is there a way to use your Forms, Widgets and Wall of Love with locally hosted fonts instead of loading them from the google servers?
In short in 2022 there was a ruling in germany that google fonts embedded via the google servers violates GDPR.
"A regional court in the German city of Munich has ordered a website operator to pay €100 in damages for transferring a user's personal data — i.e., IP address — to Google via the search giant's Fonts library without the individual's consent."
Now I could of course only load the feedback form and widgets if the user gives consent to share his IP address with google. BUT a way nicer solution would be if you host the selected google font locally.
Completely agree! The ability to choose and add custom fonts beyond what’s available on Google Fonts is crucial for creating a unique and tailored brand identity. Also good to avoid loading them from the google servers ref https://feedback.senja.io/p/google-fonts-and-gdpr.
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Rani
Apr 21
Hey @Shoaib
Thanks for the suggestion.
Putting this up for discussion and waiting for more upvotes.
Cheers,
Rani - Senja Support
Andreas
Apr 21
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Google Fonts & GDPR
Hi,
is there a way to use your Forms, Widgets and Wall of Love with locally hosted fonts instead of loading them from the google servers?
In short in 2022 there was a ruling in germany that google fonts embedded via the google servers violates GDPR.
"A regional court in the German city of Munich has ordered a website operator to pay €100 in damages for transferring a user's personal data — i.e., IP address — to Google via the search giant's Fonts library without the individual's consent."
Now I could of course only load the feedback form and widgets if the user gives consent to share his IP address with google. BUT a way nicer solution would be if you host the selected google font locally.
German Court Rules Websites Embedding Google Fonts Violates GDPR (thehackernews.com)
Google Fonts & GDPR – How You Can Stay Compliant (runcloud.io)
BR
Andreas
cecbok
Aug 23, 2024
Completely agree! The ability to choose and add custom fonts beyond what’s available on Google Fonts is crucial for creating a unique and tailored brand identity. Also good to avoid loading them from the google servers ref https://feedback.senja.io/p/google-fonts-and-gdpr.