Notifications and data
About notifications and data
These settings decide what LimeSurvey stores with each response besides the answers, whether participants can save and come back, and who gets an email when a response comes in. Open them with the gear icon in the left toolbar and then Notifications & data. Changes are saved as you make them.
What is stored with each response
Date stamp: stores the date and time each response was started and submitted. On by default.
Save IP address: stores the IP address of the participant. An IP address counts as personal data in many countries, so turn it on only when you need it.
Anonymize IP address: stores the IP address with its last part removed, enough for rough geography without identifying a device.
Save referrer URL: stores the address of the page that sent the participant to the survey, for example to compare links in different newsletters.
Save timings: stores how long each participant spent on each page.
Save quota exit: keeps a record of participants who were screened out by a quota.
Note: Date stamp, Save IP address, Save referrer URL and Save timings are locked once the survey is active. Decide before you activate.
Assessments and saving
Enable assessment mode: turns on assessments, the scores and messages you set up under Survey menu > Assessments. See Score answers with assessments.
Participant may save and resume later: shows a Resume later option in the survey. Participants save their answers with a name and password and continue later.
Notifications
Send basic admin notifications: Yes sends an email for every new response. Enter the recipients under Basic admin notifications email address, which appears when you choose Yes.
Send detailed admin notifications: Yes sends an email with the answers of every new response. Enter the recipients in the address field that appears.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics settings: None adds no tracking. Survey settings shows Google Analytics Tracking ID for this survey and Google Analytics style: Off, Default or Survey-SID/Group, which reports each page as the survey and group name. Global settings uses the tracking ID of your survey site.
Next steps
FAQ
How do I get an email for every response?
Set Send basic admin notifications to Yes and enter your address under Basic admin notifications email address. For an email with the answers, use Send detailed admin notifications.
Can I turn off the IP address after the survey started?
No. Recording settings are locked while the survey is active. Stopping the survey archives the responses collected so far, so decide on these settings before you activate. See Activate or stop a survey.