PL EU member state
Cookie consent rules in Poland
What Electronic Communications Law, art. 399 and the UKE and the UODO expect from your cookie banner: when you need consent, how the reject option should look, and what has been enforced.
Sources checked 28 October 2026. Not legal advice.
Cookie law
Prawo komunikacji elektronicznej (Electronic Communications Law of 12 July 2024), Article 399, with the consent standard in Article 400
Official guidance
No dedicated cookie guidance found — the regulator applies the GDPR consent standard and EDPB guidelines.
Banner languages
Polish
What the rules say
- Article 399 requires information and consent before non-exempt storage or access on a device.
- Information must clearly explain the purposes and how browser or service settings control storage.
- Article 400 imports the GDPR consent standard.
- Storage needed to transmit a communication or provide a requested service is exempt.
- What you store must not change the configuration of the visitor's device or software.
How PrivacyPill handles this
- Nothing optional runs before a choice. Google tags start with Consent Mode v2 set to denied; other scripts marked with data-pp-category wait until their category is allowed.
- Equal first-layer buttons. "Accept all" and "Reject non-essential" sit side by side with the same weight, and a settings button lets visitors withdraw consent at any time.
- Consent per purpose. Analytics, marketing and functional cookies can be allowed separately in the preferences panel.
- Languages. Polish isn't built in yet — rewrite the English texts in the customizer to show your own translation.
- Proof of consent. Every choice is logged pseudonymously with the banner version, exportable as CSV.
Frequently asked questions
Sources
This page summarises official sources checked on 28 October 2026. It isn't legal advice; regulators update guidance, so follow the links for the current text.