Consent Form Generator
Generate a consent form for photography, medical care, research, marketing or data collection, with the withdrawal route stated.
What is Consent Form?
A consent form generator. Consent has to be specific, informed and freely given, which means one form per purpose rather than a single "I agree" covering everything. This tool writes the form for one purpose at a time, with the withdrawal route and the contact details in the places a reviewer looks for them.
How it works
The consent type you choose fixes the purpose wording — treatment, photography, marketing, research, data collection, or a guardian's consent for a child. The uses you tick become the list of what is being agreed to, retention and recipients are written into the information section, and the guardian and risks sections appear only when they apply. The declaration and the signature block are always included.
- Fill in the details the document needs. Business name, jurisdiction, dates, the clauses that apply to you. Nothing is uploaded and no account is created — the form is the only input, and the document is assembled in the page.
- Watch the blanks, not just the text. Any field you leave empty appears in the document as [[a highlighted marker]], and the panel above the output lists exactly which blanks are left. A half-finished policy should never look finished.
- Copy or download, then have it reviewed. Copy the document to the clipboard or download it as a .md file named for what it is. Every page states the same thing: this is a template, and it needs a qualified lawyer's eye before you publish or sign it.
Examples
A privacy policy for a side project
A solo developer shipping a newsletter signup needs a policy that says what is collected, why, and how to ask for deletion. Selecting the categories actually collected — rather than copying a competitor's list — takes two minutes and produces a document that is true.
Terms of service with a real liability cap
The liability clause is written from a number you supply instead of being left as "our total liability is limited to [amount]". A cap that is never filled in is a clause no one can rely on.
A DMCA notice a provider will actually action
A takedown that is missing the URL of the original work, or the statement under penalty of perjury, is one the service provider is entitled to ignore. Every required element appears in the generated letter, in the order the statute describes.
A DPA for a new vendor
Processors, security measures, breach notification window, transfers and audit rights as one document, with the subprocessor and SCC clauses switched on because this vendor uses both.
Common mistakes
Publishing a template without reading it
A policy that promises something you do not do — deleting data on request within 30 days, or never sharing data with third parties — is worse than no policy, because it is a documented misstatement. Read every clause against what actually happens and cut the ones that do not apply.
Assuming one document covers every jurisdiction
A privacy policy written for the UK does not automatically satisfy California, Brazil or Canada, and an employment clause that is standard in one country can be unenforceable in another. Name the jurisdiction you are actually writing for, and check the rules that follow from it.
Bundling consent and calling it consent
A single "I agree" covering marketing, analytics, photographs and treatment is not valid consent under most regimes, because consent has to be specific and separately given. Use one form per purpose, and never pre-tick the optional boxes.
Leaving the blanks in after generating
The marker can be more subtle to spot in a document than on the page — search the pasted text for the bracket characters before publishing, or use the missing-field list to confirm it is empty.
Frequently asked questions
Why separate forms instead of one with checkboxes?
Because consent must be specific and granular: a visitor who wants to take part in the research but not appear in the marketing photographs has to be able to say so. One form per purpose is the simplest way to make that possible.
Can a form be pre-filled or pre-ticked?
No. A pre-ticked box is not consent, and neither is silence or inactivity. Consent has to be an affirmative action, and the request has to be clearly distinguishable from everything else on the page.
For how long is consent valid?
As long as the circumstances have not changed and the person has not withdrawn it. Re-consent is needed if the purpose changes, if new information makes the original decision outdated, or where a sector rule sets a review interval — and photography consent should always state a period.