# Privacy Reassurance Next to a Form Field A/B Test

Page: https://alidemirbas.com.tr/en/lab/ab-test-library/tests/privacy-reassurance-next-to-a-form-field-ab-test

## Hypothesis

If a short, accurate note right next to the email or phone field explains how the information will be used, users may hesitate less at that field. Less hesitation could increase the form completion rate, although a reassurance that feels unnecessary could raise new doubts and lower it.

## When to run this test

Start with the email or phone field if field analytics shows drop-off clustering there, visitors leave it empty and close the form, or support tickets ask how the information will be used; those are signs of hesitation. If the note eases it, visitors fill in that field with fewer pauses and submit the form more often. If drop-off sits in other fields or comes from validation errors, the missing assurance is not the real problem, so start there, and before launch confirm that the note does not stand in for legally required consent or privacy information, which stays in place.

## Primary metric

**Form completion rate**: Compare registrations to see whether a privacy assurance affects completion.

## Other metrics

- **Field-level abandonment**: Compare visitors who leave before completing the field with the assurance.
- **Form completion time**: Measure time from form start to successful submission consistently.
- **Privacy complaints**: Track recorded complaints about a mismatch between the assurance and actual data use.

## What to check before and during the test

- **Message**: Add one truthful assurance next to the predefined field.
- **Keep constant**: Keep fields, consent requests, data use and the existing privacy-policy link unchanged.
- **Accuracy**: Verify the promise against actual data practices before launch.
- **Audience**: Review predefined form types that request email or phone separately.
- **Separate tests**: Test placement, icon or alternative wording separately.

## What to watch when reading the result

- Look at field-level abandonment and form completion time alongside any lift in the form completion rate. If privacy complaints rise, a completion gain does not justify shipping; first check again whether the note matches actual data use.
- The effect you measure is tied to this field, this wording and this placement; test placement, icons and other wording separately. Review form types that ask for email and phone separately. Check on both mobile and desktop that the note is not so large or prominent that it overshadows the form.
- If completion shows no clear difference, do not conclude right away that the assurance has no value, since the hypothesis allows an effect in either direction. Run the arms' form completion rates through the [A/B test significance calculator](https://alidemirbas.com.tr/en/calculators/ab-test); a gap that is not significant should read as "this test could not tell them apart," not as "no effect." Also check which way field-level abandonment moves.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does saying “We do not share your data” build trust?

It does not guarantee trust. The statement must match actual processing, including transfers to service providers. Use accurately scoped wording rather than an absolute promise, and test its effect on valid signup completion.

### Can reassurance replace a privacy notice or consent text?

No. Required disclosures remain accessible. A short reassurance explains the field’s use but does not replace applicable notices or separately required consent.

### Does unchanged completion mean reassurance had no value?

It may help, have no clear effect or introduce new concern. Inspect field abandonment, completion time and relevant complaints without treating them as direct proof of trust.