Research Privacy Notice
The Other Ledger
Last updated: October 26, 2026
About this research
The Exit Interviews is an independent research study by The Other Ledger, founded by Jesse Tervooren.
We’re exploring women’s experiences leaving corporate employment in the United States: what contributed to their departures, what changed afterward, and what those experiences might reveal about the way we work.
We believe people should understand how their information will be handled before deciding to participate. This notice explains what we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.
Questions? You can reach us at theotherledger@gmail.com.
What information do we collect?
The survey asks about your professional background, workplace experiences, departure circumstances, and aspects of life afterward. That includes topics such as finances, caregiving, health, and wellbeing. The survey also collects optional demographic information, including race or ethnicity, disability status, and neurodivergence.
We don’t ask for your name, your employer’s name, or your email address in the main survey.
However, some combinations of answers, particularly demographic details or information shared in open-ended responses, could make someone identifiable. For that reason, we don’t describe the survey as completely anonymous.
Google Forms also records when responses are submitted and processes technical information to operate its services. Google’s handling of that information is covered by its own privacy policies.
How will we use your responses?
Our goal is to understand the broader picture, not evaluate individual participants.
We’ll analyze responses to identify patterns, differences, and themes. Findings may inform research reports, articles, presentations, educational resources, and future studies by The Other Ledger.
We may share statistics, summarized findings, and excerpts that have been reviewed to reduce the risk of identifying participants.
We won’t publish individual survey records or intentionally identify participants in our findings.
Who can access the information?
Survey responses are collected through Google Forms and stored in a linked Google Sheet.
Currently, access to the response data is limited to the research owner. If additional people become involved in the research, access will be limited to those who need it and are expected to protect the information.
We won’t make the raw response dataset publicly available.
How long will we keep the data?
We may retain survey responses for future research and analysis by The Other Ledger, including studies that build on or revisit the original findings.
We haven’t set a specific deletion date. We’ll periodically review what information we still need and how it’s being protected.
What choices do you have?
Taking part is completely voluntary.
You can choose not to participate, skip questions that aren’t required, or leave the survey before submitting it.
After submission, removing a particular response may not be possible. Because we don’t collect names or email addresses with the main survey, we may have no reliable way to determine which response belongs to you.
You’re welcome to contact us with questions or concerns about your information.
What about follow-up interviews?
Some participants may be invited to express interest in a follow-up interview.
Interviews are optional, and contact information will be collected separately from survey answers. Before participating in an interview, you’ll receive additional information about what to expect and how interview materials will be handled.
What role does Google play?
We use Google Forms to collect survey responses and Google Sheets to store and organize them.
Google processes information as part of providing these services. Its own privacy policies and service terms also apply.
Will this notice change?
It may. As The Other Ledger grows and our research develops, we may update this notice to reflect changes in our practices.
If we make meaningful changes before future participation, we’ll update the information available to participants.