{"id":21915,"date":"2018-03-27T15:32:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T10:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/convertplug.com\/plus\/?post_type=docs&p=21915"},"modified":"2018-07-19T18:23:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T12:53:29","slug":"convert-plus-supports-gdpr-regulations","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/convertplug.com\/plus\/docs\/convert-plus-supports-gdpr-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert Plus Supports GDPR Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is GDPR?<\/strong><\/p>\n

General Data Protection Regulation<\/strong>, also referred to as\u00a0GDPR<\/strong> is a data protection law that will take effect from 25 May 2018. This is applicable to data collection that will impact any EU citizen whether or not he is a resident of the European countries.<\/p>\n

Many websites have forms that collect user information and use them to build an email list. But, according to this regulation, no website owner is allowed to collect user information without his consent. This means you have to ask for the user\u2019s consent, so that you can go ahead and store it. You can refer to this article<\/a> to know more.<\/p>\n

With just about 2 months left for this to be applicable, a number of website developers and owners contacted us to know whether Convert Plus supports GDPR and whether they can continue using it for collecting lead data.<\/p>\n

You can continue using Convert Plus on your website!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Using Convert Plus with GDPR Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Obtaining User Consent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Convert Plus allows you to add a checkbox to take user consent. You can set this field as required or not required to save the data only when the user has given his consent.<\/p>\n

You can take a look at the screenshot below to see how you can add a checkbox field in a Convert Plus opt-in form.<\/p>\n

You simply can add a new field using form designer<\/a> in Convert Plus. Select Field type as Checkbox and mark it as a “Required” field if needed. However, GDPR states that the checkbox should not be set as required and neither should it be pre-ticked. Refer the screenshot below.<\/p>\n

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2. Disclose Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is important to let the users know where and why they are giving consent. This is the reason you need to link to the terms and conditions page or the privacy policy page through the opt-in form. Convert Plus already allows you to add a link through any text on the form. From Convert Plus version 3.3.1<\/strong> you can add a link in the checkbox label too. This makes it easier to point out and link to these pages while accepting consent through the checkbox.<\/p>\n

You can simply use the anchor tag as shown below.<\/p>\n

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3. Data Storing and Processing<\/strong><\/p>\n

At present Convert Plus allows you to<\/p>\n