Consent on file

A record, per client, that a required consent exists — for the professions that need one.

Last updated: 8 September 2026

What this is. Some professions may not use a client's information for anything beyond the engagement without the client's written consent — a tax preparer's use of return information outside preparing the return is the clearest example in the United States (IRC §7216). Askhive does not decide whether a firm needs such a consent; the firm and its own counsel do. What Askhive gives a firm is a place to record that one is on file, per client, so the record travels with the client rather than in a drawer.

What the record holds

• What kind of consent — the firm's own words for it (for example "§7216 consent to use", "engagement letter", "medical records release").
• The date it was obtained and who recorded it, from the signed-in seat, never typed.
• A note — where the signed original is kept.

Askhive holds the record, not the document: the signed consent stays in the firm's own files. The record is on the client's page in Clients, exported with the firm's data, and deleted with the client.

What it is not

It is not legal advice about whether a consent is required, not a template for one, and not a substitute for keeping the signed original. Askhive's own privacy and data-processing terms are in the Privacy Policy and the Data Processing Agreement.

Last verified 28 September 2026. See also the security fit sheet and data controls.