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Section 6Processing & Consent
Explicit Consent
DPDP consent must be free, specific, informed, unconditional and unambiguous, expressed through clear affirmative action for a specified purpose.
Meaning and legal context
Necessary data, understandable information and comparably easy withdrawal matter. Preselected choices or silence should not be presented as affirmative agreement.
Practical application
Keep evidence of the notice, purpose and action without unnecessary identifiers.
Official sources and editorial review
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