TrustCaptcha - Bot protection

Privacy-first CAPTCHA. Avoid fines. Protect your customer's privacy

TrustCaptcha is a data protection-friendly and eu-hosted CAPTCHA alternative made in Europe. It protects you from warnings and fines by not using cookies and no data transfer to third countries. We offer you the necessary legal certainty and respect the privacy of your customers.

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Problem of classic CAPTCHAs

Traditional CAPTCHAs harbor major legal risks and high fines

Conventional CAPTCHAs such as Google reCAPTCHA are in conflict with European data protection laws and current case law. The slightest mistake can result in warnings and high fines as well as public reputational damage.

Compliance Overhead

A single data-subject request costs $1 524 on average (Gartner 2023); UK firms spend £70 000–£330 000 per year on DSARs, and studies show non-compliance is 2.7 × pricier than proactive compliance.

Source Gartner DSAR cost, UK DSAR spend, Cost of non-compliance study

Cookie ConsentGoogle reCAPTCHA drops analysis cookies; in 2024 Austria’s BVwG ruled it unlawful without prior opt-in under GDPR and § 25 TTDSG. Source BVwG reCAPTCHA ruling
US Data ExportCAPTCHAs such as reCAPTCHA transmit IP and browser data to U.S. servers; since the 2020 CJEU Schrems II judgment, standard contractual clauses alone no longer assure legality, forcing case-by-case risk checks. Source CNIL on reCAPTCHA consent
Not NecessaryFrench DPA (CNIL) confirmed reCAPTCHA is not strictly necessary for site security because it also performs analytics, so consent is mandatory. Source CNIL decision: SAN-2023-023

Avoid classic CAPTCHAs

This costs you real money - and customer trust

The legal risks of CAPTCHA solutions that do not comply with the GDPR and the associated follow-up costs are real. Many business owners and data protection officers are therefore concerned about GDPR compliance and are looking for a data protection-friendly CAPTCHA alternative.

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John Smith

CEO of a fictitious e-commerce brand

“Imagine the headline: ‘Shop-X fined millions for illegal US transfers - customer data at risk’. After Meta's record fine of €1.2 billion, I know that we could also be hit. Not only will it cost us a lot of money. A data protection breach and 65% of our buyers lose confidence in us.”

After data breaches, 65% of those affected say they distrust the company concerned, which translates directly into a drop in sales. Source Data Breaches Cause Loss of Customer Trust

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Jane Doe

Data protection officer (DPO)

“Since Schrems II, we have been juggling transfer impact assessments, standard contractual clauses and 167 pages of guidance for supervisory authorities. And the fact that CAPTCHA providers are located in countries with weak data protection laws and can do whatever they want with our customers' data doesn't make it any better.”

According to the EDPB survey, DPOs report massive additional costs due to regular audits and transfer follow-up obligations. Source Designation and Position of Data Protection Officers

Use a privacy-focused CAPTCHA

How TrustCaptcha creates legal clarity and protects the privacy of your customers

Don't allow yourself to be warned or your customers' data to be sold and misused. Use a CAPTCHA alternative that not only protects you from legal risks, but also your customers' data.

Designed for PrivacyTrustCaptcha completely dispenses with cookies and transmits data exclusively in encrypted form. All data that is not used for the agreed purpose is deleted. TrustCaptcha offers an extra minimal data mode for maximum privacy.
GDPR-CompliantTrustCaptcha is fully GDPR compliant and complies with the strict data protection regulations of the European Union.
Privacy PolicyWe offer you a text suggestion that you can add directly to your privacy policy to transparently indicate the use of TrustCaptcha.
Data Processing AgreementWe offer your standard data processing agreement, which you can conclude with us at any time, independently and without any extra costs within your user account.
EU Hosted and ProcessingAll the CAPTCHA data is stored and processed exclusively within the European Union. Our EU cloud partners are ISO/IEC 27001-certified for information security..
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Don't just take our words

“[...] With the documentation and the libraries provided, we were able to quickly implement the CAPTCHA in our web application and present a successful proof-of-concept to our team after a few minutes.”

Sébastien Lamy

Software developer, France

“[...] I would particularly like to emphasise the options for customising your CAPTCHA to our web design. In particular, the adaptability of the colours and texts ensures a uniform appearance. [...]”

Mathias Kaiser

Web Designer, Germany

“I want to thank your support team for their extensive support. It was also great to be able to quickly and easily conclude a digital contract for order processing - something I would like to see from all software providers.”

Josías Sánchez Munguia

Data Protection Officer, Spain

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