Using a contact form with reCAPTCHA instead of publishing personal contact information directly on a website offers several advantages, especially in the realms of privacy, security, and user experience. Here are some of the key reasons:
Privacy
Spam Prevention: Publishing an email address or phone number openly makes it susceptible to scraping by bots, leading to unsolicited messages or spam. reCAPTCHA helps ensure that only humans can submit the form.
Data Protection: Contact forms can be set up to be GDPR, CCPA, or HIPAA compliant, offering an extra layer of data protection for both you and your users.
Security
Reduced Exposure: By not listing personal or business contact information directly, you reduce the likelihood of it being misused or falling into the wrong hands.
Controlled Data Handling: With a contact form, you can secure the way the data is handled, processed, and stored. This is particularly relevant in fields like medicine and technology where data sensitivity is a concern.
Validation and Filtering: Contact forms often include server-side validation, which helps ensure only valid information is received and processed, reducing the risk of security vulnerabilities like SQL injection.
User Experience
Ease of Use: Users can contact you directly through the website without needing to open their email client or phone app. This can result in higher conversion rates for inquiries or sales.
Structured Information: Contact forms allow you to guide users in providing the information you actually need. This makes it easier to manage and respond to inquiries.
Conditional Logic: Modern contact forms can include conditional logic that adapts the form based on what the user inputs, making for a more personalized and efficient interaction.
Instant Feedback: reCAPTCHA and other form validations provide instant feedback to users, helping them complete the form correctly the first time around.
1. Set up your form now – Follow this tutorial below.
2. Diving Deeper: Working with Conditional Logic – Follow this tutorial below
The Kiwanis Club of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada, has launched its Active Kids program to reduce financial barriers for involvement in youth sports. Community members can “adopt” an athlete, covering CA$400 in registration and equipment fees. #KidsNeedKiwanis... See MoreSee Less
The southwest welcomes a new initiative that's keen to ensure that local children from financially limited families have access to the same sports opportunities as others. The Kiwanis Active Kids prog...
After other funding fell through, the Kiwanis clubs of Ripon and Ripon Early Birds, Wisconsin, U.S., partnered with the local Rotary club to provide books to kids in the community through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The clubs look forward to hosting a rare joint fundraising event for this new project. #KidsNeedKiwanis... See MoreSee Less
The Imagination Library will continue to provide books to children free of charge due to an agreement between Ripon service organizations and the Ripon Community Foundation.
Module 8 – Create a Secure Contact Form
Using a contact form with reCAPTCHA instead of publishing personal contact information directly on a website offers several advantages, especially in the realms of privacy, security, and user experience. Here are some of the key reasons:
Privacy
Security
User Experience
1. Set up your form now – Follow this tutorial below.
2. Diving Deeper: Working with Conditional Logic – Follow this tutorial below
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The Kiwanis Club of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada, has launched its Active Kids program to reduce financial barriers for involvement in youth sports. Community members can “adopt” an athlete, covering CA$400 in registration and equipment fees. #KidsNeedKiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
New program emerges to support local youth in sport
www.swiftcurrentonline.com
The southwest welcomes a new initiative that's keen to ensure that local children from financially limited families have access to the same sports opportunities as others. The Kiwanis Active Kids prog...2 CommentsComment on Facebook
After other funding fell through, the Kiwanis clubs of Ripon and Ripon Early Birds, Wisconsin, U.S., partnered with the local Rotary club to provide books to kids in the community through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The clubs look forward to hosting a rare joint fundraising event for this new project. #KidsNeedKiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
Imagination Library finds new home thanks to service clubs
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The Imagination Library will continue to provide books to children free of charge due to an agreement between Ripon service organizations and the Ripon Community Foundation.3 CommentsComment on Facebook