Security, privacy & EU hosting: built for serious survey work
Clear enough for IT, privacy teams, and procurement. Strong enough for teams handling sensitive data and recurring survey programs.If your surveys touch personal data, “trust us” is not enough. You need clear answers on where data lives, who can access results, how identifiers are handled, and what happens if requirements change. LimeSurvey gives you EU hosting, privacy controls, open-source transparency, and a self-hosted path when you need more control — without endless back-and-forth in review.
- EU hosting by default (Germany or Finland)
- GDPR-ready workflows (signed DPA availability, privacy controls, consent options)
- Open source and self-hostablefor more control and less lock-in
- Built for IT, DPO, and procurement review
Everything privacy-conscious teams need to review, approve, and launch surveys with confidence
- EU data residency (choose Germany or Finland)
- Data stays in the region you select
- Hosting region information available for reviewers
- Built for EU data residency requirements
- Signed DPA available (self-serve or on request)
- Anonymized responses for sensitive surveys
- IP/referrer logging controls (minimize identifiers)
- Consent/policy checkbox before participation
- Roles and permissions (who can see what)
- Restricted access to results for sensitive projects
- Separation of responsibilities across teams
- Designed for multi-stakeholder environments
- Open-source codebase for transparency and auditability
- Self-hosted deployment path for full infrastructure control
- APIs and exports to connect your stack
- No unnecessary vendor lock-in
- Security & privacy overview for reviewers
- Hosting region information (Germany/Finland)
- Clear path for IT/DPO/procurement sign-off
- Documentation available for internal review
- Encrypted data transmission
- Controlled participant access via tokens and invitations
- Password-protected and restricted survey access where needed
- Hosted on infrastructure with ISO 27001 certification
Want to see what this looks like for your IT, privacy, or procurement review?
Request a security & privacy demoLimeSurvey includes privacy-focused survey settings that help teams meet GDPR requirements. These include anonymized responses, optional IP/referrer logging controls, and consent or policy checkboxes before participation. For LimeSurvey Cloud, a signed DPA is also available through LimeSurvey’s contracting process.
LimeSurvey Cloud lets you choose the hosting region when creating your instance. Available locations include Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For EU deployments, Finland and Germany are recommended to keep survey data within the EU.
Yes. LimeSurvey is open source and can be deployed on your own infrastructure. Self-hosting gives organizations full control over hosting, security policies, and data management.
LimeSurvey provides several privacy controls, including anonymized responses, IP/referrer logging settings, token-based participation, and consent or policy checkboxes before respondents start the survey.
LimeSurvey includes role-based permissions so teams can control who can create surveys, manage participants, and access results. This helps organizations restrict sensitive data to authorized users.
LimeSurvey provides documentation covering hosting locations, privacy controls, and platform capabilities. This information helps IT, DPO, and procurement teams review LimeSurvey during internal approval processes.
