by a fine or a prison term of up to 6 months. However, for repeated non-compliances or non-compliances of particularly extensive character the punishment is a prison term of up to 1 year. The Danish Gambling Act further sanctions the promotion of games that do not have the required license.
Non-compliance with tax legislation may result in fines and criminal liability.
Finally, there is the possibility that the personal data processing aspects of the promotion could breach GDPR, which has maximum fines of up to the higher of (i) €20 million, or (ii) 4% of the promoter’s worldwide annual revenue.
Last modified 14 Jan 2019