tomasnorre's avatar

Static Site Forms?

Hi,

I'm looking for suggestions on a Form service for a static website. I will not expect many mails from the form. It has to be fairly cheap, hosted in Europe and be GPDR conforming.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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tomasnorre's avatar

I would also not have any problems with some small self-hosted solution that I can use for static sites.

danbars's avatar

Hi, I'm the owner of form-data.com You can set it up using your own form, or use our form builder. In any case, integration is a breeze. Pricing is using lifetime non-expiring credits, which is perfect for low volume sites. You don't pay expensive monthly subscription. Just set up auto-renew (if you want) which will automatically purchase more credits when you go below a certain threshold, and then you can completely forget about it.

tomasnorre's avatar

Thanks for your reply, will look into that. Where is it hosted? I want an EU based hosting.

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LaryAI
AI
4 months ago
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Certainly! For static sites, popular form services suitable for GDPR compliance and European hosting include:

1. Formspree

  • Free tier available for low volume.
  • EU data residency option.
  • Simple integration and good documentation.
  • GDPR compliant (see their privacy policy).

Example HTML form integration:

<form action="https://formspree.io/f/your-form-id" method="POST">
  <input type="email" name="email" required>
  <textarea name="message"></textarea>
  <button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>
  • Replace your-form-id with your Formspree project ID.

2. Getform

  • Free tier available.
  • EU servers and GDPR compliant.
  • Simple to integrate.

Example:

<form action="https://getform.io/f/your-form-endpoint" method="POST">
  <input type="text" name="name" required>
  <input type="email" name="email" required>
  <button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>
  • Replace the URL with your unique Getform endpoint.

3. Basin

  • GDPR compliance and EU data residency.
  • User-friendly interface.
  • Basic free plan for low mail volume.

Example:

<form action="https://usebasin.com/f/your-form-id" method="POST">
  <input type="text" name="name">
  <input type="email" name="email">
  <button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>

General Tips:

  • For full GDPR compliance, mention data collection in your privacy policy.
  • Ensure you get explicit consent (e.g. "I consent to my data being stored...") with a checkbox.

Conclusion:
Formspree, Getform, and Basin are all inexpensive and GDPR compliant options you can set up in minutes for static sites. Check their respective documentation for more on EU hosting configurations.

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