Role
A Consent Manager is a Board-registered intermediary that gives people one interoperable dashboard to give, manage, review and withdraw consent.
"Consent Manager" means a person registered with the Board, who acts as a single point of contact to enable a Data Principal to give, manage, review and withdraw her consent through an accessible, transparent and interoperable platform.
Think of a Consent Manager as a consent dashboard. Instead of tracking permissions company by company, a Data Principal manages them all in one accountable place.
Consent Managers must register with the Board and are accountable to the Data Principal. Section 6 lets people route consent through them, and the Rules set the registration conditions.
Rather than emailing five apps to withdraw consent, you use a Consent Manager to see and revoke each permission from one screen.
Do Consent Managers register?
Yes, with the Data Protection Board, on the conditions prescribed in the DPDP Rules 2025.
Who does a Consent Manager answer to?
The Data Principal. Section 6(8) makes it accountable to the individual and requires it to act on their behalf.