What is Approval (data subject consent)?
A person’s informed agreement to be checked.
Definition
Approval is a person’s informed, freely given agreement for their personal data to be processed. Under Kenya’s Data Protection Act it is a common lawful basis for running sensitive checks.
Why it matters
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