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Glossary · DPDP Act 2023 · s. 6

Consent (s. 6)

Definition

DPDP Act 2023 · s. 6

Your agreement to processing for a specified purpose, which must be free, specific, informed, unconditional and unambiguous, given by a clear affirmative action, and limited to the personal data necessary for that purpose. You can withdraw it as easily as you gave it (s. 6(4)); withdrawal does not undo processing already done, but the fiduciary must stop within a reasonable time and make its processors stop too (s. 6(6)). Any part of a consent that infringes the Act or another law is invalid to that extent (s. 6(2)).

The consent given by the Data Principal shall be free, specific, informed, unconditional and unambiguous with a clear affirmative action, and shall signify an agreement to the processing of her personal data for the specified purpose and be limited to such personal data as is necessary for such specified purpose.

In other laws

LawTermNote
GDPR (EU)Consent, Art. 4(11) and Art. 7"Freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous"; DPDP adds "unconditional". Under GDPR consent is one of six lawful bases; under DPDP it is one of two.
CCPA / CPRA (California)Opt-out model, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.120The default is a right to opt out of sale or sharing; opt-in consent is required only for minors and after a consumer has opted out.

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