How your responses are protected
This survey was built with the understanding that documenting civil resistance carries risk. Here is what we do (and don’t do) with what you share.
You choose how identifiable you are
You can complete this survey fully anonymous, attach a pseudonym, or identify yourself by name. Your identity and your responses are stored in separate encrypted tables, linked only by a random identifier. FIMN/ISAIAH and our research partner (Liz McKenna) querying response data do not see names unless you have given explicit permission.
High-risk actions are anonymous-only by default
Actions that could carry legal exposure (e.g. civil disobedience, certain forms of mutual aid) are routed to anonymous-only intake regardless of the identity preference you selected elsewhere.
Per-item sharing consent
For each response, you choose how it can be used: kept private, shared with ISAIAH / Faith in MN staff for learning, shared anonymously in a collective archive, or quoted with permission. You can revise these choices at any time.
What we do not do
We do not log IP addresses. We do not run analytics pixels or third-party trackers. We do not share raw responses with law enforcement or outside researchers. Media files (voice, photo, video) are stored in private buckets with short-lived, signed access links.
What we cannot promise
No system is perfectly secure. If you are describing an action that could expose you or someone else, we recommend staying anonymous and leaving out location specifics and names. You know your risk better than we do.