Use Event Settings > Branding and Site Settings > Legal & GDPR to add event terms and privacy information, control the cookie banner and choose which consent checkboxes appear during registration. Review the wording and settings against the requirements that apply to your event, then select Save.
Add your event terms and privacy statement
Fill in Terms of Service (summary), Terms of Service (full) and Privacy Statement as needed. Markdown formatting is supported. Your full terms and privacy statement appear as additional event information before HeySummit’s core documents. They do not replace HeySummit’s terms or privacy statement, and you are responsible for the content you add. See Personalising the Terms and Conditions or Privacy Policy.
Control the cookie banner
Show Cookie Consent Popup Banner to Visitors? is enabled by default. Disable it only when you have established that this is appropriate for your event and applicable requirements. The setting controls the banner; it does not determine your legal obligations.
Keep the consent choices separate
Require Explicit Consent to Share Emails with Select Partners? adds a separate, initially unticked partner-sharing checkbox. Attendees can register without selecting it. When this setting is off, the standard registration flow records partner-sharing consent when the attendee accepts the event terms. Make sure those terms and your actual data use match.
Show GDPR Marketing 'Soft Opt-In' Checkbox? shows a marketing preference checkbox that starts ticked. Attendees can untick it to opt out. When this setting is off, the standard registration flow does not record a marketing opt-out at registration. This is different from a separate, initially unticked marketing opt-in.
Show Custom Marketing Opt-In Checkbox? adds a separate, initially unticked checkbox with your own wording. Use Custom Marketing Opt-In Checkbox Text to explain exactly which newsletter, sponsor updates or other marketing the attendee is agreeing to. They are opted in to this custom choice only if they tick it.
Use the custom choice in exports
Custom marketing consent is stored separately from the marketing preference and partner-sharing choice. When custom marketing opt-in is enabled, attendee exports include a Custom Marketing Opt-In column with Yes or No values. Filter the people who opted in before importing them into the marketing workflow described by your checkbox. Enabling a checkbox does not by itself establish that your event or marketing complies with data-protection law. You remain responsible for appropriate wording, consent and data use.