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by Aaargh20318 2950 days ago
You can't store the e-mail address without consent, and getting consent would probably involve sending a confirmation email.
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But providing an email so it can be associated with your profile implies giving consent, as you don't have to do that.
GDPR requires explicit consent if you're using consent as your legal basis for storing that contact email.