Update informed-consent.qmd

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-#title: Informed consent
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 Processing personal data requires a legal ground. One of the most common legal grounds used in scientific research is asking participants for their consent. 
 
 
-##Consent as a legal ground
+## Consent as a legal ground
 
 In order for consent to count as a valid legal basis, several conditions must be met. 
 
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 * Consent must be **revocable**. A participant should be able to withdraw their consent at any time. If they do, their personal data can no longer be used for the research and should be deleted if possible. It is important that withdrawing consent is made as easy for the participant as providing consent. 
 
 
-##How to ask for consent
+## How to ask for consent
 Securing consent can be achieved in various ways. You could ask participants to sign a document (online or on paper), ask them to give an affirmative statement via an audio- or video recording, or ask them to tick a box ☑ or answer an email. You may choose whichever of these options suits your need. However, in accordance with [Article 13](https://gdpr-info.eu/art-13-gdpr/) of the GDPR, it is mandatory to provide certain information to your particpants. This information is typically provided in writing (via an information letter or privacy statement). Therefore, preference is generally given to ask consent via a form (online or on paper).
 
 
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 * For research that involves participants under the age of 16, additional consent is required by a parent or guardian.
 
 
-##Do's and Don'ts
+## Do's and Don'ts
 | Do's | Don'ts |
 | Indicate how you will de-identify the data (where possible) | Use terms such as "fully anonymous" |
 | Indicate when and under what conditions others may be allowed to access the data | Say "I will be the only one with access to the data" |
 | Mention that the data will be kept on secure severs with appropriate protection levels | State the name of the specific storage or archiving solution (systems change) |
 
 
-##Examples and templates
+## Examples and templates
 
 
-##Support in your faculty: Privacy Champions
+## Support in your faculty: Privacy Champions
 Each faculty has one or more Privacy Champions, who are the first point of contact for questions relating to privacy and the GDPR. The Privacy Champions can help you with completing a Data Protection Impact Assessment, registering your research in the record of processing activities, designing informed consent forms and other questions relating to the GDPR. The 🔒 [list of Privacy Champions](https://vu.nl/en/employee/privacy-and-information-security/privacy-champions-information) can be found on the VU website.