General Restrictions

General Restrictions

Overview

Set restrictions on your survey to specify the maximum responses to collect or when to close your survey. You can also prevent duplicate submissions from the same user.

Set an End Date for Your Survey     

  1. Select the required survey and click the Builder option from the left pane.
  2. Click the Publish tab. 
  3. Select the required collector or create a new one.  
  4. Click General Restrictions from the left pane.
  5. In the Survey End Date section, select the date and time at which you want to stop collecting responses.
            
  1. Click Save.
Notes
Note: The survey closes at the specified time in the survey author's time zone.   

Collect Respondent Information 

Enable the following options to collect additional respondent details alongside survey responses.

Collect IP Address     
  1. In the Publish tab, click General Restrictions in the left pane.
  2. Select IP address to collect and display in respondents' reports.
  3. Uncheck IP Address to stop collecting this information.
  4. Click Save.
Collect User Agent   
  1. In the Publish tab, click General Restrictions in the left pane.
  2. Select User Agent to collect respondents' browser details and display them in reports.
  3. Uncheck User Agent to disable this selection.
  4. Click Save.
Additional Information from Respondents 
Collect additional information from respondents such as IP Address, user agent, email address, first name, last name, and geo location.  
Notes
Note: For Email Invites by Zoho Survey and SMS Invites by Zoho Survey collectors you can collect Email Address, Phone number, First Name, Last Name, and Contact Variables from the respondents by checking the appropriate checkbox.


Notes
Note: For Email Invites by Zoho Services Collector, you can collect Email Address, Contact ID, Name, and Ticket Number from the respondents by checking the appropriate checkbox.
Notes
Note: For Organization Invites by Zoho Services Collector, you can collect email addresses from the respondents by checking the appropriate checkbox.
 

Collect Geolocation   

You can collect your respondent's geolocation by enabling this option in General Restrictions. The respondent's browser coordinates are captured from the first page of the survey, with their consent. In Reports, you can find the location details as respondent variables: country, location (latitude, longitude, and address). You will also find Zoho Maps and Google Maps links to the respondent's location in individual responses.
 
Enabling location access on your device (Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android) allows Zoho Survey to capture geolocation data. If you prefer not to share your location, you can disable this at any time in your device settings. However, most applications, such as Maps and Photos, work best with location access enabled.
 
  1. Click General Restrictions on the left pane of the Publish tab.
  2. Select Geolocation. Read more on enabling location access on your device.
  3. Click Save.
            

Notes
Note:
The geolocation feature is not supported when distributing surveys via Facebook, in accordance with Facebook's security policy.
 
Enable Location Services on Mac     
  1. Open System Preferences on your Mac device.
  2. Click Security & Privacy and select the Privacy tab.
  3. Click the lock icon in the bottom-left corner to make changes to the settings.
  4. Unlock it with your system credentials or touch ID.
  5. Select Enable Location Services.
            
   
Enable Location Services on Windows 10   
  1. Open Settings on your Windows 10 device.
  2. Navigate to Privacy.
  3. Click Location in the App permissions section in the left pane.
  4. Click Change and turn the Location access for this device toggle button On.
            
   
Enable Location Services on a Linux Device   
  1. Open Settings on your Linux device.
  2. Click Privacy and select Location Services.
  3. Turn the Location Services toggle button On.
            
   
Enable Location Services on an iOS Device   
  1. Open Settings on your iOS device.
  2. Click Privacy and select Location Services.
  3. Turn the Location Services toggle button On.
            
   
Enable Location Services on an Android Device   
  1. Open Settings on your Android device.
  2. Click Location.
  3. Turn the Location access toggle button On.