# SDK Privacy Methods Chartboost requires publishers to obtain consent from their users in order to process personal data and provide relevant ads. Apps under the **Google Play Designed for Families** policy **MUST** set the COPPA privacy flag to `true`. Review our [COPPA FAQs](/en/faq/coppa/) for more information on behavior targeting. Use the `addDataUseConsent` API to set consent values. This API provides user consent data for privacy laws currently in existence or future laws. ## GDPR

/** 
* GDPR support settings: 
* NON_BEHAVIORAL(0) means the user does not consent to targeting (Contextual ads) 
* BEHAVIORAL(1) means the user consents (Behavioral and Contextual Ads) 
*/ 
val dataUseConsent = GDPR(GDPR.GDPR_CONSENT.BEHAVIORAL)
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent)

/**
* GDPR support settings:
* NON_BEHAVIORAL(0) means the user does not consent to targeting (Contextual ads)
* BEHAVIORAL(1) means the user consents (Behavioral and Contextual Ads)
*/
DataUseConsent dataUseConsent = new GDPR(GDPR.GDPR_CONSENT.BEHAVIORAL);
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent);

## CCPA

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/**
* CCPA support settings:
* OPT_IN_SALE(1YN-) means the user consents (Behavioral and Contextual Ads)
* OPT_OUT_SALE(1YY-) means the user does not consent to targeting (Contextual ads)
*/
val dataUseConsent = CCPA(CCPA.CCPA_CONSENT.OPT_IN_SALE)
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent)

/**
* CCPA support settings:
* OPT_IN_SALE(1YN-) means the user consents (Behavioral and Contextual Ads)
* OPT_OUT_SALE(1YY-) means the user does not consent to targeting (Contextual ads)
*/
DataUseConsent dataUseConsent = new CCPA(CCPA.CCPA_CONSENT.OPT_IN_SALE);
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent);

## COPPA If an app is child-directed, a value of true or false must be set to define proper behavior.

Kotlin
Java

/**
* COPPA:
* true means that COPPA restrictions apply and the android advertising identifier is not transmitted. (Contextual ads)
* false means that COPPA restrictions do not apply. (Behavioral and Contextual Ads)
*/
val dataUseConsent = COPPA(true)
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent)

/**
* COPPA:
* true means that COPPA restrictions apply and the android advertising identifier is not transmitted. (Contextual ads)
* false means that COPPA restrictions do not apply. (Behavioral and Contextual Ads)
*/
DataUseConsent dataUseConsent = new COPPA(true);
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent);

Apps under the Google Play Designed for Families policy MUST set the COPPA privacy flag to true in order to restrict transmitting the android advertising identifier.

## LGPD

Kotlin
Java

/**
* LGPD (Brazil's General Data Protection Law):
* true means the user allows behavioral targeting (Behavioral and Contextual Ads)
* false means the user does not allow behavioral targeting (Contextual ads)
*/
val dataUseConsent = LGPD(true)
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent)

/**
* LGPD (Brazil's General Data Protection Law):
* true means the user allows behavioral targeting (Behavioral and Contextual Ads)
* false means the user does not allow behavioral targeting (Contextual ads)
*/
DataUseConsent dataUseConsent = new LGPD(true);
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent);

## Custom Consent Chartboost allows publishers to provide custom consent information, besides the predefined GDPR and CCPA values. Custom consent values must be non-empty strings of fewer than 100 characters. Reserved standard names such as `gdpr` cannot be used as custom privacy standard names. For example:

Kotlin
Java

// customPrivacyStandard: the name of your privacy framework (e.g. "my_framework")
// customConsent: the consent value to associate with that standard (e.g. "1")
val dataUseConsent = Custom(customPrivacyStandard = "my_framework", customConsent = "1")
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent)

// First argument: the name of your privacy framework
// Second argument: the consent value to associate with that standard
DataUseConsent dataUseConsent = new Custom("my_framework", "1");
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent);

## TCF v2.0 The `TCFv2` class provides a helper to read the IAB TCF v2.0 consent string (`IABTCF_TCString`) from your app's default `SharedPreferences`. This is useful when your CMP writes the TCF string to SharedPreferences and you want to inspect it.

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Java

val tcfv2 = TCFv2(PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context))
val tcfString: String? = tcfv2.getTCFString()

TCFv2 tcfv2 = new TCFv2(PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context));
String tcfString = tcfv2.getTCFString();

## GPP (Global Privacy Platform) The `GPP` class provides helpers to read the IAB GPP consent string (`IABGPP_HDR_GppString`) and the GPP section ID string (`IABGPP_GppSID`) from your app's default `SharedPreferences`. This is useful when your CMP writes the GPP strings to SharedPreferences and you want to inspect them.

Kotlin
Java

val gpp = GPP(PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context))
val gppString: String? = gpp.getGppString()
val gppSid: String? = gpp.getGppSid()

GPP gpp = new GPP(PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context));
String gppString = gpp.getGppString();
String gppSid = gpp.getGppSid();

## Clear Data Use Consent To clear any of the privacy data use consent, use the following method:

Kotlin
Java

Chartboost.clearDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent.privacyStandard)

Chartboost.clearDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent.getPrivacyStandard());