Defined in the law · GDPR Art. 4(11)
Consent
In plain English
A person's freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous agreement to the processing of their data, given by a clear statement or a clear positive action.
The definition in the law
‘consent’ of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her
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