First of all, let's see what is required when you want to create a GDPR compliant Wordpress form ...
In order to make your forms GDPR compliant, you will need to add the following features:
1. Ask users to give explicit consent for storing and using their personal information.
2. Allow users to request access to their own personal information stored on your website.
3. Allow users to request deletion of their data from your website.
With that having said, let’s see the solution ...
Once again, I am going to use the WPForms plugin, because in my opinion is the best free WP plugin for creating forms.
If you are using a different plugin, check out your settings for similar options. Any reliable form plugin should provide similar GDPR features.
And for those concerned about site speed, here's my test result before installing the plugin ...
... and here are the results after installing WPForms:
So ...
WPForms comes with built-in GDPR enhancement features including:
- 1-click GDPR Agreement field for your forms
- GDPR compliant data retention best practices
- Easy entry management system to quickly find, export, or delete user data upon request
Upon activation, go to WPForms => Settings, scroll down to the GDPR section and check the box next to GDPR Enhancements option:
And don’t forget to click the "Save Settings" button to store your changes.
WPForms is now ready to create a GDPR compliant forms.
Let's see how it works ...
Nathalie