Case Study: Bot protection with CaptchaFox at Compagnie des Alpes

Background

Compagnie des Alpes is a leading ski resort and leisure park operator. Founded in 1989, it manages renowned ski resorts such as La Plagne and Les Arcs, as well as popular leisure parks such as Parc Astérix and Walibi. The company focuses on providing high quality leisure experiences through its unique brands.

In order to provide guests with convenient access to information about attractions, events and news in advance of their visit, Compagnie des Alpes operates a digital presence for each of its brands.

Valentin Lenfant joined Compagnie des Alpes as an Engineering Manager in January 2024. He oversees technical leadership across the company's online portfolio and is also focused on improving engineering processes within his team.

The Pain: GDPR compliance

Compagnie des Alpes faced significant challenges with its previous captcha provider, Google reCaptcha, primarily related to GDPR compliance. With increasing legal scrutiny and several legal actions taken against companies using Google reCaptcha, the Compagnie des Alpes legal team tasked Valentin with finding an alternative that would meet GDPR requirements.

The Solution: GDPR-compliant bot protection with CaptchaFox

In searching for a new captcha provider, Compagnie des Alpes needed a solution that offered:

• GDPR compliance

• Ease of technical integration

• Competitive pricing

• A seamless, frictionless experience for customers

During the research process, CaptchaFox emerged as a stand-out solution. "You were one of the few solutions to answer all of Compagnie des Alpes needs," says Valentin.

Migrating to CaptchaFox

With their new captcha provider in place, Valentin and his team now started to migrate their websites and applications to CaptchaFox.

Thanks to CaptchaFox's easy-to-follow documentation, the implementation was straightforward. The existing Google reCaptcha integration was replaced with CaptchaFox using the ready-made JavaScript SDK.

Future Plans

Compagnie des Alpes plans to expand the use of CaptchaFox across all its websites, ensuring a consistent and GDPR-compliant captcha solution throughout their online presence.