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Google reCAPTCHA

  • Nov 10, 2026 9:00 PM UTC
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My survey uses Qualtrics' Bot Detection setting, which uses Google reCAPTCHA v3. I would be interested to know the following:

  • Does Bot Detection send any information about respondents to Google, for example IP address, browser or device details, or cookies? If yes, what is sent? Is this covered by my University's agreement with Qualtrics?
  • Is it better to turn off Bot Detection to protect user privacy? Our intent is that the survey collects no names, email addresses, region or organisation names, and IP address and location capture are switched off in Qualtrics. 

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Mishraji
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  • Nov 11, 2026 9:34 AM UTC

​@Frank Burdon - yes, user IP address is collected by Google in case of reCAPTCHA. You might want to check with your Qualtrics account executive whether it is covered under your MSA.

Usually, the risk of data sharing falls on the data controller (which is you/your university) in this case. Hence, it would be wise to not use Bot detection at all.