Paste any survey or form builder terms below to identify response data ownership, export limitations, and respondent privacy policies
⚠️ 6 Survey Software Gotchas to Watch For
Response Data Mining:HIGH Some platforms analyze aggregate response data for their own research or sell industry benchmark reports that include anonymized data from your surveys
Response Limits Per Survey:MEDIUM Free/basic tiers often cap responses per survey (e.g., 100/survey), not just total responses. Long-running surveys can hit limits unexpectedly
Branding Removal Costs:MEDIUM "White-label" or removing the platform's logo and branding often requires expensive enterprise plans, making professional surveys costly
Logic/Branching Tier Locks:HIGH Advanced survey logic, skip patterns, and conditional branching may only be available on premium tiers—check before building complex surveys
Respondent PII Responsibility:MEDIUM You may bear full GDPR/CCPA compliance responsibility for respondent data, even though it's stored on their servers
Data Retention on Cancellation:HIGH Response data may be deleted 30-90 days after cancellation. If you pause your subscription, you may lose access to all historical data
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What This Scanner Checks
Our survey software terms scanner analyzes your agreement for:
Response data ownership - Who owns the data your respondents provide
Data usage rights - Can the platform use your response data?
Response limits - Per-survey vs. total response caps
Feature restrictions - Logic, branching, and advanced features by tier
Privacy compliance - Your responsibilities for respondent data
Data retention - What happens to data when you cancel