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src="https://static.intercomassets.com/avatars/5302366/square_128/profilowe-1708095673.jpg" alt="Agnieszka avatar" class="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary text-lg font-bold leading-6 text-primary-text shadow-solid-2 shadow-body-bg [&:nth-child(n+2)]:hidden lg:[&:nth-child(n+2)]:inline-flex h-8 w-8 sm:h-9 sm:w-9"/></div><div class="avatar__info -mt-0.5 text-base"><span class="text-body-secondary-color"><div>Written by <span>Agnieszka</span></div> Updated over a year ago</span></div></div></div></div><div class="jsx-ef86202475c6562f flex-col"><div class="jsx-ef86202475c6562f mb-7 ml-0 text-md max-messenger:mb-6 lg:hidden"><div class="jsx-27f84a20f81f6ce9 table-of-contents max-h-[calc(100vh-96px)] overflow-y-auto rounded-2xl text-body-primary-color hover:text-primary max-lg:border max-lg:border-solid max-lg:border-body-border max-lg:shadow-solid-1"><div data-testid="toc-dropdown" class="jsx-27f84a20f81f6ce9 hidden cursor-pointer justify-between border-b 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Understandably, your respondents might have some concerns, especially if the topic is sensitive and they share personal information with you. </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-justify"><p>Internet users want to be sure their data is secure, and they are more likely to answer the survey if they feel confident it will remain private. To increase your survey response rates, ensure your respondents know their data will be kept safe, and try to be as transparent as possible about your data policies.</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-justify"><p>It is always good practice to be transparent with your respondents, letting them know about your privacy policies and sharing how you plan to use collected data before they start the survey. </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-justify"><p>You can do this in several ways, for example, by linking your privacy policy in the survey's <b>Welcome message</b> at the beginning, a brief explanation in the email invitation, or a <b>Contact form</b> with a <b>Consent checkbox</b> or a <b>Disclaimer</b>.</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-justify"><p>See below to learn how to implement the above suggestions in your survey.</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-subheading intercom-interblocks-align-center"><h2 id="h_c948e75c3e">Welcome message</h2></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-justify"><p>Start your survey by including the information you want to share with the respondents to put them at ease regarding the security measures you're implementing.</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-image intercom-interblocks-align-center"><a href="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/814887114/54cf9667032c28e47862506d/image.png?expires=1732548600&signature=06b9627369672040a3f0988419b3e5ad2afdb7afaef6fcfe24155c46d32a2938&req=fCEjHsF5nIBbFb4f3HP0gAHlLUu7YGm%2BvFrWiShTqEvjkuh9kdVQFImfeknx%0AVlvqkh7lM9wBF1k1ig%3D%3D%0A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><img src="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/814887114/54cf9667032c28e47862506d/image.png?expires=1732548600&signature=06b9627369672040a3f0988419b3e5ad2afdb7afaef6fcfe24155c46d32a2938&req=fCEjHsF5nIBbFb4f3HP0gAHlLUu7YGm%2BvFrWiShTqEvjkuh9kdVQFImfeknx%0AVlvqkh7lM9wBF1k1ig%3D%3D%0A" width="2526" height="420"/></a></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-justify"><p>You can also hyperlink a part of the text by highlighting it and clicking on the 🔗 icon:</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-image intercom-interblocks-align-center"><a href="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/814910830/0614c19defade537a4c3a0c5/image.png?expires=1732548600&signature=9d5e5d5e4c8b653bad9c8cad83524b2309df75b5ea22bbd823166a1f6013c2a9&req=fCEjH8h%2BlYJfFb4f3HP0gIqv05GfP2UvCOQ%2B5M2e5UjusY9O2HGezJ2%2BBGat%0AvokedBTNEmH7lK6HNA%3D%3D%0A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><img src="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/814910830/0614c19defade537a4c3a0c5/image.png?expires=1732548600&signature=9d5e5d5e4c8b653bad9c8cad83524b2309df75b5ea22bbd823166a1f6013c2a9&req=fCEjH8h%2BlYJfFb4f3HP0gIqv05GfP2UvCOQ%2B5M2e5UjusY9O2HGezJ2%2BBGat%0AvokedBTNEmH7lK6HNA%3D%3D%0A" width="1010" height="388" style="width:608px"/></a></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-subheading intercom-interblocks-align-center"><h2 id="h_a3d84df243">Contact form with a Consent checkbox and a Disclaimer</h2></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-justify"><p>You can hyperlink a part of the <b>Contact form</b>'s <b>Introduction</b> or text to let your respondents visit a page with your Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, or any other document:</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-image intercom-interblocks-align-center"><a href="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/814912149/f409a2313e2e7b00d65f53ed/image.png?expires=1732548600&signature=33e19eda9a2e4e591adb9202d6495f702982b7a5c1ce7ca8d06a75d9bbf2dfc3&req=fCEjH8h8nIVWFb4f3HP0gAIQyOMYEcoQVagGhK9LVFzTtGuWKM8r%2BhdjlD52%0AgYz%2Fy18NREf7sDbNXA%3D%3D%0A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><img src="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/814912149/f409a2313e2e7b00d65f53ed/image.png?expires=1732548600&signature=33e19eda9a2e4e591adb9202d6495f702982b7a5c1ce7ca8d06a75d9bbf2dfc3&req=fCEjH8h8nIVWFb4f3HP0gAIQyOMYEcoQVagGhK9LVFzTtGuWKM8r%2BhdjlD52%0AgYz%2Fy18NREf7sDbNXA%3D%3D%0A" width="1092" height="790"/></a></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p>In the <b>Settings</b> tab of this question, you can enable a <b>Disclaimer</b> or/and a <b>Consent</b> <b>checkbox</b>:</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-image intercom-interblocks-align-center"><a href="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/814917040/6a8bb8758d0da9c79a371f89/image.png?expires=1732548600&signature=28e93635cca8574526b2c9d9168fa0afec90cc3e0144fa322bd44668bb9d28f3&req=fCEjH8h5nYVfFb4f3HP0gDjcsVxFds3KH3AhvBDRyhUuGD72QryFl7SOfnKq%0AKJiSiUF90jprTJQVzA%3D%3D%0A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"><img src="https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/814917040/6a8bb8758d0da9c79a371f89/image.png?expires=1732548600&signature=28e93635cca8574526b2c9d9168fa0afec90cc3e0144fa322bd44668bb9d28f3&req=fCEjH8h5nYVfFb4f3HP0gDjcsVxFds3KH3AhvBDRyhUuGD72QryFl7SOfnKq%0AKJiSiUF90jprTJQVzA%3D%3D%0A" width="2460" height="882"/></a></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-justify"><p>💡 If you add a <b>Consent checkbox</b> to your <b>Contact form</b>, the question will be impossible to skip, meaning everyone who'd like to proceed with the survey must accept the conditions (consent).</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-left"><p> </p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-paragraph no-margin intercom-interblocks-align-justify"><p>You can make the fields in this question type mandatory as well:</p></div><div class="intercom-interblocks-image intercom-interblocks-align-center"><a 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