In all likelihood, you have used a Likert scale (or something you’ve called a Likert scale) in a survey before. It might surprise you to learn that Likert scales are a very specific format and what you have been calling Likert may not be. Not to worry — researchers that have been doing surveys for… Read More »
Secure Link
What is this?
Our Enterprise and Dedicated account users can set secure socket links to their surveys (also called SSL or https:// surveys) to encrypt their online survey and data during the respondent’s session. You activate this when creating a link for your survey.
When would I use this?
If you are collecting sensitive information of any kind (contact, health, financial information, etc) you want to make sure that the data that is coming through is secure. Not everyone on the internet has the best intentions, so if you’re planning on collecting sensitive information, it would be best to make sure the links to access the survey are secure.
What does this look like?
https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/38596389/YourSurveyName
Secure links are only available on the default link, and email campaigns. You can distinguish a secure link from a non-secure link by the ‘s’ at the end of the ‘http’.
If you need to secure your Private Domain link, we do have the ability to do so, but it will require additional set up. Please contact sales@sgizmo.com for more information.
Articles Related to Secure Links
- Tutorial: Setting up Secure Links
- Article: SurveyGizmo Security
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