Privacy policy
In short: you can answer the whole survey without telling us who you are. We use answers only to understand the problem we're researching. We never sell them or share them for anyone's marketing. If you leave an email, we use it only for what we said at that moment.
Who we are
GoKnotts is an early-stage research project exploring how people living in Europe find a life partner from their own community. There is no product yet. This policy covers the survey and this website only.
What we collect
- Survey answers
- Your responses to the questions, including free-text answers. We ask you not to include names or anything that identifies you or others.
- Email (optional)
- Only if you say yes to early access and choose to leave one.
- Referral codes
- If you leave an email, you receive a random six-character code and a personal link. If you open the survey from someone's link, their code is stored with your answers so we can count their referrals. Codes contain nothing about you.
- Technical data
- Our hosting provider records standard server logs (such as IP address, browser type and time of request) to serve and protect the site. We don't use analytics or advertising trackers.
We don't ask for, and please don't send, sensitive information such as health, religion or political views beyond what the survey questions themselves cover.
Why we collect it and on what basis
- Survey answers: to understand the problem, gauge demand and guide product research. Legal basis: your consent, given by submitting the survey.
- Email: to invite you to the private beta or early access, and to send a referral voucher if you qualify. Legal basis: your consent.
- Referral codes: to count referrals for the voucher. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in running the referral offer fairly.
- Server logs: to keep the site running and secure. Legal basis: legitimate interest.
Where your data is stored
Survey responses are collected through Google Forms and stored in Google Sheets under our Google account. The website is hosted on Firebase Hosting (Google). Google may process this data in data centres outside the European Economic Area under its standard contractual clauses.
The survey also stores your progress and any referral code in your own browser (local storage) so you can continue where you left off. This stays on your device and is not sent to us until you submit.
Who can see it
Only the small GoKnotts team. We don't sell responses and we don't share them with third parties for their own marketing or commercial purposes. If we ever publish findings, they will be aggregated or anonymised so no individual can be identified.
How long we keep it
- Survey answers: for the duration of the research, and no longer than 24 months after the survey closes.
- Email addresses: until we've sent the beta invitation or voucher, or until you ask us to delete yours, whichever is sooner.
- Server logs: as set by the hosting provider, typically a few weeks.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you can ask us to access, correct, delete or export the data we hold about you, or to stop using it. Because most responses are anonymous, we can only find yours if you gave an email or can tell us your referral code. You can also complain to your national data-protection authority.
You can stop the survey at any time before submitting; nothing is sent to us until the final step.
Cookies
We don't set cookies. We use browser local storage only for the purposes described above. Clearing your browser data removes it.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top of this page.