Indicates permission: it is alright to do something; one may do it.
窓を開けてもいいですか?
May I open the window?
ここに座ってもいいよ。
You can sit here.
写真を撮ってもいいですか?(=撮影してもよいですか?)
Is it all right to take a photo?
忙しければ手伝わなくてもいいよ。無理しないで。
If you're busy, you don't have to help. Don't push yourself.