The basics
What is consent.app?
consent.app is the invisible trust layer for collecting verified digital consent. People scan a QR code or open a secure link, review what they're agreeing to, and approve on their own phone. That leaves you a signed, timestamped record you can rely on. It replaces paper forms, clipboards and chased-down PDFs.
Which situations are digital consent forms built for?
Schools, clinics, events, teams, rental shops, studios and clubs: anywhere one person needs another to agree to something and both sides need proof. Parental permission slips, treatment consent, photo and image rights, liability waivers, confidentiality agreements, age checks and rental agreements all work the same way.
How do we get started with digital consent forms?
Create a free account, build your first consent request from a template or from scratch, and share it as a link or QR code. No setup project, no hardware, no training day.
Who is behind consent.app?
consent.app is built and operated by XLCloud, a startup based in Karlsruhe, Germany. You can learn more about us on the XLCloud website.
For the people signing
Does the person signing need an app or an account?
No. Recipients approve on their own phone through a secure link or QR code with no account needed to sign. If they want to keep and review the consents they've agreed to, they can create an account or use the consent.app companion app. You manage every request and record from your own dashboard.
Compliance & legal
Where is the data stored, and is it GDPR compliant?
Yes, fully. EU accounts on European infrastructure, US accounts in the US — encrypted, timestamped, audit-ready, every agreement. GDPR by design, not by patch. Every consent records its purpose, is logged and auditable, and anyone can access and review what they agreed to at any time.
Are digital consent records legally reliable?
Each approval is captured as a signed, timestamped record with a tamper-evident audit trail covering every consent and check. That gives you audit-ready evidence of who agreed to what, and when.
Records & security
How are consent records stored and searched?
Every consent is kept in one auditable place. You can search and filter by person, request, date or status, and export what you need in a click, with no rummaging through inboxes or filing cabinets.
How is consent data protected?
Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access is controlled, and the audit trail is tamper-evident. You choose where records are stored, and only the retention required by your use case is kept.
Plans & pricing
What does consent.app cost?
You can start for free and collect real consent straight away. Free covers personal and business use; Non-Profit suits clubs, schools and other non-profits; and Pro adds unlimited consents and monthly invoicing from €9.99 per user a month. See the pricing page for the full breakdown.
How does billing work?
Pro is billed monthly, on the 1st of each month. When you subscribe you pay for the remainder of the current month, with the subscription fee prorated. After that, an invoice is issued on the first day of each month for the previous month, so you always pay for what you actually used. Free and Non-Profit cost nothing and never ask for a card.
How are consents counted?
One approval equals one consent, counted the moment a signer reviews and approves on their own device. Free includes up to 999 a month and Non-Profit up to 9,999. Pro has no monthly limit and adds a small per-consent fee, from €0.01 per consent.
Can I switch plans later?
Yes. Move between plans whenever you like from your billing settings. Upgrades take effect immediately and every record you have already collected stays exactly where it is, fully readable.
What happens if I reach my monthly limit?
Nothing is deleted. On Free and Non-Profit you are simply prompted to upgrade once you pass the included consents for the month. Your existing records remain safe and accessible throughout.
Parental Consent
Do parents need an app to sign a permission slip?
No. A parent taps the link or scans the QR, reviews the request, and signs on their own phone with no account needed. Parents who want to keep their permissions can create an account or use the consent.app companion app.
Can a parent see the permission they gave later?
Yes. A parent can review any permission they've given at any time, and every consent stays on your live list.
Can one parental consent form collect medical info and several permissions?
Yes. Add medical fields, emergency contacts, photo permissions, and activity-specific consents to a single form, signed in one go.
Where is the data stored, and is it GDPR compliant?
Yes, fully. EU accounts on European infrastructure, US accounts in the US — encrypted, timestamped, audit-ready, every agreement. GDPR by design, not by patch.
Age Confirmation
Do customers need an app to complete an age verification?
No. They scan a QR or open a link, enter their details, upload their ID, and sign, all on their own phone with no account needed. If a client wants to keep and review their consents, they can create an account or use the consent.app companion app.
What happens if an age check shows someone is under age? (coming soon)
The form will calculate age from the date of birth in real time and block anyone below your threshold before they can submit — so an under-age consent never reaches your records.
Is uploaded ID stored securely during age verification?
Yes. The ID photo is encrypted the moment it's uploaded and stays bound to that one record — on European infrastructure for EU accounts, US infrastructure for US accounts. Never a loose photo sitting in someone's camera roll.
Would a digital age verification record hold up in a dispute?
Every consent is timestamped to the second and digitally signed, giving you an audit-ready record you can retrieve years later.
Liability Waivers
Do participants need an app to sign a liability waiver?
No. They scan a QR or open a link, read the terms, and sign, all on their own phone with no account needed. If someone wants to keep their copy, they can use the consent.app companion app.
Can a liability waiver collect an emergency contact too?
Yes. Add any fields you need to the template, including an emergency contact or a health note, and they’re captured and stored alongside the signature.
Would a digital liability waiver hold up if there was a claim?
Every waiver is timestamped to the second and digitally signed, giving you an audit-ready record you can retrieve years later.
