diff --git a/cypress/integration/add-forge-now-request-create.spec.js b/cypress/integration/add-forge-now-request-create.spec.js
--- a/cypress/integration/add-forge-now-request-create.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/add-forge-now-request-create.spec.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   cy.get('#swh-input-forge-contact-name').type(contact);
   cy.get('#swh-input-forge-contact-email').type(email);
   cy.get('#swh-input-forge-comment').type(comment);
+  cy.get('#swh-input-consent-check').click({force: consent === 'on'});
 }
 
 describe('Test add-forge-request creation', function() {
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@
     cy.visit(this.addForgeNowUrl);
 
     populateForm(
-      'bitbucket', 'gitlab.com', 'test', 'test@example.com', 'on', 'comment'
+      'bitbucket', 'gitlab.com', 'test', 'test@example.com', 'off', 'comment'
     );
     cy.get('#requestCreateForm').submit();
 
diff --git a/swh/web/add_forge_now/migrations/0003_request_submitter_forward_username.py b/swh/web/add_forge_now/migrations/0003_request_submitter_forward_username.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/web/add_forge_now/migrations/0003_request_submitter_forward_username.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.24 on 2022-03-21 16:37
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("add_forge_now", "0002_authorized_null_comment"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="request",
+            name="submitter_forward_username",
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/swh/web/add_forge_now/models.py b/swh/web/add_forge_now/models.py
--- a/swh/web/add_forge_now/models.py
+++ b/swh/web/add_forge_now/models.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     submission_date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     submitter_name = models.TextField()
     submitter_email = models.TextField()
+    submitter_forward_username = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     # FIXME: shall we do create a user model inside the webapp instead?
     forge_type = models.TextField()
     forge_url = models.TextField()
diff --git a/swh/web/add_forge_now/tests/test_migration.py b/swh/web/add_forge_now/tests/test_migration.py
--- a/swh/web/add_forge_now/tests/test_migration.py
+++ b/swh/web/add_forge_now/tests/test_migration.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 MIGRATION_0001 = "0001_initial"
 MIGRATION_0002 = "0002_authorized_null_comment"
+MIGRATION_0003 = "0003_request_submitter_forward_username"
 
 
 def now() -> datetime:
@@ -95,3 +96,16 @@
 
     req2 = make_request_with_empty_comment(requestModel2)
     req2.save()
+
+
+def test_add_forge_now_store_submitter_forward_username(migrator):
+    """Basic migration test to check new model authorized empty comment"""
+
+    state = migrator.apply_tested_migration((APP_NAME, MIGRATION_0002))
+    requestModel = state.apps.get_model(APP_NAME, "Request")
+    assert not hasattr(requestModel, "submitter_forward_username")
+
+    state = migrator.apply_tested_migration((APP_NAME, MIGRATION_0003))
+    requestModel2 = state.apps.get_model(APP_NAME, "Request")
+
+    assert hasattr(requestModel2, "submitter_forward_username")
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py b/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
             "forge_contact_email",
             "forge_contact_name",
             "forge_contact_comment",
+            "submitter_forward_username",
         )
 
 
diff --git a/swh/web/templates/add_forge_now/create-request.html b/swh/web/templates/add_forge_now/create-request.html
--- a/swh/web/templates/add_forge_now/create-request.html
+++ b/swh/web/templates/add_forge_now/create-request.html
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
           <div class="form-row">
             <div class="form-group form-check">
               <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox"
-                     id="swh-input-consent-check" name="consent_to_add_name">
+                     id="swh-input-consent-check" name="submitter_forward_consent">
               <label for="swh-input-consent-check">
-                I consent to add my username in the communication with the forge
+                I consent to add my username in the communication with the forge.
               </label>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_add_forge_now.py b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_add_forge_now.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_add_forge_now.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_add_forge_now.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "forge_contact_email": "admin@gitlab.example.org",
     "forge_contact_name": "gitlab.example.org admin",
     "forge_contact_comment": "user marked as owner in forge members",
+    "submitter_forward_username": True,
 }
 
 ADD_FORGE_DATA_FORGE2 = {
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
     "forge_contact_email": "admin@gitea.example.org",
     "forge_contact_name": "gitea.example.org admin",
     "forge_contact_comment": "user marked as owner in forge members",
+    "submitter_forward_username": True,
 }
 
 ADD_FORGE_DATA_FORGE3 = {
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@
     "forge_contact_email": "admin@example.org",
     "forge_contact_name": "heptapod admin",
     "forge_contact_comment": "",  # authorized empty or null comment
+    "submitter_forward_username": False,
 }