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Message
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Account & Data Deletion Process Experience Survey
Measures user experience, satisfaction, and trust impact across the account and data deletion journey. Designed for product, privacy, and compliance teams seeking actionable feedback to reduce friction and support GDPR/CCPA requirements.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
20 questions · ~9 min
Q02
Multiple Choice
In the past 12 months, have you tried to delete an account or request deletion of your personal data from any company?
- Yes
- No
- Not sure
Q03
Multiple Choice
Which method(s) did you use to request account or data deletion? Select all that apply.
- In-app delete option
- Website account settings
- Email request
- Contact form or web ticket
- Live chat
- Phone call
- Social media message
- Data rights or privacy portal
- Other (please specify)
Q04
Opinion Scale
How clear were the instructions for deleting your account or data in your most recent attempt?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unclearMax:Very clear
Q05
Multiple Choice
Which confirmation format would you find most reassuring after a deletion request?
- In-app confirmation message
- Email receipt or confirmation
- Downloadable certificate or PDF
- Account dashboard log or history
- No confirmation needed
- Other (please specify)
Q06
Dropdown
What is your age?
- 18–24
- 25–34
- 35–44
- 45–54
- 55–64
- 65 or older
- Prefer not to say
Q07
Message
Thank you for completing this survey. Your feedback will help improve account and data deletion processes. Your responses are anonymous and will be reported only in aggregate.
Q08
Multiple Choice
What was the outcome of your most recent deletion request?
- Completed on first try
- Completed after multiple steps
- Still pending or unclear
- Not completed — request was refused
- Not completed — I could not find how to delete
Q09
Opinion Scale
How clearly was the timeline for completing your deletion communicated?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unclearMax:Very clear
Q10
AI Interview
Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or feelings about your account or data deletion experience.
Q11
Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes your gender?
- Man
- Woman
- Non-binary
- Prefer not to say
Q12
Dropdown
How long did the process take from your initial request to final confirmation?
- Less than 1 day
- 1–3 days
- 4–7 days
- 8–30 days
- More than 30 days
- I have not yet received confirmation
Q13
Opinion Scale
How clearly was it communicated which specific data would be deleted versus retained?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unclearMax:Very clear
Q14
Dropdown
In which region do you currently live?
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
- Oceania
- Prefer not to say
Q15
Multiple Choice
Did you receive confirmation that your account or data were deleted?
- Yes — in-app message
- Yes — by email
- Yes — both in-app and email
- Not sure
- No
Q16
Opinion Scale
How clearly was it communicated how to verify that your data had been deleted?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unclearMax:Very clear
Q17
Opinion Scale
How would you rate your overall comfort level with managing your digital privacy (e.g., adjusting privacy settings, reviewing data policies)?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Not at all comfortableMax:Extremely comfortable
Q18
Opinion Scale
Overall, how satisfied were you with the account or data deletion process?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very dissatisfiedMax:Very satisfied
Q19
Opinion Scale
How likely are you to recommend this company's deletion process to someone who needs to delete their data?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all likelyMax:Extremely likely
Q20
Opinion Scale
How did this deletion experience affect your trust in that company?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Much lower trustMax:Much higher trust
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.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Goes beyond just capturing a deletion request — it measures the full journey from initial request through confirmation, including clarity of instructions, timeline communication, and what data was retained vs. deleted.
- Includes dedicated opinion-scale questions on satisfaction, likelihood to recommend, and trust impact, giving privacy and compliance teams a way to quantify the emotional/trust cost of deletion friction, not just process completion.
- Uses an AI follow-up interview question to let respondents explain their experience in their own words, surfacing nuance a static multiple-choice form would miss.
- Asks which confirmation format respondents would find most reassuring, giving product teams direct input for redesigning deletion confirmations — plus demographic and digital-privacy-comfort questions for segmentation.
Typeform
GDPR Data Removal Request Form TemplateThis is a fielding-ready intake form for submitting a GDPR data removal request, not a survey measuring the experience, satisfaction, or trust impact of that process. It's built for compliance intake rather than post-process feedback or CX measurement. Good for capturing a request, but it stops where QuestionPunk's template begins.
What it does well
- Typeform's clean, conversational form UI is well suited to a simple intake use case
- Purpose-built around GDPR terminology, so it's quick to adapt for a basic data removal request form
- Likely easy to embed and deploy with minimal setup for a single-step request
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up interview or voice AI option to probe why a request was made or how the process felt
- No built-in satisfaction, trust-impact, or process-clarity measurement — it collects a request, not an experience evaluation
- No automated per-response quality scoring or auto-generated report for compliance/product teams to act on
Frequently asked questions
What questions are in the “Account & Data Deletion Process Experience Survey” template?
The template includes 20 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Welcome, and thank you for your interest in this survey. We are studying people's experiences with requesting account or…” · “In the past 12 months, have you tried to delete an account or request deletion of your personal data from any company?” · “Which method(s) did you use to request account or data deletion? Select all that apply.”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.
How long does this survey take to complete?
Respondents typically finish the 20 questions in about 9 minutes.
Can I customize this template?
Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.
Is this template free to use?
Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.
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