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Data Residency & Sovereignty Preferences Survey

Measures user and organizational preferences for data storage location, cross-border transfer conditions, and governance trade-offs to inform product policy, compliance strategy, and trust-building initiatives.

Sample questions

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20 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome! This survey explores your preferences for data storage locations, cross-border transfer conditions, and related trade-offs. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers — we want your honest opinions. All responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate. Estimated completion time: 5–7 minutes.

Q02
Multiple Choice

Are you responding to this survey for personal use or on behalf of an organization?

Q03
Long Text

How familiar are you with the concept of data residency (i.e., where data is physically stored and processed)?

Q04
Multiple Choice

Do you currently require data to be stored in a specific country or region?

Q05
Long Text

Please rank the following factors by how much they influence your data residency decisions. Drag to reorder (top = most important).

Q06
Long Text

How confident are you that your current or prospective vendors can meet your data residency requirements?

Q07
Long Text

In which region are you (or your organization) primarily located?

Q08
Long Text

Thank you for completing this survey! Your input will help us design data residency options that better meet your needs.

Q09
Long Text

Approximately how many employees are in your organization?

Q10
Long Text

How familiar are you with the concept of data sovereignty (i.e., data being subject to the laws of the country where it is stored)?

Q11
Multiple Choice

Which locations are acceptable for storing your data? Select all that apply.

Q12
Multiple Choice

Which conditions, if any, would make cross-border data transfers acceptable to you? Select all that apply.

Q13
Long Text

Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or concerns about your data residency or sovereignty needs.

Q14
Long Text

Which of the following best describes your role in data governance or technology decisions?

Q15
Long Text

How important is the physical location of data storage when you choose a product or service?

Q16
Multiple Choice

Which data residency arrangement would best suit your needs?

Q17
Long Text

What percentage premium, if any, would you be willing to pay for guaranteed in-country data storage?

Q18
AI Interview

We'd like to learn a bit more about your data residency priorities. An AI moderator will ask a couple of brief follow-up questions.

Q19
Long Text

When will you next review or decide on data residency requirements?

Q20
Multiple Choice

Which of the following would prevent you from adopting a product or service? Select all that apply.

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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