Preference Consent Opt In State Transition Tool

Description

Accept opt-in, opt-out or unchanged action.

Consent, disclosure, duties and exceptions can be represented as records and flags. A consistency check describes those representations; it cannot independently establish valid consent, a justified exception or satisfaction of a real obligation.

Accept opt-in, opt-out or unchanged action.

When to use this tool

Use Preference Consent Opt In State Transition when you need a literal ethical-policy record or eligibility diagnostic.

How to use the tool and how it works

Enter current, action. Use the units and conventions below.
Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
Read next, changed. Inspect next, changed before interpreting the associated values.

Accept opt-in, opt-out or unchanged action. Keep current for unchanged, otherwise set true for opt-in and false for opt-out; return changed flag.^[1]

Input field	Meaning and units	Accepted input
current	Current	Required. Boolean.
action	Action	Required. Text; one of "opt-in", "opt-out", "unchanged"; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.

Output field	Interpretation	Returned shape
next	Next	Required. Boolean.
changed	Changed	Required. Boolean.

json

{
  "input": {
    "current": false,
    "action": "opt-in"
  },
  "output": {
    "next": true,
    "changed": true
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

This is a boolean preference-state transition, not actual informed consent, legal authorization, storage, audit history or revocation enforcement.
Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Review source evidence, applicable rules and affected people's choices through the appropriate process. Authenticate permissions and evaluate substantive reasons separately from token membership and boolean flags.

References

Calculation and input contract: ethics/preference-consent-opt-in-state-transition — tool.io

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