Social media consent template (free)

For Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or your website: use a PDF template — or collect approval digitally. What matters less is the document itself, and more that later you can trace what was approved, when, and for which occasion.

Translator: What starts as a “consent form” becomes in LegitForm a shared approval (Living Consent) — one shared state with history, instead of loose versions in PDFs/chats. Learn more.

What should be clear for social media?

  • Purposes: post/story/reel, advertising/ads, website/portfolio, press.
  • Duration: unlimited vs until a date.
  • Editing: retouching, cropping, color grading.
  • Revocation/changes: how you document changes.

PDF template vs digital flow

Template / PDF
  • quick and familiar
  • works for simple cases
  • later often hard to map (project/version)
LegitForm (process)
  • approval lands in the right project
  • timing + scope are documented traceably
  • proof is created when you finalize (PDF + protocol)

If you do it digitally (short flow)

  1. Create a project (e.g., “Shoot March 2026”).
  2. Share link/QR — participants don’t need an account.
  3. Consent is received in the project (interim state).
  4. Finalize → create proof (PDF + protocol) and export.
Is a social media PDF template enough?

For simple cases often yes. The confusion usually comes later: project mapping, versions, closure state.

What should the consent include?

Purposes (post/story/ads), duration, editing, and (if relevant) revocation notes — appropriate for your case.

When is the proof created in LegitForm?

Only when you finalize. Then the proof (PDF + protocol) becomes exportable.

Does the person need an account?

No. Confirming works in the browser without an account.

Is this legal advice?

No. This is a template/guidance. Check the text for your country and situation.