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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is into effect since May 25th, 2018. It laid down a law by which the online privacy of any individual residing in the EU will be protected. It means anybody dealing with EU nationals will have to make sure that if they collect any data about them, it doesn\u2019t reveal their identity at the time of collection, storage or processing of data. The regulation has changed the way how personal data is handled while doing market research.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whom do GDPR regulations affect?<\/span><\/h3>\n

These regulations affect all companies that conduct any kind of survey that collects data by which it would be possible to identify an individual residing in the EU. If you conduct a customer or employee survey<\/a> anonymously i.e. without collecting personal data, it does not apply.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, even if you do not collect personal details of the participants such as their name, address, email, contact number, etc, it does not mean the survey is absolutely anonymous. If in any way it can be traced to find out who is the survey respondent, it can lead to a violation. Hence, a <\/span>GDPR survey<\/span><\/a>\u00a0can collect data that is not specific to respondents but must be truly anonymous in terms of their identity.<\/span><\/p>\n