FYI I think it should be no problem to find a free or affordable survey tool, found a couple articles from a quick search:
- https://blog.hubspot.com/service/free-survey-maker-software - https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/11-free-online-survey-tools-compared/ On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 4:29 PM Niklas Merz <niklasm...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi, > > Thank you for the advice. We will make sure to collect no personal data. > It's mostly simple multiple choice questions so far: > https://gist.github.com/NiklasMerz/9a06a373ac64ec417811e513cb5349d4 > > Those options all look rather pricey. Do you know if Limesurvey was > hosted by the ASF or did they pay for the SaaS version? Could we do the > same without too much overhead work for everybody? > > If those professional options won't work for us because of pricing, > could we use Google Forms granted we don't ask questions with personal > information and provide a note that the data is stored by Google and > deleted after some time? I imagine we distribute the survey via the > mailing list, website and social media. Once we collected the responses > we write a blog post with the conclusions and then delete it from the > survey provider. > > Kind regards > Niklas > > On November 5, 2023, Benson Muite <benson_mu...@emailplus.org> wrote: > > Apache has used Limesurvey before: > > > > https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/launch-of-the-2022-asf > > https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey > > > > Some other options: > > https://getodk.org/ > > https://ona.io/home/products/ona-data/features/ > > > > On 11/5/23 20:51, Christian Grobmeier wrote: > > > Hello Niklas, > > > > > > Thanks for bringing it up. I should really write a guide on the > > privacy website for this. > > > > > > So far, I have no tool recommendation, but I can tell you what to > > watch out for: > > > > > > 1) The survey is best distributed by mailing list (or personal > > message). If you enter email addresses to a tool, that sends emails on > > your behalf, it is problematic > > > > > > 2) Collecting email addresses: it is OK if you have a good reason. I > > recommend to make it optional. Just so you know, you need to tell your > > users exactly what you use the email address, and you cannot use it > > for different purposes afterward. Also, you'll need to tell your users > > when deleting this email address again. Recommendation: ensure your > > users that the responses and the email addresses are not stored in the > > same file (this will come up). Usually, I try to avoid collecting any > > personal data with surveys > > > > > > 3) If you are using a hosted tool, you need to tell your users where > > they will end up before they click on your link. > > > > > > 4) I don't recommend Google Forms, but if you must use it, try to > > not collect personal data > > > > > > 5) If you can, try to host the survey yourself or check the provider > > for "GDPR compliance." If you decide for one, you can also send me the > > link and I will check > > > https://fosspost.org/open-source-survey-software/ > > > > > > Previously, we have paid a third party for the D&I survey. It was > > expensive (afaik), so I assume it is impossible for your project. If > > you find interesting tools/software, I will gladly check everything > > for you and get the documents in order. > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Christian > > > > > > -- > > > The Apache Software Foundation > > > V.P., Data Privacy > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 5, 2023, at 10:26, Niklas Merz wrote: > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> We are thinking about doing a short user & contributor survey for > > the > > >> Cordova project. The survey would be anonymous, but we could > > include an > > >> optional field asking for the email address. I would not include > > that > > >> question if it raises privacy concerns. > > >> > > >> Are there any survey tools we should use or avoid for doing a > > survey > > >> like this? Are there any previous experiences with project surveys > > at > > >> the ASF that we should consider when doing a survey? > > >> > > >> Thanks for any advice. > > >> > > >> Kind regards > > >> Niklas Merz > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org > > > >
