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GDPR For Dummies
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GDPR For Dummies

by Suzanne Dibble
December 2019
Beginner to intermediate
464 pages
11h 28m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 11

Writing Opt-In Wording

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Understanding why you need opt-in wording

Bullet Creating and communicating your opt-in wording

Bullet When opt-out wording may be appropriate

Bullet The soft opt-in rule

Bullet What to expect if you don’t comply

If you as a data controller need to rely on consent as your lawful grounds for processing personal data (see Chapter 3 for more about lawful grounds for processing), you may choose to use opt-in wording together with a tick box to obtain that consent.

Opt-in wording is a message to data subjects briefly explaining how their personal data — should they choose to give it — will be processed and used. The wording must be presented with an empty tick box, so the data subject must affirmatively tick that box to agree to the necessary processing.

Opt-in wording must be concise, specific, and easy to understand. Opt-in wording is often used in just-in-time notices, which are notices that appear on your website at the point where users provide personal data, ...

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