# How we show your survey responses

You need to be logged in to respond to a survey in Swarmia. We link your responses to your Swarmia profile and handle the information confidentially according to our [Privacy Policy](https://www.swarmia.com/privacy/). The survey administrators can see **only the information described in this article**. They'll have an option to share the results with the rest of your organization.

## How we report ratings

We report **ratings in aggregate by team**. We don't disclose which rating each individual has given.

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Each response is linked to only one team. If you're a member of multiple teams in the survey's audience, you can choose your primary team when starting the survey.

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In some cases, such as very small teams, **inferring identities from team aggregates** might be possible.

If your team is part of a **higher-level team**, you can choose to record your response to it (as long as the survey creator has included it in the audience).

You can **skip individual questions** if you don't feel comfortable answering them.
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## How we report comments

Comments are a way to contribute your improvement ideas related to the survey's themes. You can **choose whether to link your name to each of your comments**. We recommend commenting with your name to foster more open and actionable discussion.

If you don't want to associate yourself with a comment, you can tick the ***Hide my name*****&#x20;checkbox**.

You can add **both comments with and without your name** to the same question. You'll see a **preview of how each comment will be shown** in the survey results.

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Even if you choose to hide your name from a comment, we still **show it comes from your team**. In some cases, such as very small teams, it might be possible to **guess who gave the comment**.

It might also be possible to **identify you based on your writing style**.
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