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PDPA-Compliant CAPTCHA

Friendly Captcha is fully PDPA-compliant.

Friendly Captcha is trusted as the best PDPA-compliant CAPTCHA. The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) establishes a baseline standard for the protection of personal data for Singapore businesses, complementing sector-specific legislation, such as the Banking Act and Insurance Act.

Friendly Captcha meets PDPA requirements by design. It distinguishes bots from humans without the use of HTTP cookies, user tracking, or interaction. Therefore, you don’t need to rely on consent or even deemed consent for this control on personal data.

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PDPA Compliance With Friendly Captcha

Safeguards personal data

  • No data collection
  • No need for consent pop-ups or opt-out flows
  • Simplifies compliance processes

Protects individual's personal data

  • No profiling or behavioral data capture
  • No use of external data processors
  • No hidden data sharing

Privacy by design, not just a promise

  • Uses Proof-of-Work background challenges
  • Open-source front-end for full transparency
  • Minimal data processing

Deployment that works at scale

  • Integrates easily with any website or CMS
  • Simple, well-documented APIs and SDKs
  • Built for reliability and performance

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Most traditional CAPTCHA solutions collect personal data, use tracking technologies, and require user deemed consent. This creates friction for users and compliance headaches for your business.

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PDPA Compliance Checklist

Friendly Captcha offers a CAPTCHA solution compliant with Singapore’s privacy law, PDPA. Here’s a quick privacy compliance checklist mapping Friendly Captcha’s features to PDPA requirements:

No personal data processed

Only anonymous challenge data is handled, keeping Friendly Captcha outside PDPA’s personal-data scope (s. 2).

No consent needed

Since PDPA consent rules (ss. 13–17) apply to personal data, none is required here; you also avoid the operational overhead of deemed-consent mechanisms (e.g., s. 15A by notification).

Purpose limitation & notification satisfied

Use is strictly for security and bot detection, aligning with PDPA Purpose Limitation (s. 18) and Notification (s. 20).

Security safeguards

Design aligns with PDPA Protection Obligation (s. 24) to prevent unauthorised access, use, or disclosure.

Retention minimized

Where organizations retain personal data elsewhere, PDPA requires ceasing retention when no longer needed (s. 25); Friendly Captcha doesn’t create new personal-data stores to manage.

Lawful cross-border data transfers

PDPA (s. 26) permits overseas transfers only with comparable data protection. With our global endpoint, requests are processed at the point of presence nearest to the end user.

See our privacy policy for end users to learn more.

FAQ

Yes, Friendly Captcha is PDPA-compliant by design. It distinguishes bots from humans without processing personal data, and PDPA duties apply only when personal data (i.e., data about an identifiable individual) is collected, used or disclosed. In such cases, obligations like consent (ss.13–17) would apply, but they generally aren’t triggered if no personal data is handled.

Yes, Friendly Captcha is a strong PDPA-compliant CAPTCHA alternative because it’s designed with privacy in mind. It doesn’t track, or use HTTP cookies by default, so you can avoid processing personal data altogether. If your implementation does not collect personal data, then most PDPA obligations won’t be triggered. If it does, then Friendly Captcha’s minimal-data approach makes meeting the PDPA’s core duties practical.

Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) is the country’s main data-protection law governing how organisations collect, use, disclose, and care for personal data in the private sector. It also establishes the national Do Not Call (DNC) Registry for telemarketing controls. Friendly Captcha is a leading PDPA-compliant CAPTCHA for international enterprises and Singapore businesses.

The PDPA can apply to organisations outside Singapore when they collect, use, or disclose personal data in Singapore. Foreign businesses targeting Singapore residents must comply with PDPA obligations. This typically includes designating a Data Protection Officer (DPO) and observing transfer rules when data moves overseas. Choosing a PDPA-compliant CAPTCHA like Friendly Captcha helps enterprises meet Singapore’s strong data protection obligations.

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