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Data Retention Policy Comprehension & Usability Survey

Measures how well users understand your data retention policy, evaluates the discoverability and usability of retention-related controls, and identifies preferred communication formats to inform UX and compliance improvements.

Sample questions

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18 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome, and thank you for participating in this survey about our data retention policy and related controls. This survey takes approximately 3 minutes to complete. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers — we are interested in your honest opinions and experiences. All responses are confidential, will be anonymized, and reported only in aggregate to help us improve our privacy communications and tools.

Q02
Multiple Choice

In the past 6 months, have you looked at our data retention policy?

Q03
Long Text

Overall, how clear is our data retention policy to you?

Q04
Multiple Choice

In the past 6 months, which of the following retention-related controls have you seen or used? Select all that apply.

Q05
Multiple Choice

Where would you expect to find clear information about data retention? Select all that apply.

Q06
Long Text

Overall, how satisfied are you with how we communicate our data retention practices?

Q07
Long Text

Based on your experience, is there anything else we could do to make our data retention policy or controls clearer or easier to use?

Q08
Long Text

What is your age?

Q09
Long Text

Thank you for your time! Your feedback will help us improve how we communicate and manage data retention. All responses will be reviewed in aggregate and kept confidential.

Q10
Long Text

How clear is the policy about how long your data is kept?

Q11
Long Text

How confident are you that you could adjust your data retention settings if you needed to?

Q12
Multiple Choice

Which of the following formats would most help you understand data retention practices? Select up to two.

Q13
AI Interview

Thank you for your feedback so far. We'd like to ask a couple of follow-up questions to better understand your experience with our data retention policy and controls.

Q14
Multiple Choice

How do you describe your gender?

Q15
Long Text

How clear is the policy about your rights to request data deletion?

Q16
Long Text

In which region do you primarily live?

Q17
Long Text

How clear is the policy about what happens to your data after your account is closed?

Q18
Long Text

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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