Demystifying Data Protection Consent and What it Means for your Processes

Consent. It’s an area of data protection that can cause a lot of confusion and there is so much misinterpretation surrounding it.

Although it is a commonly used term, in the data protection world consent comes with specific requirements which are not always easy to meet.

We’ll break down this tricky topic, dispelling the myths around consent and providing our top tips to keep your processes clear and concise.

During the session we will be looking at:

• The definition of consent from a data protection view.
• Our guidance on checking your consent practices and existing consents.
• Guidelines on recording and managing consent.

Let us introduce you to this week's professional speaker

Jessica Gant

Jessica has an undergraduate law degree from the University of Leicester and is currently pursuing further education and undertaking her LPC qualification. Not only does Jessica enjoy day to day data protection queries, she really enjoys giving training and using real life examples to ensure data protection regulation is understood and applied within education. In her spare time, Jessica enjoys spending time with her beagle Minnie, taking her to agility competitions and beagle meet-ups around the South of England.