Dear Participants,

Thank you for your interest in our study “Baby Comfort Guide Insight – User Evaluation Study”.

This document contains all essential information about the study. Please read it carefully. In case of further questions, we are happy to assist you.

This study is planned and conducted by the Chair of Social Pediatrics at the Technical University of Munich. At least 100 individuals are expected to take part in the study.

The study is funded by our institution itself.

The study has been submitted to the responsible ethics committee, which has raised no objections.

Participation in this study is voluntary. If you choose not to participate or decide to withdraw, there will be no disadvantages for you. You do not have to provide any reasons for your decision.

Why is this study being conducted?
The Baby Comfort Guide was developed to support families with children who have difficulties with crying, sleeping, or feeding. The app provides information, practical guidance, and tips to help affected families better manage these challenges.
Through this anonymous survey, we want to learn more about your experiences and opinions of the Baby Comfort Guide app. Your responses will help us further improve the app and the support offered to families. Thank you for supporting us!

How will the study be conducted?
We kindly ask you to complete the following questionnaire. It will take approximately 10 minutes to fill out. Participation is one-time only.

Is there any personal benefit from participating in the study?
By participating and providing your feedback, you directly contribute to improving the Baby Comfort Guide app to better meet the needs of families like yours. This benefits not only you but many other parents and children as well. You also get the opportunity to share your experiences and suggestions – your opinion matters!

Are there any costs? Will I receive compensation?
At the end of the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for 5 Drogerie Markt (DM) gift cards worth €20 each. If you wish to participate in the raffle, please provide your email address at the end of the survey. Providing your email address is voluntary, not required for participating in the study, and will be used solely for the raffle. Your contact information will be stored separately from the research data and deleted immediately after the raffle.

Data Privacy Information
In this study, the Chair of Social Pediatrics at the Technical University of Munich is responsible for data processing. The legal basis for processing is personal consent (Art. 6(1)(a), Art. 9(2) a) GDPR). All data will be treated confidentially at all times.

The data will be collected exclusively for the purpose described above and used only within that scope.

No personal data will be collected.

All data will be collected anonymously. This means no one, including the study team, can identify participants.

Data will be stored by the Chair of Social Pediatrics at the Technical University of Munich.

Your data will not be transmitted to other institutions in Germany, the EU, third countries, or international organizations.

The research data may be used for scientific publications and/or made available to other researchers in scientific databases for an unlimited time. The data will be used in a form that does not allow any conclusions about individual participants (anonymized).

Your consent to data processing is voluntary. You may withdraw your consent at any time without providing a reason and without any disadvantages. After withdrawal, no further data will be collected. The legality of the data processing carried out before withdrawal remains unaffected.

It is not possible to trace back your individual data, as we do not collect any data that can personally identify you. If you have further questions, please contact Michaela Augustin, michaela.augustin@tum.de.

For questions regarding data processing and privacy compliance, you can also contact:
Data Protection Officer of the Technical University of Munich
Postal Address: Arcisstr. 21, 80333 München
Phone: +49 89/289-17052
E-Mail: beauftragter@datenschutz.tum.de

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with any data protection authority. A list of supervisory authorities in Germany can be found at:
www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html

For this study, the responsible supervisory authority is:
Bavarian Data Protection Commissioner
Postal Address: Postfach 22 12 19, 80502 München
Phone: Wagmüllerstraße 18, 80538 München
E-Mail: poststelle@datenschutz-bayern.de

By continuing, you confirm that you have read and understood the participant information and are voluntarily participating in the survey.