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term: "Consent"
category: "Consent and data rights"
url: https://agenticopenfinance.com/glossary/consent
source: AgenticOpenFinance glossary
---

# Consent

> A freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of a person's agreement to the processing of their data.

Under the GDPR, consent is a freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which they signify agreement to the processing of their personal data, by a statement or a clear affirmative action. Pre-ticked boxes and silence do not count, and consent must be as easy to withdraw as to give. Consent to data processing is distinct from authority to make a payment, which payment law and the mandate govern separately.

Related terms: [Personal data](https://agenticopenfinance.com/glossary/personal-data.md), [Lawful basis](https://agenticopenfinance.com/glossary/lawful-basis.md), [Withdrawal of consent](https://agenticopenfinance.com/glossary/consent-withdrawal.md), [Mandate](https://agenticopenfinance.com/glossary/mandate.md)