If there is a pop up there, for just accessing the home page of the European Union, is that site collecting too much data?
There's even a bit at the bottom of https://gdpr.eu
> We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
It’s not an EU site.
GDPR.EU is a website operated by Proton Technologies AG, which is co-funded by Project REP-791727-1 of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union. This is not an official EU Commission or Government resource. The europa.eu webpage concerning GDPR can be found here. Nothing found in this portal constitutes legal advice.
Would you be surprised if there was a big banner at the bottom of the page that read
This site uses cookies. Visit our cookies policy page or click the link in any footer for more information and to change your preferencesOn a technical level this would likely mean turning off access logs and other tracking mechanisms. (IP addresses are considered personal data last I checked.)
https://gdpr.eu/eu-gdpr-personal-data/
Looking back at the GDPR’s definition, we have a list of different types of identifiers: “a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier.” A special mention should be made for biometric data as well, such as fingerprints, which can also work as identifiers. While most of these are straightforward, online identifiers are a bit trickier. Fortunately, the GDPR provides several examples in Recital 30 that include:
Internet protocol (IP) addresses;
cookie identifiers; and
other identifiers such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.
These identifiers refer to information that is related to an individual’s tools, applications, or devices, like their computer or smartphone. The above is by no means an exhaustive list. Any information that could identify a specific device, like its digital fingerprint, are identifiers.A very common example is recording the IP address for technical (debugging, ensuring site functionality) and legal (security, audit logs) does fall under Legitimate Interest.
Worst case you have to mention it in privacy policy.
The thing you can't do is let your marketing team or others grab at it in any way, or sell it to other vendors, and arguably you should not move outside of safe countries.