Looking for a way to create GDPR-compliant forms to stay on the right side of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?<\/p>\n
If you have any kind of form on your website, you\u2019re collecting personal data directly from visitors. Since the GDPR concerns rules for protecting and using this kind of information, you\u2019ll need to make sure your forms meet all the required criteria. Fortunately, this can be simple if you\u2019re using the right contact form plugin.<\/p>\n
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If you haven’t already heard of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)<\/a>, it\u2019s something you\u2019ll want to familiarize yourself with. This EU-based regulation affects all sites that collect any data from visitors inside the EU \u2013 which includes just about every website.<\/p>\n In a nutshell, the GDPR was designed to give internet users more control over how their personal information is collected, stored, and used. To do so, it enforces rules for websites to follow, which includes the following:<\/p>\n This is just scratching the surface of what this regulation involves, of course. If you want to learn more, you can check out our complete guide to the GDPR<\/a> over on the CodeinWP blog. Based on the last two points above, it should be clear that the GDPR will affect the way your website\u2019s forms<\/a> are designed. You can\u2019t simply ask for people\u2019s names and email addresses \u2013 not anymore, anyway.<\/p>\n Instead, you\u2019ll want to review all existing forms on your site to make sure they aren\u2019t breaking any GDPR rules<\/a>. In addition, you\u2019ll need to know how to create GDPR-compliant forms in the future. This means:<\/p>\n Exactly how you do this will vary, depending on how your forms were made. However, the simplest solution is to use a WordPress form plugin with GDPR-related features built in. You may even want to consider re-creating your forms with this type of plugin if yours doesn\u2019t offer the right options. This will take a little time, but will be well worth the resulting peace of mind.<\/p>\n In the steps below, we\u2019ll show you how to build GDPR-compliant forms using the WPForms plugin:<\/p>\n\n
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