Provided you consent for your child to participate, the only direct communications with your child (aged 12-17) will be automated study-related emails, and your child may also receive push notifications from the uMotif app if they choose. These messages sent to their email address include the following:
After the screening questionnaire, before enrolling in the study: a notification about whether they qualify to participate; and, if qualified, 2 reminders to download the app on their mobile device to enroll in the study. (Note: Once in the app, you will need to provide your consent before they are able to advance to the study questionnaires.)
Once enrolled in the study: progress updates, reminders to complete questionnaires, and payment milestone updates.
Any study-related phone calls or text messages will be to your phone number, not your child’s. We will not ask you to provide your child’s phone number, and we will never contact your child by phone. We treat children’s information with extra care to ensure that they receive additional protection and safety. We only collect personal data about children with the consent of a parent or guardian for the provision of services such as research activities. However, we do not otherwise knowingly solicit data from, or market to, children.