How to &quot;withdraw consent&quot; without implying consent was ever given?
<p>Privacy policy often states that one can &quot;withdraw consent&quot; to the collection, use and disclosure of personal data. Unfortunately, it is often the case that consent was given to the collection, use and disclosure of personal data for a particular use case, but somehow the data was used for other unstated use cases.</p>
<p>How can I &quot;withdraw consent&quot; without implying consent was ever given, so that I reserve the right to take further action in the future?</p>

<p>You could say something like &quot;I do not consent to [XYZ], and I revoke any consent I may have given in the past.&quot; That makes it clear that you intend to revoke consent, without acknowledging that you ever did consent.</p>

<p>If you have previously given consent, the most honest and correct response is “I withdraw consent.”</p>
<p>If you state “I have not given consent” that could be proven false, and undermine your credibility.</p>
<p>A neutral response would be “I do not give consent”.  This says nothing about past actions, (or inaction in the case of opting out) but clearly indicates your intentions going forward.</p>

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