There are three ways to get participants to sign an NDA or consent form: let Askable facilitate the signing, run your own e-signature flow, or sign during the session. Most teams use the first.
1. Askable-facilitated agreements (recommended)
Askable presents your agreement to participants and collects legally binding e-signatures as part of the study flow.
Add an agreement template during study setup and give it a name.
Send us the PDF of your document via live chat. Our team configures it in the backend, including where signatures go.
Preview how it looks while your study is in draft.
Participants are asked up front whether they're willing to sign, and signing happens when they're invited. See Adding a new agreement template and the agreement process for participants.
Two things to know:
Hyperlinks inside the document won't be clickable. Write any URLs out in full as plain text.
Signed copies are emailed on completion, and you can request copies from us via live chat at any time.
2. Your own e-signature flow
If your legal team requires a specific platform, such as DocuSign, send participants the signing link yourself:
Via your study's Messages tab. Messages don't support file attachments, so share a link rather than a document. A batch message covers everyone at once.
Via email. Each participant's email address is shown in your Messages tab with them.
This flow is fully managed by you. Askable doesn't track or store signatures collected outside the platform, so check completion before sessions yourself.
3. Sign during the session
For in person sessions, a paper copy at the start works fine. For remote sessions, send the link via chat or email at the start of the call and watch it get signed before you begin.
Custom privacy notice
Separately from agreements, you can show participants a custom privacy notice when they apply to your study. See how to add one.