GDPR-Compliant CAPTCHA
Friendly Captcha is fully GDPR-compliant.
Friendly Captcha is trusted worldwide as the best GDPR-compliant CAPTCHA service. As the leading EU CAPTCHA provider, it simplifies compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Friendly Captcha runs without HTTP cookies, tracking or user interaction, making it the ideal choice for enterprises seeking secure, user-friendly bot protection, and GDPR compliance.
GDPR Compliance With Friendly Captcha
No CAPTCHA Cookies. No Tracking.
- No HTTP cookies
- No persistent data storage in browsers
- No need to ask for user consent
EU CAPTCHA. No Risky Data Transfers.
- All data stays in the European Union
- No international data transfers
- EU sub-processors only
Minimized Data Storage. Full Security.
- Proof-of-Work background challenges
- Data is used solely for security purposes
- IP addresses are anonymized
Full Transparency. No Surprises.
- Open source front-end codebase
- Transparent privacy policy
- Clear data processing agreement
Upgrade to a Fully GDPR-Compliant CAPTCHA
Most traditional CAPTCHA solutions collect personal data, use tracking technologies, and require user consent. This creates friction for users and compliance headaches for your business.
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GDPR Compliance Checklist
Friendly Captcha is built for privacy compliance and helps you stay fully GDPR-compliant. Here’s how you stay on track:
Data minimization
Only necessary data is used for security purpose – nothing more. Under Art. 5(1)(c) of the GDPR, companies must avoid collecting personal data that is not related to the CAPTCHA's security function.
Purpose limitation
Collected data is strictly used to distinguish between bots and humans. According to Art. 5(1)(b) of the GDPR, CAPTCHA data cannot be used for marketing, profiling, or analytics purposes.
No cookies
Operates without HTTP cookies or persistent browser storage. Under Art. 6 of the GDPR, a CAPTCHA that meets all relevant requirements does not require user consent if it operates under the lawful basis of legitimate interest for security purposes.
No international data transfer
With a dedicated EU endpoint, requests are processed within the EU. No cross-border transfers means full compliance with Art. 44–49 GDPR and Schrems II requirements.
Compliance with user rights
Personal data is either one-way hashed or discarded. Access, correction, or deletion requests under Art. 15–17 of the GDPR are usually unnecessary, which simplifies GDPR compliance.
Proof-of-Work
Confirms users via computation, not personal data. There is no extensive profiling or behavioral tracking – only fair, user-friendly verification.
Transparent by design
There is no black-box decision-making; data processing is fully documented. In line with Art. 12 and 13 of the GDPR, users and regulators can understand which data is being processed and why.
See our privacy policy for end users to learn more.
FAQ
The best GDPR compliant CAPTCHA alternative is Friendly Captcha. It impresses with its invisible proof-of-work technology that verifies automated bots without analyzing user behavior or storing personal data. Friendly Captcha is the privacy-first, GDPR-compliant CAPTCHA of choice.
A GDPR-compliant CAPTCHA does not require user consent if it doesn’t use cookies, track user behavior, or stores personal data. Solutions like Friendly Captcha meet these criteria by design. In contrast, with tools like Google reCAPTCHA website owners have to obtain explicit user consent due to data collection and tracking. Therefore, Google reCAPTCHA requires consent.
Friendly Captcha does not require personal data for verification. Every internet request and data processing, including those made through our service, transmits an IP address. For privacy protection, the IP address is anonymized using a one-way hash function before being stored in the Friendly Captcha database. This means direct tracking or identification of individual users is virtually impossible.
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Stay in control of your data, avoid trouble with consent management and offer your users a clean, fast experience. Friendly Captcha is designed to help you stay GDPR-compliant by default.
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