Governata documents data subject consent with its purposes, dates, and status, and keeps a trail of every change, so every processing operation rests on consent you can prove.
Consent per purpose
Current status
Withdrawal handling
Timeline trail
Ready to evidence
Consent is collected across scattered forms and channels, making it hard to establish who agreed to what, and when.
Consent is not a box ticked once. It is a state that changes, and your organization needs to know its value at any moment.
Recording separate consent for each processing purpose, so consent is never used beyond what it was given for.
Showing the status of each consent, whether valid, expired, or withdrawn.
Recording a data subject’s withdrawal and updating the status in the record immediately.
Keeping the date consent was given and every subsequent change, so the trail stays complete.
Tying each consent to the data subject concerned and the data categories it covers.
Presenting a consent and its details at any query from a data subject or a regulator.
Recording the data subject’s consent with its purpose, the data categories it covers, and its date.
Tying the consent to the processing activity that rests on it, making the basis of each operation clear.
Following the validity of the consent and updating its status on expiry or withdrawal.
Presenting the consent details and its timeline at any query or review.
An immediate answer to any individual asking about their consent and their right to withdraw it.
One record showing the basis of every consent led processing, instead of tracing it across scattered channels.
Ready evidence for every consent at any regulatory query, with its date and status.
Clarity on who may be contacted and for what purpose, reducing the chance of overreach.
The individual who gave the consent, linked to their record in your organization.
The specific purpose the consent was given for, rather than a broad general one.
The date consent was granted, which underpins any later proof.
Whether the consent is currently valid, expired, or withdrawn.
It is permission an individual gives for their personal data to be processed for a defined purpose, given freely and based on clear information.
Because consent is bound to the purpose it was given for. Using it for another purpose empties it of meaning and cannot serve as a basis for processing.
It is an individual’s right to revoke their consent at any time. Processing that rests on it must then stop, unless another basis permits it.
Because proof needs a date, not an assertion. Knowing when consent was given and when it changed is what makes it defensible.
No. Other bases exist, such as a legal obligation or the performance of a contract. Consent is one basis among several.
A RoPA sets out the legal basis for each activity. Where that basis is consent, consent management is what proves the consent actually exists.
Separate consent per purpose, with current status and a complete timeline, ready to evidence at any query.