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EDPB: Consent under GDPR summary
Summarizes valid consent as freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous, requiring granular choice, clear affirmative action, no silence or pre-ticked boxes, and withdrawal that is as easy as giving consent.
Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consent prompt | Choose consent prompt when the user must actively opt in to a specific optional data use, communication, study, sharing arrangement, personalization feature, AI training use, or sensitive-data processing purpose. | The prompt appears before optional processing begins and states exactly what agreeing enables. | Supports granular consent, clear affirmative action, no silence or pre-ticked boxes, and withdrawal as easy as giving consent. |
| Dark-pattern consent | Flag this anti-pattern when accepting optional consent is one click but declining, customizing, or withdrawing requires extra pages, hidden links, confusing labels, or repeated confirmation. | Acceptance, rejection, customization, and withdrawal must be reachable with comparable effort for optional purposes. | Supports granular consent, clear affirmative action, no silence or pre-ticked boxes, and withdrawal as easy as giving consent. |
Evidence Role
This source is treated as platform-guideline evidence. Use it to validate the decision rules above, not as a visual style reference.
Publisher: European Data Protection Board. Last checked: .