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Obtaining meaningful consent

• Make privacy information readily available.
• Bring particular attention to four key elements:
  • What personal information is being collected?
  • With whom will it be shared?
  • For what purposes is it being collected, used or disclosed?
  • What, if any, are the risks of harm and other consequences?
• Provide a clear choice for any collection, use or disclosure of personal information not necessary for the product or service to function.
• Ensure consent processes are user-friendly and understandable.

Tips for ensuring consent is meaningful

Organizations must generally obtain meaningful consent for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.

• Obtain consent when making significant changes to privacy practices, including uses for new purposes or disclosures to new third parties.
• Only collect, use or disclose personal information for purposes a reasonable person would consider appropriate.
• Allow individuals to withdraw consent.

Read our complete guidance: Guidelines for obtaining meaningful consent

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