Method and apparatus for consent document management

Abstract

An approach is provided for consent document management. The consent platform causes, at least in part, a creation of one or more consent document objects representing one or more consent documents, metadata associated with the consent documents, or a combination thereof. Next, the consent platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more responses to the one or more consent documents to cause, at least in part, a creation of one or more user response objects, wherein the one or more user response objects record the one or more responses on a per user basis.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:
 a creation of one or more consent document objects representing one or more consent documents, metadata associated with the one or more consent documents, or a combination thereof; and   a processing of one or more responses to the one or more consent documents to cause, at least in part, a creation of one or more user response objects,   wherein the one or more user response objects record the one or more responses on a per user basis.   
     
     
         2 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
 at least one determination of one or user interface capabilities of one or more applications, one or more devices, or a combination thereof; and   a presentation of the one or more consent document objects, the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more user interface capabilities.   
     
     
         3 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
 at least one determination to query the one or more consent document objects, the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof for the one or more consent documents, the one or more responses, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on one or more predetermined criteria.   
     
     
         4 . A method of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more predetermined criteria include, at least in part, a document identifier, a jurisdiction identifier, a language identifier, a version identifier, a user identifier, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
 at least one determination of context information associated with the one or more responses upon a detection of the one or more responses,   wherein the one or more user response objects include, at least in part, the context information.   
     
     
         6 . A method of  claim 5 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
 at least one determination of one or more timelines associated with the one or more user response objects based, at least in part, on the context information.   
     
     
         7 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
 a processing of the one or more consent document objects, the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof to determine consent behavior of one or more users associated with the one or more consent document objects, the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         8 . A method of  claim 7 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
 at least one determination of an inconsistency between at least one of the one or more user response objects and the consent behavior; and   a notification relating to at least one of the one or more responses associated with the at least one user response object based, at least in part, the inconsistency.   
     
     
         9 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
 an association of the one or more consent document objects with one or more rules relating, at least in part, to a delivery, a presentation, an enforcement, or a combination thereof of the one or more consent document objects.   
     
     
         10 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more consent documents, at least one of the one or more responses, or a combination thereof are a supplement for at least another one of the one or more consent documents, at least another one of the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof, and wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
 a linking of the one or more consent document objects, the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof to represent a composite of the respective consent documents, the respective responses, or a combination thereof   
     
     
         11 . An apparatus comprising:
 at least one processor; and   at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
 cause, at least in part, a creation of one or more consent document objects representing one or more consent documents, metadata associated with the one or more consent documents, or a combination thereof; and 
 process and/or facilitate a processing of one or more responses to the one or more consent documents to cause, at least in part, a creation of one or more user response objects, 
 wherein the one or more user response objects record the one or more responses on a per user basis. 
   
     
     
         12 . An apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 determine one or user interface capabilities of one or more applications, one or more devices, or a combination thereof and   cause, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more consent document objects, the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more user interface capabilities.   
     
     
         13 . An apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 determine to query the one or more consent document objects, the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof for the one or more consent documents, the one or more responses, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on one or more predetermined criteria.   
     
     
         14 . An apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more predetermined criteria include, at least in part, a document identifier, a jurisdiction identifier, a language identifier, a version identifier, a user identifier, or a combination thereof 
     
     
         15 . An apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 determine context information associated with the one or more responses upon a detection of the one or more responses,   wherein the one or more user response objects include, at least in part, the context information.   
     
     
         16 . An apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 determine one or more timelines associated with the one or more user response objects based, at least in part, on the context information.   
     
     
         17 . An apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more consent document objects, the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof to determine consent behavior of one or more users associated with the one or more consent document objects, the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof   
     
     
         18 . An apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 determine an inconsistency between at least one of the one or more user response objects and the consent behavior; and   cause, at least in part, a notification relating to at least one of the one or more responses associated with the at least one user response object based, at least in part, the inconsistency.   
     
     
         19 . An apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
 cause, at least in part, an association of the one or more consent document objects with one or more rules relating, at least in part, to a delivery, a presentation, an enforcement, or a combination thereof of the one or more consent document objects.   
     
     
         20 . An apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the one or more consent documents, at least one of the one or more responses, or a combination thereof are a supplement for at least another one of the one or more consent documents, at least another one of the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to: cause, at least in part, a linking of the one or more consent document objects, the one or more user response objects, or a combination thereof to represent a composite of the respective consent documents, the respective responses, or a combination thereof.