diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/irishmonitorservice/configuration/mongo/IrishMongoConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/irishmonitorservice/configuration/mongo/IrishMongoConnection.java
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+package eu.dnetlib.irishmonitorservice.configuration.mongo;
+
+import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
+import com.mongodb.MongoCredential;
+import com.mongodb.ServerAddress;
+import eu.dnetlib.uoamonitorservice.configuration.properties.MongoConfig;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.MongoDbFactory;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoTemplate;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.SimpleMongoDbFactory;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.config.EnableMongoRepositories;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+@Configuration
+@EnableMongoRepositories(basePackages = {"eu.dnetlib.irishmonitorservice.dao"}, mongoTemplateRef = "mongoIrishTemplate")
+public class IrishMongoConnection {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private MongoConfig mongoConfig;
+
+    @Bean
+    public MongoDbFactory mongoDbFactory() {
+        return new SimpleMongoDbFactory(getMongoClient(), mongoConfig.getDatabase());
+    }
+
+    @Bean(name = "mongoIrishTemplate")
+    public MongoTemplate getMongoTemplate() {
+        return new MongoTemplate(mongoDbFactory());
+    }
+
+    private MongoClient getMongoClient() {
+        if(mongoConfig.getUsername() != null && mongoConfig.getPassword() != null){
+            return new MongoClient(Collections.singletonList(
+                    new ServerAddress(mongoConfig.getHost(), mongoConfig.getPort())),
+                    Collections.singletonList(MongoCredential.createCredential(mongoConfig.getUsername(), mongoConfig.getDatabase(), mongoConfig.getPassword().toCharArray())));
+        } else {
+            return new MongoClient(Collections.singletonList(new ServerAddress(mongoConfig.getHost(), mongoConfig.getPort())));
+        }
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/irishmonitorservice/controllers/UserProfileController.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/irishmonitorservice/controllers/UserProfileController.java
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+package eu.dnetlib.irishmonitorservice.controllers;
+
+import eu.dnetlib.irishmonitorservice.dao.UserProfileDAO;
+import eu.dnetlib.irishmonitorservice.entities.UserProfile;
+import eu.dnetlib.uoaadmintoolslibrary.handlers.ContentNotFoundException;
+import eu.dnetlib.uoaadmintoolslibrary.handlers.ForbiddenException;
+import eu.dnetlib.uoaadmintoolslibrary.handlers.utils.RolesUtils;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
+
+@RestController
+@CrossOrigin(origins = "*")
+@RequestMapping("/user")
+@PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
+public class UserProfileController {
+    private final Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(this.getClass());
+
+    @Autowired
+    private RolesUtils rolesUtils;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private UserProfileDAO userDAO;
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/save", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    public UserProfile saveUserProfile(@RequestBody UserProfile userProfile) {
+        String aaiId = rolesUtils.getAaiId();
+        UserProfile existingUserProfile =  userDAO.findByAaiId(aaiId);
+        if(existingUserProfile != null) {
+            userProfile.setId(existingUserProfile.getId());
+        }
+        userProfile.setAaiId(aaiId); // users can only save/ update their own profiles
+        return userDAO.save(userProfile);
+    }
+
+//    @RequestMapping(value = "/delete/{aaiId}", method = RequestMethod.DELETE)
+//    public Boolean deleteUserProfileByAaiId(@PathVariable("aaiId") String aaiId) {
+//        // maybe portal admin could delete any user profile?
+//
+//        String currentAaiId = rolesUtils.getAaiId();
+//        if(aaiId != null && currentAaiId.equals(aaiId)) {
+//            throw new ForbiddenException("User with id: "+currentAaiId + " has not access to update user with id: "+aaiId);
+//        }
+//        UserProfile user =  userDAO.findByAaiId(aaiId);
+//        if(user == null) {
+//            // EXCEPTION - Entity Not Found
+//            throw new ContentNotFoundException("Delete user profile: No user profile found for : " + aaiId);
+//        } else {
+//            userDAO.delete(user.getId());
+//        }
+//        return true;
+//    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    public UserProfile getUserProfile() {
+        String aaiId = rolesUtils.getAaiId();
+        UserProfile user =  userDAO.findByAaiId(aaiId);
+        if(user == null) {
+            // EXCEPTION - Entity Not Found
+            throw new ContentNotFoundException("No user profile found for: " + aaiId);
+        }
+        return user;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/irishmonitorservice/dao/MongoDBUserProfileDAO.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/irishmonitorservice/dao/MongoDBUserProfileDAO.java
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+package eu.dnetlib.irishmonitorservice.dao;
+
+import eu.dnetlib.irishmonitorservice.entities.UserProfile;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.MongoRepository;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface MongoDBUserProfileDAO extends UserProfileDAO, MongoRepository<UserProfile, String> {
+    List<UserProfile> findAll();
+
+    UserProfile findById(String Id);
+
+    UserProfile findByAaiId(String aaiId);
+
+    UserProfile save(UserProfile user);
+
+    void deleteAll();
+
+    void delete(String id);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/irishmonitorservice/dao/UserProfileDAO.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/irishmonitorservice/dao/UserProfileDAO.java
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+package eu.dnetlib.irishmonitorservice.dao;
+
+import eu.dnetlib.irishmonitorservice.entities.UserProfile;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface UserProfileDAO {
+    List<UserProfile> findAll();
+
+    UserProfile findById(String Id);
+
+    UserProfile findByAaiId(String aaiId);
+
+    UserProfile save(UserProfile user);
+
+    void deleteAll();
+
+    void delete(String id);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/irishmonitorservice/entities/UserProfile.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/irishmonitorservice/entities/UserProfile.java
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+package eu.dnetlib.irishmonitorservice.entities;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.Indexed;
+
+public class UserProfile {
+    @Id
+    @JsonProperty("_id")
+    private String id;
+
+    @Indexed(unique = true)
+    private String aaiId;
+    private Boolean consent = false;
+
+    public UserProfile() {}
+
+    public String getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(String id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getAaiId() {
+        return aaiId;
+    }
+
+    public void setAaiId(String aaiId) {
+        this.aaiId = aaiId;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getConsent() {
+        return consent;
+    }
+
+    public void setConsent(Boolean consent) {
+        this.consent = consent;
+    }
+}