diff --git a/src/components/footer/index.tsx b/src/components/footer/index.tsx
index 1bf26cd..5e7c6c8 100644
--- a/src/components/footer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/footer/index.tsx
@@ -1,75 +1,108 @@
-import React from 'react'
-import { Link } from 'gatsby'
+import React, { useState } from 'react'
 
-// import dcLogo from "../../images/dclogo.png";
-
-import { Container, Section } from '../shared'
+import { Section } from '../shared'
 import { SolidButton } from '../shared/styledComponents'
 import { StyledHeading, StyledDesc, InputStyled, StyledAnchor } from './style'
 
-const anchorStyles = {
-  color: '#888'
+const Footer = () => {
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState('')
+  const [emailError, setEmailError] = useState('')
+
+  const handleEmailChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const value = e.target.value
+    setEmail(value)
+
+    if (
+      value &&
+      (value.toLowerCase().includes('@gmail.com') ||
+        value.toLowerCase().includes('@googlemail.com'))
+    ) {
+      setEmailError('Gmail addresses are not allowed.')
+    } else {
+      setEmailError('')
+    }
+  }
+
+  const handleSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    if (emailError) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Section bottomArrow={false}>
+      <div className="row">
+        <div className="col-md-3 me-md-5">
+          <StyledHeading>Data Controller</StyledHeading>
+          <StyledDesc>
+            Data Controller is a product of 4GL Apps, a brand of Bowe IO Ltd,
+            which is a UK company with a focus on SAS Software,{' '}
+            <StyledAnchor href="https://sasapps.io">Apps</StyledAnchor>, and
+            Services.
+          </StyledDesc>
+        </div>
+        <div className="col-md-3">
+          <StyledHeading>Newsletter</StyledHeading>
+          <form
+            className="kwes-form"
+            method="POST"
+            action="https://kwes.io/api/foreign/forms/mxKuyK4lxZWnG2WNH3ga"
+            onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+          >
+            <div className="mb-3">
+              <InputStyled
+                type="email"
+                name="email"
+                className="form-control"
+                aria-describedby="emailHelp"
+                placeholder="Email Address*"
+                value={email}
+                onChange={handleEmailChange}
+                required
+              />
+              {emailError && (
+                <div
+                  style={{
+                    color: 'red',
+                    fontSize: '0.875rem',
+                    marginTop: '0.25rem'
+                  }}
+                >
+                  {emailError}
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+            <div className="mb-3">
+              <InputStyled
+                type="text"
+                name="name"
+                className="form-control"
+                placeholder="First Name"
+                required
+              />
+            </div>
+            <div className="mb-3">
+              <InputStyled
+                type="text"
+                name="lastName"
+                className="form-control"
+                placeholder="Last Name"
+              />
+            </div>
+            <SolidButton>Subscribe</SolidButton>
+          </form>
+        </div>
+        <div className="col-md-3">
+          <StyledHeading>Other Resources</StyledHeading>
+          <StyledDesc>
+            Visit our educational and fun SAS® software quiz{' '}
+            <StyledAnchor href="https://sasensei.com">Sasensei</StyledAnchor>{' '}
+            and test your knowledge of SAS topics.
+          </StyledDesc>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </Section>
+  )
 }
 
-const Footer = () => (
-  <Section bottomArrow={false}>
-    <div className="row">
-      <div className="col-md-3 me-md-5">
-        <StyledHeading>Data Controller</StyledHeading>
-        <StyledDesc>
-          Data Controller is a product of 4GL Apps, a brand of Bowe IO Ltd,
-          which is a UK company with a focus on SAS Software,{' '}
-          <StyledAnchor href="https://sasapps.io">Apps</StyledAnchor>, and
-          Services.
-        </StyledDesc>
-      </div>
-      <div className="col-md-3">
-        <StyledHeading>Newsletter</StyledHeading>
-        <form
-          className="kwes-form"
-          method="POST"
-          action="https://kwes.io/api/foreign/forms/mxKuyK4lxZWnG2WNH3ga"
-        >
-          <div className="mb-3">
-            <InputStyled
-              type="email"
-              name="email"
-              className="form-control"
-              aria-describedby="emailHelp"
-              placeholder="Email Address*"
-              required
-            />
-          </div>
-          <div className="mb-3">
-            <InputStyled
-              type="text"
-              name="name"
-              className="form-control"
-              placeholder="First Name"
-              required
-            />
-          </div>
-          <div className="mb-3">
-            <InputStyled
-              type="text"
-              name="lastName"
-              className="form-control"
-              placeholder="Last Name"
-            />
-          </div>
-          <SolidButton>Subscribe</SolidButton>
-        </form>
-      </div>
-      <div className="col-md-3">
-        <StyledHeading>Other Resources</StyledHeading>
-        <StyledDesc>
-          Visit our educational and fun SAS® software quiz{' '}
-          <StyledAnchor href="https://sasensei.com">Sasensei</StyledAnchor> and
-          test your knowledge of SAS topics.
-        </StyledDesc>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </Section>
-)
-
 export default Footer