Intervenr is a platform for studying online information run by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Northeastern University. You can learn more at our About page. This website does not collect or store any data about you unless you choose to sign up. We do not use third party cookies and will not track you for advertising purposes.

Intervenr is a research study. Our goal is to study how people access information online. If you choose to participate, we will ask you to install our Chrome extension (for a limited time) which will collect your browsing data, record selected content from websites you visit and may alter your user experience on Google Search. We will also ask you to complete three surveys during your participation.

All collected data will be kept strictly confidential and used for research purposes only. We will not share your data with anyone who is not involved in this research. Any reports or publications based on this research will only use aggregate data and will not identify you or any individual participant. None of your Incognito browsing will be recorded.

You may stop participating at any time without penalty. You may also request that any data collected from your browser be deleted at any time.

If you have questions or want to know more, you can contact the team at intervenr@seas.upenn.edu or the Principal Investigator, Danaé Metaxa, at metaxa@seas.upenn.edu. If you have any concerns, complaints, or questions about the research or your rights as a participant, please contact the University of Pennsylvania IRB to speak to someone independent of the research team at 215-573-2540, or email at PROVOST-IRB@pobox.upenn.edu.