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# Set Up Tracking and Storage of Certain Data Privacy Preferences

Let your users store and track certain data privacy preferences for your customers.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: all editions, including partner and customer community users.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Data protection details are available in all your org’s records by default. Enable the Consent Data model in the settings. You can easily verify that they’re available or disable them from the Setup page.

1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Data Protection and Privacy, and then select **Data Protection and Privacy**.
2. Click **Edit**, select or unselect **Make data protection details available in records**, and then click **Save**.

You can make data protection information visible to users by adding the Individual field to Lead, Contact, and Person Accounts page layouts. Consider renaming this field to something meaningful to your users. (_Example:_ Manage data privacy _or_ Track customer consent)

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_note.png)

Note If you don’t see tabs for the consent management objects, [set the objects’ tab settings](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_tab_visibility.htm&type=5&language=en_US) to **Default On** for the profiles where you want to enable tabs.

Consider enabling or updating these settings.

- [Create custom fields for data privacy records](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.adding_fields.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Create sharing rules for data privacy records](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.security_sharing_rules_create.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Encrypt personal data in certain data privacy fields](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.securityImplGuide.meta/securityImplGuide/security_pe_encryptable_data.htm) (Shield customers)
- [Set the organization-wide sharing default](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.admin_sharing.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Track field history for individuals](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.tracking_field_history_for_standard_objects.htm&type=5&language=en_US)

#### See Also

- [Track Certain Data Privacy Preferences for Leads and Contacts Already in Salesforce](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.individuals_data_privacy_for_existing_records.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Create data privacy records based on the Individual object for leads and contacts already in Salesforce using scripts.")
- [Best Practices for Tracking Data Privacy](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.individuals_things_to_know_privacy_records.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Keep these best practices in mind when storing certain data privacy preferences in data privacy records based on the Individual object.")
- [Respect Consent Preferences in Marketing Cloud Engagement with the Consent Data Model](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.consent_data_model_mc.htm&type=5&language=en_US)