Regs 7004 — Symmetric choices and no dark patterns

Requirement

Methods for submitting requests and obtaining consent use easy-to-understand language, offer symmetry in choice (declining is no harder than accepting), avoid confusing language, interactive elements or manipulative design, and require minimal steps; agreement obtained through dark patterns is not consent.

What the engine looks for

Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.

Equivalent controls elsewhere

Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.