What the owner is owed · EU Data Act
Take-it-or-leave-it data clauses can't bind you.
Unfair terms imposed unilaterally about your data are void — old contracts get caught too.
The fine print stops being a moat. Unfair unilateral clauses on data access and use don't bind, and from September 2027 the protection reaches qualifying contracts signed before the Act applied.
Paraphrase. The articles below say it precisely.
When
| 12 September 2025 | Applies to contracts concluded from this date |
|---|---|
| 12 September 2027 | Reaches qualifying older contracts |
The law behind it
- Article 13 Unfair contractual terms unilaterally imposed on another enterprise
- Article 8 Conditions under which data holders make data available to data recipients
- Article 9 Compensation for making data available
Where it lives
Not legal advice. This is the author’s own reading of the law, written to help facilities managers ask better questions. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer. For decisions, read the official text and take legal advice.