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Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS), a collaboration between Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Tilburg University, invites you to take part in this research project. This study is conducted as part of a Research-in-Action course and MSc thesis project at JADS. The aim is to investigate how people interact with and experience personalised news recommendation systems. The study takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes. To participate you must be 18 years of age or older.
Your participation is completely voluntary and does not pose any physical, legal, or economic risks. You are not obliged to answer questions you are uncomfortable with and you can withdraw at any time without explaining why. Declining or withdrawing will not have any negative consequences for you.
| Data controller | Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), De Groene Loper 3, 5612 AE Eindhoven |
| Researcher | Fehmican Aydemir — f.aydemir@student.tue.nl |
| Supervisors | Dr. Martijn Willemsen (TU/e / JADS) — m.c.willemsen@tue.nl Jasmin Kareem (JADS) — j.kareem@tue.nl |
| Privacy | privacy@tue.nl |
| Data Protection Officer | dataprotectionofficer@tue.nl |
| Demographic data | Age, gender, education level — used to describe the study sample |
| News habits | Reading frequency and preferences — used as control variables |
| Behavioural logs | Article clicks and reading time during the session — used to test research hypotheses |
| Survey responses | Your ratings and opinions about the experience — primary outcome measures |
| Session identifier | A random code with no link to your identity — links behavioural data to survey responses |
We do not collect your name, email address, or IP address. All data is pseudonymous from the moment of collection. Data is retained for 10 years after the research is complete, after which it will be deleted or fully anonymised. Data is stored on a GDPR-compliant EU server (Hetzner Cloud, Germany).
You have the right to request access to, rectification of, objection to, or erasure of your personal data. For questions or complaints contact the researcher at f.aydemir@student.tue.nl or the TU/e Data Protection Officer at dataprotectionofficer@tue.nl. You may also file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).
TU/e processes your personal data to conduct scientific research, which is the university's public task as stated in Article 1.3 of the Dutch Wet Hoger onderwijs en Wetenschappelijk onderzoek.
Please indicate how much you agree with the statements below. There are no right or wrong answers. We are interested in your honest experience.
This study investigated how explanations and user control in news recommendation systems affect perceived transparency, perceived agency, trust, and satisfaction.
The study used a 2x2 experimental design with four versions of the news feed differing in whether explanations and history control were present. You were randomly assigned to one of these versions. We could not tell you this beforehand because knowing the purpose might have influenced your responses.
Your participation helps us understand how to design more transparent and trustworthy AI-powered news systems. This research is part of a Research-in-Action course and MSc thesis project at JADS, TU/e and Tilburg University.
Now that you know the full purpose of this study, we ask for your consent to use your responses in our research. You are free to withdraw your data. This will have no negative consequences for you.
Please save this code as proof of participation.
If you wish to withdraw your consent and have your data deleted at a later point, please send an email to f.aydemir@student.tue.nl with your completion code as reference. We will delete your data within 30 days.
Your data has been deleted and will not be used in this research. Thank you for your time.
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