There are some studies that are unsuitable for Prolific.

• We are unable to support studies that require the collection of participants' personally identifiable information (i.e. their names, phone numbers, emails, home addresses, etc.), even if this data is not going to be used by the research team.
• Studies with non-monetary rewards cannot be run on Prolific. All studies run on Prolific must be paid through Prolific and have a minimum reward rate of at least £6/hr or $8/hr. We recommend you pay participants at least £9 / $12 per hour.
• Studies where participants are unfairly screened out within a study or rejected unfairly are also not suitable for Prolific.
• Prolific does not permit studies that recruit participants under the age of 18. This restriction applies even with parental permission or for studies where parents and children participate together.
• Studies involving in-person activities are also prohibited. This includes asking participants to visit specific locations or sending them items to use during the study.

It's important to point out, we may contact you if we have concerns about your platform usage and reserve the right to suspend data collection if we believe your study violates our terms.

Additionally, please note that Prolific cannot fully support time-sensitive studies at this time. For more information, see: What if my study is time sensitive?

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