Term

Consent

Statutory definitionEHDSGDPR

‘any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.’
— Article 4, point (11), GDPR

Definition from the GDPR. The EHDS Regulation adopts it through Article 2(1). See Article 2.

Where this term is used

EHDS, Articles:2, 48

EHDS, recitals:11, 14, 52, 62

GDPR, Articles:4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 40, 49, 83

GDPR, recitals:32, 33, 38, 40, 42, 43, 50, 51, 54, 65, 68, 71, 99

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