Marketing consent settings (GDPR)

Owned by Fiona Wilson
Last updated: Oct 23, 2023 by Fiona Wilson
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This guide has been reviewed against our global client base and classed as relevant to the UK only

This page explains the different marketing consent status options - what they mean and where they can be changed

Using the system does not guarantee GDPR compliance, you should always follow your own corporate process to ensure this

Consent for marketing does not affect property matching - to prevent an applicant being matched to a property, you should mark the applicant as inactive, as outlined here:

1. Setting marketing consent

Marketing Consent can be set/changed on any role record (i.e. contact, applicant, vendor, landlord, tenant) but is ultimately held against the contact and shared across any role the contact has

From top left of record, below contact name:

  • Click Marketing Consent and choose the required option

After changing the consent setting:

  • Click Save (top right)

  • A journal entry is added and shown in the Activity Feed, stating when it was changed and who by

2. Reporting on marketing consent

  • Create a new Power Report, choosing Contact Report as the report type and select Marketing consent

  • Pick from the Marketing consent is criteria options

  • Click Pick Contact Criteria to return to the previous screen where more options can be chosen (such as adding Office criteria or a Linked Record) along with the option to Run Report