Can one liability waiver cover a whole group or event?
Share one link or QR and each participant signs their own copy against it. Ten people or ten thousand, the record stays clean and searchable.
Photo & Video Consent
Can photo consent be scoped by medium and territory?
Yes. Define exactly where and how an image may be used: social, print, web, or specific territories, so the consent matches what you actually need.
Can a parent give photo consent for their child?
Yes. For minors, the parent or guardian signs on their own phone, and the record captures who consented on the child's behalf.
Can I rely on a digital photo consent record?
Every release is digitally signed and timestamped, giving you an audit-ready record you can produce if usage is ever questioned.
Emergency & Health Info
Is medical and health data stored securely?
Yes. Every record is encrypted and visible only to the people you authorise — on European infrastructure for EU accounts, US infrastructure for US accounts. It’s never a loose form in a drawer or an attachment in an inbox.
Can a parent fill in a medical form for their child?
Yes. Parental co-signature is first-class, so a parent or guardian provides and confirms the details for a minor the way the law expects.
Can staff see emergency contact details on site from a phone?
Yes. Search by name on any phone and the allergies, notes, and emergency contact come up in seconds, exactly when they’re needed.
Can people update their medical information later?
Send the link again and they can resubmit updated details. Each submission is timestamped, so you always know which record is current.
Confidentiality Agreement
How fast can an NDA be signed online?
Very quickly. Send a link or show a QR, and the other person reviews and signs on their phone, with no printing or email back-and-forth.
Can I rely on a digital NDA or confidentiality agreement?
Yes. Each signature is captured with a timestamp and audit trail, so you get an audit-ready record you can rely on.
Does the other party need an account to sign an NDA?
No. They open the link on any device, review, and sign, with no account needed. If they want to keep a copy, they can create an account or use the consent.app companion app.
Where are signed NDAs stored?
In your encrypted vault, searchable by name or date, so you can retrieve any agreement quickly, even long after it was signed.
Item Handover
Do customers need an app to sign a handover form?
No. They scan a QR at the counter or open a link, review the terms, and sign on their own phone with no account needed and no shared tablet to pass around. Anyone who wants to keep a copy can create an account or use the consent.app companion app.
Can a handover form capture condition, access, and liability terms?
Yes. Set out the condition checklist, access or usage terms, deposit, and liability once, and every person signs the same agreement before the item, device, or room changes hands.
What if someone disputes the handover later?
You have a timestamped, signed record of exactly what they agreed to, with photo evidence, searchable by name or date and retrievable in moments, even months later.
Can I reuse the same handover form every time?
Yes. Build it once and reuse the same link or printed QR for every handover, with no per-item setup.
Between Us
Is a written agreement between two people legally binding?
A signed, timestamped agreement between two people is a genuine record of what you both agreed. For anything high-value or complex, we’d still suggest speaking to a professional. Between Us is designed for the everyday agreements that normally never get written down at all.
Do both people need an account to sign an agreement?
No. You create the agreement and share a link; the other person opens it and signs on their phone with no account needed. If either of you wants to keep and review your agreements, you can use the consent.app companion app.
Who can see a private agreement between two people?
Only the people who signed it. It’s encrypted and private to the two of you.
Is it free to put a private agreement in writing?
Yes, you can create and sign personal agreements for free. Set one up and see the record it leaves.
For schools & youth
Do parents need an account to sign a permission slip?
No. A parent taps the link or scans the QR, reviews the request, and signs on their own phone with no account needed. Parents who want to keep their permissions can create an account or use the consent.app companion app.
Can a parent see what they agreed to later?
Yes. A parent can review any permission they've given at any time, and every consent stays on your live list, always the current picture.
Where is the data stored, and is it GDPR compliant?
Yes, fully. EU accounts on European infrastructure, US accounts in the US — encrypted, timestamped, audit-ready, every agreement. GDPR by design, not by patch.
Can we reuse the same permission slip for every trip?
Set a consent up once with the trip details, medical fields, and photo permissions. Reuse it as often as you like. No per-child or per-trip rebuild.
What do digital permission slips cost for a school?
You can start free and collect real consents right away. See the pricing page for organisation plans built for schools and youth programs.
For SMBs & local business
Do customers need an app to sign a waiver?
No. They scan a QR at the counter or open a link, review the terms, and sign on their own phone with no account needed and no shared tablet to hand around. Customers who want to keep a copy can create an account or use the consent.app companion app.
How long does it take to set up digital waivers?
Quickly. Build your waiver or form once, print the QR, and start collecting signed consents, with no IT project or training.
Will the signed record hold up if a claim is disputed?
Every consent is signed, timestamped, and stored with a full audit trail, GDPR compliant, giving you an audit-ready record.
Can one account cover different forms across my business?
Yes. Waivers, age checks, image rights, rental terms, quick confidentiality agreements: every form your business hands a customer lives in one place.
What does consent form software cost for a small business?
Start free and pay as you grow, from a cent per consent on the Pro plan, with no setup fees or lock-in. See the pricing page for details.
Still have questions?
We're happy to walk you through your use case and show you the record it leaves behind.