Data consent
What the panelist sees when opening the link while the consent gate is active: a privacy notice and a required checkbox before they can start.
What it is
When AreaCacao has a privacy notice for panelists published (the consent gate is active), the panelist sees a privacy step on the welcome screen before they can start the evaluation. It's a platform setting, not a per-tasting one: the leader doesn't turn it on or off. It's a transparency control over how their data is handled for that tasting.
What the panelist sees
When they open the link, alongside the tasting details there's a "Before you start: how we handle your data" block that explains their name, their tasting responses and minimal technical data will be recorded for that evaluation, and includes a link to the privacy notice (with its version number when available).
Below it there's a required checkbox:
"I have read the notice and consent to the processing of my data for this evaluation."
Until the panelist checks the box, the Start evaluation button stays disabled. Checking it enables the button.
Notice version
The privacy link points to the versioned notice. If the notice is updated between the moment the panelist opens the screen and the moment they confirm, they'll see a message asking them to reload the page to accept the current version.
When it appears
The consent step only shows when the gate is active, and only until the panelist accepts: if they open the same link again later, they don't see it. If the gate isn't active, the panelist goes straight from the welcome screen to sample selection, with no checkbox.
Accepting the notice needs a connection. Offline, the panelist will see "You're offline. Accepting the privacy notice needs a connection; try again when you have coverage."