How to add Watermarks to surveys?

Ever worried that someone might copy or reuse your survey without permission? Or maybe you want your surveys to look more professional and trustworthy? BlockSurvey’s Watermark feature helps you do just that.

With just a few clicks, you can add a custom watermark across your survey. Whether you want to protect your content, add your branding, or simply make your surveys look more polished, this feature makes it easy.

Why does Watermark matter in surveys?

When surveys are shared publicly, there’s always a risk that someone might copy your questions or misuse your content. A watermark acts like a quiet guard—it shows who owns the survey and keeps it professional.

Here’s why using a watermark is helpful:

• Protect your content: Stop others from copying or reusing your survey without permission.
• Brand your survey: Add your organization name or logo text as a watermark to make your survey recognizable. Unlike white-labeling, which customizes the full survey experience (like URL and branding), watermarking is a simple visual mark shown inside the survey.
• Look more professional: A well-branded survey builds trust with your respondents.

How to set up Watermark?

Setting up a watermark is super simple. Here’s how:

1. Go to the Design screen of your survey.
2. Click on Settings -> Brand -> Watermark.
3. Toggle on “Add a watermark to brand your survey or protect its content.”
   
   
4. Enter the text you want to display as your watermark (e.g., your organization name or project title).
5. Choose the Layout:
   • Repeat – Text repeats across the entire screen.
   • Grid – Text appears in a neat grid.
   • Single – Just one watermark appears. You can also pick where to place it (center, top-left, bottom-right, etc.).
6. Customize the look:
   • Text size: Small, Medium, or Large.
   • Style: Bold or Italic.
   • Orientation: Horizontal or Diagonal.
   • Transparency & Color: Choose how light or bold the watermark appears and set the color.
7. Once you have designed your questionnaire, publish and test it; your watermark will be visible to anyone taking your survey.
   
   

Use Cases for Watermarks in Surveys

Here are some practical ways you can use the Watermark feature in your surveys. These examples are based on how people use surveys across different fields:

• Market Research Surveys: Add your company or client’s name as a watermark so that if someone shares the survey, it’s clear who owns it. Helps protect the hard work you’ve put into creating the questions.
• Education & Training: If you’re a teacher or trainer, add the course name, class name, or institution name as a watermark. This helps students know the survey is official and prevents others from copying your content.
• Freelancers & Agencies: Add the brand name as a watermark to show ownership. It makes the survey look professional and secure.
• Healthcare Surveys: If you're running surveys in clinics or hospitals, you can add the clinic's name or department as a watermark. This helps build trust and assures respondents that the survey is legitimate.
• Employee Feedback or Internal Surveys: Add "Confidential – HR Team Only" or your department name as a watermark to make it clear that the survey is private and internal to your organization.
• Event Registration or Feedback Forms: Add the event name or your organization’s name to keep things branded and prevent others from copying the form for their own events.

Conclusion

A watermark might seem like a small detail, but it goes a long way in protecting your survey and making it look professional. With BlockSurvey’s Watermark feature, you can confidently share your surveys, knowing your content is safe and your brand is front and center.

Ready to protect and brand your surveys? Try the Watermark feature in BlockSurvey today!