--- title: "Article 7 — Conditions for consent" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504" source_retrieved: 2026-09-28 shortTitle: "Article 7 — Conditions for consent" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2016/679" instrument: gdpr celex: "32016R0679" regulation: GDPR regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2016/679" article: 7 status: in_force object_id: eu.gdpr.legal_text.article.7 text_version: "Consolidated version of 4 May 2016" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 4 May 2016 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504)* 1. Where [processing](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/gdpr/processing) is based on [consent](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/gdpr/consent-of-the-data-subject), the [controller](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/gdpr/controller) shall be able to demonstrate that the data subject has consented to processing of his or her [personal data](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/gdpr/personal-data). 2. If the data subject's consent is given in the context of a written declaration which also concerns other matters, the request for consent shall be presented in a manner which is clearly distinguishable from the other matters, in an intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language. Any part of such a declaration which constitutes an infringement of this Regulation shall not be binding. 3. The data subject shall have the right to withdraw his or her consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Prior to giving consent, the data subject shall be informed thereof. It shall be as easy to withdraw as to give consent. 4. When assessing whether consent is freely given, utmost account shall be taken of whether, inter alia, the performance of a contract, including the provision of a service, is conditional on consent to the processing of personal data that is not necessary for the performance of that contract. ## Related Level 2 and Level 3 ### Guidance and Q&A - [EDPB 05/2020 — Guideline — Consent \[final\]](../level-3/guidelines/edpb-05-2020-consent.md) *** [Chapter II — Principles](../chapters/ii.md) · [← Article 6](6.md) · [Article 8 →](8.md)