My opinion : Must show privacy policy in registering process (option to no to have semver API compatible system)

PS : i think we can have

Open survey in a private window
See: privacy policy text agreement and public registration form
can not submit form without policy agreement checked (javascript, user control) , and if policy agreement is not checked (PHP control, server control) : don't save token

Hello @DenisChenu thanks for your comment. In italy, public sector is "automagically" allowed to deal with personal data, just by providing informative context before data handling.
In public sector scenario, obtaining explicit consent is not mandatory when data is not published or disclosed to 3rd parties and other situations.
I agree with you that a server side validation is safer. Simply, maybe can be configured not a mandatory check by advanced customization?
I guess Italian Public Sector have same allowance of other EU countries so this feature could be useful to any public sector organization inside EU, using LS.

I'm working on a custom theme based on Vanilla core theme. I was able to display privacy logic by adding an inclusion command inside ./views/subviews/registration/register_form.twig

{% include('./subviews/privacy/privacy.twig') %}

It's only a display, no validation logic is included.

It's only a display, no validation logic is included.

It's the case too with Survey : same issue : no server validation.

It's the case too with Survey : same issue : no server validation.

I report this issue

@tibor.pacalat : adding this line fix the issue, but need an option ? Theme option at on or off by default ?

I would put an option and off by default since we are not only available in EU, so it doesn't make sense to adhere to GDPR outside of EU.

OK ! Great :)

https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/pull/4285

What is your decision here ? Theme settings or Survey setting ?

Please put it into Survey settings under Privacy policy.

OK :)

(and need a solution for complete updated theme)

I think we need multiple options

1. Show on survey start
2. Show on register
3. Show on token form

Each can be checked separately.

OK ?

@c_schmitz what do you think about Denis' proposal?

I just added 2 dropdowns here :)

New version on https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/pull/4880

Wait for CI and coderabbit

Fix committed to master branch: http://bugs.limesurvey.org/plugin.php?page=Source/view&id=39549

Fix committed to master branch: http://bugs.limesurvey.org/plugin.php?page=Source/view&id=39550

Thank you team for your effort. Was very appreciated. Will be included into next LS 6.16.17 ?

https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/pull/4887

I have tested this on this branch and noticed a few things:

1. The new options on survey level always go back to inherited value (watch the screencast)
2. Why are there 2 sets of same options (one at "Privacy policy" view and one at "Participant settings")
3. I don't understand the wording under these new fields "Only if show survey policy is activated.".
   Should this possibly say "Only if privacy policy is shown."? - since you can also hide privacy policy from "Theme options".
4. On vanilla, bootswatch and fruity when I open the policy text (Collapsible text) the Continue button doesn't have any distance from the dialog (look at the screenshot)

Screenshot 2026-04-21 at 15.03.12.png (82,559 bytes)   

Screenshot 2026-04-21 at 15.03.12.png (82,559 bytes)   

Video for the message above:

The new options on survey level always go back to inherited value (watch the screencast)

I check, this , strange i think i have issue but fixed it.

Why are there 2 sets of same options (one at "Privacy policy" view and one at "Participant settings")

because it's related to both :) Must have same value.
Else : Privacy policy are not in group/global options

I don't understand the wording under these new fields "Only if show survey policy is activated.".

maybe https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/pull/4887#pullrequestreview-4128978258 Only applies when 'Show privacy policy text with mandatory checkbox' is set to Inline text or Collapsible text. ?

On vanilla, bootswatch and fruity when I open the policy text (Collapsible text) the Continue button doesn't have any distance from the dialog (look at the screenshot)

Not the case with current button ?

Not the case with current button ?

Navigator have margin, not included in regsiter oart. I think i add some margin-button for the privacy part

since you can also hide privacy policy from "Theme options".

What ? I didn't check it.

since you can also hide privacy policy from "Theme options".

It's not privacy info; it's anonymous block.
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/blob/e1c7911c31453b93e219b9405b89b69936b51c90/themes/survey/fruity_twentythree/views/subviews/privacy/privacy.twig#L23-L41

New issue to report here, sentence is bad.

I have tested this on this branch and noticed a few things:

All done, discussion open about the help sentence :)

Fixed in Release 6.17.0+260421

Still open :)

Limebot is a dumb bot ;)

Fix committed to master branch: http://bugs.limesurvey.org/plugin.php?page=Source/view&id=39599

Fixed in Release 6.17.1+260427