Coordy Consent Form

Thank you for downloading Coordy!We are doing research on human decision making and we are inviting you to become the part of it.Purpose of the ResearchDecision making is the part of our daily life affecting every interaction we make. We would like to find useful insights and patterns on how people coordinate with each other. We want to learn about the different strategies that people consider before they choose from various possibilities in the situations, when the result of their decision also depends on the decisions of other people.Ethical ApprovalThis research has been reviewed and approved by the Psychological Research Ethics Board (PREBO - Reference number 2024-08) on behalf of the Central European University under ethical standards in human scientific research (https://documents.ceu.edu/documents/p-1009-1v2201)Procedures and DurationEveryone above the age of 18 can voluntarily participate in the group sessions that will be organized by CEU Department of Cognitive Science and take place online.First, you should install Coordy application on your mobile device and log in with your account provider. Only those participants who give their informed consent will be able to access the application and participate in the research.After reading the instructions, you can tap “Pair” button and play games developed exclusively for this research purpose with other participants of similar experience for 20 minutes. During the games you should choose the same color as your partner. If both of you choose the same color, you get one point each. Otherwise, neither of you receives a score. After the session, you can see your individual results in the Profile menu of the application.Risks and BenefitsWe do not envisage any negative consequences that could arise from your participation in our study. Also you do not have to give us any reason for refusing to take part in any of the organized session or leaving the research at any time.We hope you will find our games amusing and enjoy your participation. You will try to coordinate your choices with other participants and collect as many points as you can. Your participation will help us better understand how people are making decisions.Confidentiality and Handling of DataWhen you access Coordy with your Apple account, you receive your Player ID to ensure anonymity of your research data. We will record your choices during the play sessions, and store it without any personal data. The results of the research may lead to the publication of statistical data that will under no circumstances refer to you personally.The only personally identifiable information we collect is your email address that you voluntarily give to us when choosing to participate in various activities related to the Application. We do not share it with the third parties and keep if safe in full compliance with GDPR.Right to Refuse or WithdrawYou do not have to take part in this research if you do not wish to do so. You may stop participating in the research at any time by deleting Coordy application from your device.If you do not wish to receive any more invitations from us you can log out from the application. If you log out (using the 'Profile' menu 'Delete my account' button), your email address will be automatically deleted from our records and you will no longer receive any communication from us.Contact Information If you have any questions, you can ask them by contacting us:coordyteam@gmail.comLast update 30th Jully 2024