Trust & Security
Data privacy, consent, and platform security
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How Public Survey and Report Links Stay Protected
A survey take link and a shared report link are both meant to be opened by people without an Opionate account - which means they need their own protection, separate from your account login. Here's what's in place.
Data Privacy and Consent Management
Collecting real responses from real people means handling consent properly, not as an afterthought. Here's how consent works for respondents taking your surveys in Opionate, and what that means for your own compliance obligations.
Security Overview
A quick overview of how Opionate protects your account, your survey data, and your respondents' data - written for anyone evaluating the platform who needs the general picture rather than a line-by-line technical audit.
Understanding Email Verification and Why It's Required
New accounts signing up with an email and password need to verify that email before the account is usable. Here's why, and what to do if a verification email doesn't show up.
Staff Access and Support: What Happens When You File a Report
Opionate staff don't browse your survey data by default. Here's when and why staff actually access your account or data, and what happens after you file a report.
Respondent Anonymity: What Opionate Does and Doesn't Guarantee
"Anonymous survey" gets used loosely. Here's what actually determines whether a response can be traced back to a specific respondent, and what's your responsibility to control versus what the platform handles.
Panel Recruitment and Respondent Data: Vetting Without Compromising Privacy
Every Panel Recruitment respondent goes through vetting before they're eligible to take your survey. Here's how that quality process works alongside respondent privacy, not against it.
How Opionate Handles Payment Security
Buying credits or subscribing to a plan means handing over payment details somewhere. Here's how that's handled, and what Opionate does and doesn't store on its own side.
Google Sign-In and Account Security
Signing up or logging in with Google skips the password entirely. Here's how it works, and what it means for your account's security.
Bot Protection on Account Creation and Public Forms
Sign-up, login, and contact forms are natural targets for automated abuse. Here's how Opionate protects these specific entry points, separate from how survey and report links are protected.