{"page":"/blog/tcf-consent-string-lawful-basis","modified":"2026-11-10","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","columns":["Reading","What it holds","What it relies on","What it means for a design"],"rows":[["A framework-led reading","A correctly implemented flow, with consent recorded for the purposes that need it, gives participants a workable record. Legitimate interest stays available for the purposes where the policies allow it, such as measurement.","The framework's policies; Article 6(1)(f)","Vendors process on the registered basis the string satisfies"],["A regulator-led reading","The string is evidence that a signal was sent, not that consent was valid. Validity depends on the interface, the information given and the number of vendors. Legitimate interest is not available for personalised advertising or profiling.","Articles 4(11) and 7; the Court's 2023 and 2024 rulings; regulator decisions","Advertising purposes run on consent only, with evidence kept beyond the string"]],"sourceUrls":[[],[]]}