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Recently with the advent of internet testing, opportunities now arise to collect truly anonymous data and given this the strictures of GDPR do . In those cases, GDPR might not apply. On these grounds, the Committee has concluded that the provision In other cases, however, data are collected that can identify the participants. We therefore still require use of a GDPR compliant adult information sheet is no longer required. However, this does not mean that consent is no longer needed. The default position is that participants should be informed about what is being tested and what the testing entails and we are asking them for their consent in thisfor online studies (see the template above). Participants can give consent by ticking a box (see consent form template above). Therefore they will need to know what they will have to do, and in cases of questionnaires, what sorts of issues will be probed. This is particularly important if topics of a sensitive nature are to be addressed. For example, if the aim is to use the Beck Depression Inventory, then it needs to be made clear to participants participants before they start the survey that questions will be asked about their mood and that questions concerning suicidal tendencies will also be posed.
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Link to BPS guidance regarding Internet testing
Debriefing
Plainly it is critically important to debrief participants properly and this may be challenging in the context of internet research. Once participants have completed an Internet test, they must be given access to information that explains fully what has been tested and why. So, for instance, if you are to use the IAT then the reasons for doing so need to be passed on. Contact details of the PI must be provided so that, if participants wish, then they can contact that person if they have further questions.
Finally, a very useful web resource has been provided by the University and a link to this Help and Support page should be included in cases where participants may feel that having undertaken the testing, they would benefit from further help and support....:
https://www.york.ac.uk/students/health/help/
Further sources of support can be found in the debrief template (see templates above). With online studies, it is likely that people outside York take part. It is therefore important to also add resources that can be accessed (inter-)nationally.