We want you, and your family if you are under 18 years old, to be fully informed.
The letters below outline how consent works for the survey and for the interview, what data we collect, and how we protect your information.
The Information Letters for Participants outline what is expected of potential participants younger than 18 years old in terms of parental or guardian consent. The Information Letters for Parents & Guardians provides information on consent procedures, the data we collect, and how we protect your teen's information.
Please read the Information Letters and Consent Form carefully before proceeding to the survey and before agreeing to an interview. Thank you!
The Survey
This copy of the consent form is for your information and records.
The consent form is built into the survey and you will answer there.
Information in Dutch
Deze kopie van het toestemmingsformulier is ter informatie en archivering.
Het toestemmingsformulier is in de survey opgenomen en je beantwoordt het daar.
The Interview
This copy of the consent form is for your information and records.
Information in Dutch
Deze kopie van het toestemmingsformulier is ter informatie en archivering.
If you would like to
participate, please start the survey by clicking the button or scanning the QR code.
🛡️Is my data safe? (survey and interview)
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Belgian law of 30 July 2018 (protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data), we respect your privacy. All your data will be kept confidential throughout the research process as well as in any publications or presentations related to it.
Your data will be pseudonymized, meaning any information that could directly identify you will be removed from our database. We also never record your name, you’ll instead be assigned a unique, 5-digit identification code for the survey and a pseudonym for the interview. We will also redact any specific details you might mention accidentally (like names of people in your life or familiar places) to prevent indirect identification. The interview is audio recorded for transcription only. Your name is never recorded, only your pseudonym. The audio recording of your interview will be stored securely and safely deleted once they are no longer needed for transcription. Transcription records are stored securely and encrypted. If you have shared contact information with us, that data will be encrypted, stored securely, and stored separately from the survey responses on Ghent University servers. Your identity will never be shared or published. Only myself and my supervisor (Prof. Dr. Elly McCausland) will have access to the raw data.
If you want more information about how your data is protect, you can contact our Data Protection Officer: Mrs. Hanne Elsen, tel: +32 9 264 95 17, email: privacy@ugent.be, address: Campus Ufo, Rectoraat 2, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, 9000 Gent.