Privacy Consent (Form Consent) Explained

What Is Privacy Consent?

Privacy Consent (also called Form Consent) is a separate consent mechanism from Cookie Consent. While Cookie Consent records whether a visitor accepted or declined cookie tracking via the consent banner, Privacy Consent records explicit consent given through form submissions on your website.

Common examples include:

• Contact forms with a consent checkbox (“I agree to the privacy policy”)
• Newsletter signup forms
• Account registration forms
• Any form that collects personal data and includes a consent link or checkbox

Cookie Consent vs. Privacy Consent

How Privacy Consent Works

1. A visitor fills out a form on your website (contact form, registration form, etc.).
2. The form includes a consent mechanism — typically a checkbox or a consent link provided by the plugin.
3. On form submission, the plugin captures the consent event: the form source, the consent text displayed, and a timestamp.
4. The consent record is stored and appears in your Privacy Consent logs.

Supported Form Sources

Privacy Consent works with WordPress form plugins that the Compliance plugin can detect. The plugin scans for active form plugin sources and enables tracking for each detected source. Available sources are listed on the Privacy Consent settings tab in the WordPress admin.

Each form source can be independently enabled or disabled. Only forms from active, enabled sources generate Privacy Consent log entries.

Configuring Privacy Consent

1. In WP Admin → Compliance by Hu-manity.co, navigate to the Privacy Consent submenu page (URL parameter: ?page=cookie-notice&tab=privacy-consent). This page is registered only in single-site context and is not available in the React admin UI — it appears as a sibling submenu item in legacy/PHP mode only.
2. You will see a list of detected form plugins on your site.
3. Enable the toggle for each form source you want to track.
4. Click Save Changes.

In a Multisite installation with Global Override enabled, Privacy Consent settings are managed at the network level. Individual site administrators see a notice that global settings are active.

Viewing Privacy Consent Logs

In WordPress Admin

1. In legacy/PHP mode, go to WP Admin → Compliance by Hu-manity.co → Consent Logs. Privacy Consent logs and Cookie Consent logs are sibling submenu pages (single-site only): ?page=cookie-notice&tab=privacy-consent and ?page=cookie-notice&tab=consent-logs. There is no in-page tab toggle — you switch between them via the WP admin sidebar.
2. The Privacy Consent log is not surfaced in the React admin UI at all.
3. Each row shows a consent event with timestamp, form source, and consent details.

In the Hu-manity.co Portal

1. Log in at app.hu-manity.co.
2. Navigate to Consent Logs → Privacy Consent (URL: /#/consentlogs/privacy-consent).
3. Select your domain from the application dropdown.
4. Browse consent records by date. Click a date row to expand and view individual consent entries for that day.

Per-Row Proof-of-Consent

Each Privacy Consent log entry serves as proof-of-consent for regulatory compliance. The record includes:

• Timestamp — exact date and time the consent was given.
• Form source — which form plugin captured the consent.
• Consent text — the exact wording the visitor agreed to.
• Submission context — additional metadata about the form submission.

You can export Privacy Consent logs for audit purposes or regulatory requests.

Record Limits by Plan

On the Basic plan, the most recent 100 Privacy Consent records are retained. Older records are replaced as new ones arrive. Upgrade to Professional for unlimited record retention.