Modern privacy laws (such as GDPR in Europe and CCPA in California) require clear, unambiguous consent before businesses can repurpose customer content, names, or submitted photos for promotional marketing and advertising. Featuring customer reviews in paid social ads, email newsletters, or print collateral without documented consent exposes merchants to regulatory compliance risks. ReviewX includes a built-in Review Consent Checkbox Engine with a full copy editor, allowing you to establish affirmative compliance seamlessly at the moment of review submission.

Step-by-Step Configuration Guide

Step 1: Open Review Settings

Navigate to ReviewX → Reviews in your WordPress admin menu and select the Review settings tab.

Step 2: Enable the Consent Checkbox

Scroll down to find the Consent checkbox option (marked with Badge 1). Toggle the switch to the ON position.

Step 3: Customize Your Promotional Copy

Once toggled, the interactive Consent Textarea Editor expands (marked with Badge 2). Craft your store’s specific legal disclaimer:

“I grant permission to use my review text, rating, and submitted media in promotional materials and marketing campaigns.”

Step 4: Save Changes

Click Save changes. The consent checkbox will immediately render in the review submission modal on all single product pages.

Compliance Audit Trail in ReviewX

ReviewX automatically logs compliance records in the WordPress database:

• Metadata Logging: When a customer checks the consent box, ReviewX attaches a verified metadata flag (_rvx_consent_given = 1) to the comment record in wp_commentmeta.
• Timestamp & User Binding: Consent records are cryptographically bound to the submission timestamp, customer IP address, and user ID.
• Filtering Compliant Reviews: Marketing teams can easily query approved reviews that have consent granted to curate content for advertising campaigns and social media spotlights.