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What is participant anonymity?

How to change or set your participant sign in requirements

Written by McKenzie

Participant anonymity allows you to choose what personal information is required in order to participate in your survey. There are a few different options available to choose from: Fully Anonymous [BETA]*, Allow Anonymous, Light Login, Require Login, and Gated**.


Default options: available for all account types

πŸ‘€ Allow Anonymous

Allows participants to participate anonymously. Users are assigned a random user ID and survey responses are connected to their CRM profile.

πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸ’» Light login

Participants are able to the view survey, but must provide name and email before their responses are confirmed. Does not require password or authentication.

πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ’» Require login

Participants must sign into PublicInput with an email or social account (facebook, google, etc.) to answer questions or leave comments.


Other participant anonymity options:

πŸ‘₯ Fully Anonymous [BETA]*

Allows participants to participate anonymously. Users are assigned a random user ID and survey responses are disconnected from their CRM profile.

*This feature is in BETA testing, and must be enabled for the account.

πŸ‘¨πŸ½β€πŸ’» Gated**

Participants must sign in to PublicInput account with an email or social account (facebook, google, etc.) to view the survey page and participate.

**This feature must be enabled for the account.


You can edit this setting at any time on the Page & Survey tab of your project page:


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