Chapter II — Obligations

DPDPA Section 6 — Consent

Applies to: Data Fiduciary / Consent Manager

What this section does

Consent must be free, specific, informed, unconditional and unambiguous, given by a clear affirmative action, and limited to the data necessary for the stated purpose. It must be as easy to withdraw as to give.

Plain-English summary prepared by KensaraAI — not the statutory text. Read the official Act ↗

What you have to do

  • ▸ No bundled or pre-ticked consent
  • ▸ Provide a withdrawal mechanism of equal ease
  • ▸ Stop processing and erase on withdrawal, absent another legal basis

Enforcement under this section (0)

No enforcement action citing this section has been recorded yet. The Data Protection Board is not yet issuing penalties under the DPDPA — this page will populate as enforcement begins.

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