Data on GitLab being accessible

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Hi,

I have a question regarding the data file on GitLab that stores data from experiment run on Pavlovia. It seems to me that when I browse through some repositories of experiments which I discovered from Pavlovia’s explore > search feature, I can access the data file on that repository and just download the files in it without any restriction.

I tried running one experiment that is still active (set to Running), and I was also able to locate the file containing my trial run in that experiment’s repository.

  1. Would all this be visible if I set the project on my GitLab private? I’m concerned that if anyone can find the repository, then they will be able to access participants’ data.
  2. If I have set my experiment’s GitLab project private, would people still be able to find my experiment on Pavlovia? Right now I can find my own experiment on Pavlovia (whose project on GitLab is set to private), but I assume this is because I’m logged in so Pavlovia shows my own experiment.

Thanks!

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Unfortunately there isn’t an option for public experiment and private data (unless you save via database in which case I think the log files would still be public).

If your experiment is set to private (the default unless you created it by forking a public experiment) then only logged in users who are members of the repository will be able to see your experiment or your data.