Web forms and data collection

Due to the security risks associated with collecting and storing user data, website business owners should carefully consider how they use web forms. The University of Maine System Web Technologies Group has published guidance that explains the options available to content editors using WordPress, the content management system used for most public University of Maine System websites, and how they fit into a recommended security approach.

We recommend everyone who has web forms on the UMaine website review this information, and contact us at Digital Communications with any questions about web forms you have published, and the data they are collecting.