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Bot protection under Singapore's PDPA

Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act expects purpose limitation, protection and accountable transfers. CaptchaFox delivers all three with a minimal, security-only data footprint.

  • Data-intermediary role
  • Security fits legitimate interests
  • Transfer safeguards by contract

Data intermediary on your behalf

CaptchaFox processes personal data only for you and under a written contract – the PDPA's data-intermediary arrangement.

Built for the security exception

Detecting and preventing abuse is a textbook case for the PDPA's legitimate-interests exception – no separate consent flow needed.

Purpose-limited by design

Only the signals needed for bot detection are processed, and personal data is not kept beyond what the verification requires.

PDPA compliance checklist

How CaptchaFox lines up with Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act 2012.

  • Data-intermediary relationship

    Sec. 4(2) PDPA

    CaptchaFox processes data on your behalf under a written contract, which places the PDPA's primary obligations where they belong – with clear support from us.

  • Legitimate-interests exception

    First Schedule, Part 3 PDPA

    Since the 2020 amendment, security and fraud-prevention purposes can rely on the legitimate-interests exception instead of consent.

  • Protection obligation supported

    Sec. 24 PDPA

    Early anonymization of identifying data and EU data-center security help you meet the PDPA's protection obligation.

  • Transfers with comparable protection

    Sec. 26 PDPA

    The PDPA permits overseas transfers where comparable protection is ensured – our written agreement provides that standard contractually, backed by EU hosting.

  • Purpose limitation

    Sec. 18 PDPA

    Data is used for exactly one purpose – deciding whether a request is human – and nothing beyond what is reasonable for it.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know. Can't find your answer? Contact our support team.

Is CaptchaFox compliant with Singapore's PDPA?
Yes. CaptchaFox acts as your data intermediary under a written contract, limits processing to bot detection, anonymizes identifying data early and provides the contractual safeguards the PDPA expects for overseas transfers.
Do I need visitor consent under the PDPA?
Typically no. Detecting and preventing abuse falls squarely within the legitimate-interests exception introduced by the 2020 amendment, and the widget stores nothing on the visitor's device.
Can Singapore websites transfer data to EU servers?
Yes. The PDPA's transfer limitation obligation (Sec. 26) is satisfied where the recipient is bound to a comparable standard of protection – which our written agreement provides, backed by GDPR-level EU processing.
What data does the widget process?
The IP address, plus other technical and usage signals needed to distinguish humans from bots. Identifying data is anonymized as early as possible and never used for advertising.

More privacy regulations

Privacy CenterGDPRCCPA / CPRAUK GDPRSwiss nFADPLGPDDPDPAPIPLAPPIPrivacy Act (AU)

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