Set by the law · GDPR Art. 9(2)(a)
Explicit consent
In plain English
A stricter form of consent, used for example to lift the ban on processing sensitive data: the person must expressly state their agreement, for instance in writing.
The official text
the data subject has given explicit consent to the processing of those personal data for one or more specified purposes
The term explicit refers to the way consent is expressed by the data subject. It means that the data subject must give an express statement of consent.
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