Last updated on March 18, 2025 by Kyle Cash

GDPR Compliance is Now Easier With Formidable Forms

Easily meet GDPR rules with Formidable Forms' new GDPR field! Collect consent, protect privacy, and keep your forms compliant — no stress required.

Approximate read time: 3 minutes

Keeping your WordPress forms GDPR-compliant shouldn’t be a headache.

And if you've struggled to meet GDPR compliance with your online forms, Formidable Forms now has you covered. Our new GDPR Compliance Field makes it simple to get explicit user consent, store records for compliance, and avoid legal risks — all without adding extra steps to your workflow.

And best of all? It's available in our free online form builder, so you don't have to pay anything to use it!

Let’s explore how this new feature helps protect both your users and your business.

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Solve Your Biggest Data Privacy Challenges

We know that dealing with data privacy regulations is overwhelming. Whether running a business, managing client forms, or handling customer inquiries, ensuring GDPR compliance adds another layer of complexity.

Here’s how the GDPR Compliance Field helps you stay compliant—without adding more work to your plate:

1. Easily Collect Explicit User Consent

Do you need a way to ensure users actively agree to your terms before submitting data?

With the GDPR Compliance Field, you can:
✅ Add a required checkbox to check before submitting the form.
✅ Customize the consent message for clear messaging.
✅ Stay compliant with GDPR’s explicit opt-in requirement — no more unchecked legal boxes!

2. Save Time and Reduce Compliance Risks

Manually tracking user consent can be time-consuming and prone to errors.

With this field, you don’t need to worry about documentation:
✅ The checkbox can't be skipped, ensuring you always have valid consent.
✅ Records of user agreement are stored automatically in form entries.
✅ No extra work—just built-in compliance with one simple field.

A contact form with fields for name, email, subject, and message. The message field contains a user inquiry about ordering a product in bulk. Below the message box, there are checkboxes for GDPR consent and marketing email consent, both of which are unchecked. A green "Submit" button is at the bottom.

3. Protect User Privacy with Minimal Effort

GDPR is all about giving users control over their data, but that doesn’t mean it has to be difficult for you.

Formidable Forms also lets you:
✅ Disable IP tracking to avoid collecting unnecessary personal data.
✅ Turn off tracking cookies for users without consent to data storage.
✅ Keep things simple — adjust your privacy settings in just a few clicks.

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How to Add the GDPR Compliance Field in Seconds

Getting started with the GDPR Compliance Field is as easy as adding any other form field in Formidable Forms.

Here’s how to do it:

Step 1: Enable GDPR Features

Before using the GDPR field, make sure GDPR settings are turned on:

  1. Go to Formidable → Global Settings → General Settings in your WordPress dashboard.
  2. Scroll to the GDPR section.
  3. Check the box labeled Enable GDPR-related features and enhancements.

A settings page with a highlighted WordPress GDPR section, featuring an unchecked box for enabling GDPR-related features and enhancements. A red curved arrow points toward this checkbox, drawing attention to it.

Step 2: Add the GDPR Compliance Field to Your Form

Once your settings are turned on, you just need to add the field to the form:

  1. Open the form where you need to collect consent.
  2. Drag the GDPR field to the form.
  3. Customize the Agreement Text message to match your privacy policy or terms.

Animated GIF of a form builder interface, showing a user dragging and dropping a 'GDPR' field into a contact form. The interface includes various form elements such as text fields, checkboxes, dropdowns, and radio buttons. The right side of the screen displays a contact form with fields for name, email, subject, and message, along with a submit button.

Stay Compliant Without the Extra Effort

GDPR compliance doesn’t have to be complicated. With the new GDPR Compliance Field in Formidable Forms, you can get clear user consent, keep records automatically, and stay compliant easily — all while saving time.

If you’re ready to simplify data privacy and protect your users and business, start using the GDPR Compliance Field today!

Disclaimer: It is important to note that providing these tools does not ensure full compliance with GDPR requirements. As the creator and manager of your forms, you are responsible for:

  • Ensuring that your data collection practices comply with GDPR regulations.
  • Informing respondents about how their data will be used and obtaining their explicit consent.
  • Maintaining and managing user data in a secure and compliant manner.
  • Respecting requests from users to access, modify, or delete their personal data.

Please consult with a legal professional to ensure your processes align with all applicable regulations. Use of this form builder does not constitute legal advice or guarantee compliance with GDPR.

For more, check out our Knowledgebase docs!

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