We work with a number of companies, research institutes, universities, etc that are trying to reach consumers with hearing loss for research purposes. We do not share the personal information you fill into the form, but do recruit for these entities using your information. Typically the researching entity does not ask for your name, etc, and we pay participants by connecting their survey completion to a unique code stored on our end. This maintains a layer of privacy and also means we (Hearing Tracker) donāt see any of the responses you add on surveys we invite you to. In other words, your responses cannot be connected back to you as an individual. Some studies do ask you to identify yourself, like interview-style qualitative research, and in those situations, this is indicated. We typically do not state who is conducting research, because typically the entities wish to remain anonymous so as not to introduce survey bias. Participants may review the terms of any study they wish to participate in prior to opting in and completing a survey / interview, as the email invites we send include any unique information pertaining to the research. I hope this helps.