CDP Consent Categories (Consent Management Category Mapping)

note this feature is available to chord users who are assigned a team admin or developer role member and data analyst roles can view existing consent categories and mappings but cannot edit or delete consent categories order admins will not have access to this feature for additional support, please reach out to help\@chord co introduction consent management category mapping is the process of aligning the types of customer data you collect—like behavioral, transactional, or marketing preferences—with specific consent categories this ensures that your brand honors user privacy choices across every touchpoint, making it easier to stay compliant with data privacy guidelines while still managing customer data responsibly chord cdp makes it super easy to create, enable, and manage consent management categories with just a few clicks follow the steps below to set up your consent management categories and assign category mappings create a consent category to create a consent category, follow the steps below log into the chord data platform click into the chord cdp navigate to the consent categories tab click the "+ new category" button update the name of the consent category click the ✔️ icon to save the consent category name provide the external id of the consent category note this field will be matched against the browser consent managment category id this is usually defined in the browser's consent management platform click the "save" button to save your new consent category map a consent category once you have created consent categories, you can now map them to the relevant destinations make sure you are in the chord cdp click the "overview" tab make sure you have destinations connected choose a destination that you'd like to map an existing consent category and click "edit" within the destination, scroll down to the consent requirements section toggle your desired consent categories on and off click "save changes" to save your updates edit consent categories make sure you are in the chord cdp click the "consent categories" tab for the consent category you'd like to update, click the ✏️ icon make the necessary updates to the consent category and click the "save" button remove consent categories make sure you are in the chord cdp click the "consent categories" tab for the consent category you'd like to update, click the 🗑️ icon you'll see a pop up confirming the deletion click "delete" the consent category you chose has been deleted!