European Union · GDPRWordPress hosting with GDPR plugin built into the platform.
Cookie consent, privacy portal, data subject request workflow, and signed DPA — handled by Yovale's compliance MU-plugin. You don't install it. You don't update it. You don't pay for it. It's how every Yovale site ships, on every plan.
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Six rights you have to honor.
The General Data Protection Regulation, in force across the EU and EEA since 2018, gives individuals enforceable rights over their personal data. Hosting a WordPress site for EU visitors means honoring these — whether you read the regulation or not. €2.1B in fines were issued in 2024 alone.
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Lawful consent
Visitors must opt in BEFORE you fire analytics, ad pixels, or any non-essential script. Pre-checked boxes and 'by using this site you agree' banners don't count.
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Access right
Anyone can request a full export of the personal data you hold about them. You have 30 days to comply, machine-readable format required.
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Erasure right
Anyone can request deletion of their data. You delete everything — cookies, analytics records, account data, server logs touching them.
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Portability right
Data exports must be in a structured, machine-readable format (JSON, CSV) so they can transfer to another provider.
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Audit log
Maintain a tamper-proof record of every consent given, withdrawn, or modified — and what was done with it. Show it to regulators on request.
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DPA + breach reporting
Signed Data Processing Agreement with every processor (including your host). Notify the regulator of breaches within 72 hours of discovery.
Built into the platform. Not a plugin you install.
Yovale ships GDPR compliance as a signed must-use plugin — part of the hosting itself, not something you install from the WordPress repository. It's version-pinned, fetched from R2 with SHA-256 verification, and dropped into a per-site bind-mounted mu-plugins directory at provision time. Updates ship through the same channel your hosting updates do.
Cookie consent banner
Geo-aware. EU visitors see opt-in consent before any non-essential script fires. US visitors see opt-out (CCPA). India sees DPDPA. Renders in 8 locales. Configurable in the dashboard.
Privacy portal
/.well-known/privacy on every Yovale site. Visitors view, export, or delete their data without filing a support ticket. You see every request in the Compliance dashboard tab.
Audit log
Every consent given, withdrawn, or modified is logged at the Cloudflare edge worker layer. Tamper-proof, queryable, retained for 6 years (the GDPR statute of limitations).
Signed DPA
Pre-signed Data Processing Agreement available in your dashboard. Lists every sub-processor (Cloudflare, Anexia, R2), data flows, security measures, and breach notification SLAs. PDF download for your records.
Why infrastructure beats a plugin.
Typical WordPress GDPR plugin
- Adds 200-500ms to every page load (banner JS, cookie scan, DB writes)
- Stores consent records in wp_options — slow, untyped, breaks with object caching
- Updates through wp-admin — you maintain it, you break it, you debug conflicts
- Costs $49-119/year per site (Complianz, CookieBot, CookieYes)
- Breaks when you migrate hosts; consent history lost
Yovale's built-in approach
- 0ms latency — consent state computed at the edge worker, cached in the CDN
- Audit log in a dedicated database, queryable, never blocks page render
- Updates ship through the platform — you don't see them, you don't break them
- Included on every plan ($149 / $249 / $499 per year), no per-site compliance fees
- Travels with your site forever — consent history is yours to export
14 regulations. One toggle each. All automatic.
- Lawful basis for processing
- Data subject access rights
- 72-hour breach notification
- Right to erasure
GDPR + Yovale, answered.
Do I need to install a GDPR plugin on top of Yovale?
No. The compliance MU-plugin is part of the hosting, not something you add. Installing a separate GDPR plugin (Complianz, CookieBot, CookieYes) on top of Yovale would create duplicate consent banners and confuse visitors. The platform handles it.
Does this work for non-EU sites?
Yes. The compliance system is geo-aware. EU visitors see GDPR opt-in flows. US visitors see CCPA opt-out flows. India visitors see DPDPA flows. The same hosting handles every regulation automatically — no extra config per region.
What if I get a data subject request?
Visitors handle most requests themselves through the privacy portal at /.well-known/privacy on your domain. For requests that require human review (custom data deletion, complex access requests), you see them in your dashboard Compliance tab with a 30-day SLA timer.
Is the DPA legally binding?
Yes. It's a pre-signed agreement compliant with GDPR Article 28 requirements. Available as a PDF download in the dashboard. We're listed as the data processor, you're the controller. Lists every sub-processor (Cloudflare, Anexia, R2) and the security measures applied.
What about plugin conflicts?
Since Yovale's GDPR system is a must-use plugin (mu-plugin), it loads before any other plugin and can't be deactivated. It can't conflict with WP Rocket, your cache plugin, or anything else — the platform owns it.
Can I bring my own consent banner design?
Yes. The default banner is unbranded and styled to inherit your theme. If you need custom design, the consent state API is documented — you can render any UI on top while Yovale handles the storage, geo-detection, and audit log.
Ship a GDPR-compliant WordPress site in 60 seconds.
Every Yovale site is GDPR-ready from the moment you deploy. No plugin to install. No DPA to chase. No banner to configure. Start the free Growth trial and see your first compliance dashboard.