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Ethical data collection consent

Consent forms that people actually understand.

Higher-risk prompt — human review is required before you act on the output.

This prompt touches safeguarding, wellbeing, funding claims or public communications. Verify facts, remove personal details and check with a colleague before using the result.

When to use this prompt

Reach for this prompt when you need to consent forms that people actually understand. It's designed for M&E lead. Typically used within Evaluation work.

Not suitable for real-time decisions about individuals, safeguarding cases, or public claims without human sign-off.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Gather your inputs

    You'll need: Data collected, Audience age.
    Nice to have: Storage plan.
  2. 2

    Fill in the template

    Copy the template below and replace every bracketed placeholder with real, local context. Keep names and safeguarding details out.
  3. 3

    Run it in your AI tool

    Paste into your preferred AI assistant. Ask a follow-up if the output misses your association's tone or context.
  4. 4

    Review with the checklist

    Work through the human-review checklist below before you send, publish or act on the output.

Prefer a guided flow? Adapt with the guided builder — it fills placeholders from your association profile.

Prompt template

Draft a plain-English consent for {{data}} at {{association_name}} from {{audience}}. Include purpose, use, storage, withdrawal, contact.

Replace bracketed placeholders with real context. Never paste identifying details about children, health or safeguarding cases.

What good output looks like

A one-page consent form and script.

Human review checklist

Tick each before you send or publish the output.

Why this prompt works

Consent is meaningful when saying no changes nothing about someone's access.

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