SurveyMonkey is a provider of web-based survey solutions. Users can adopt preformatted templates or develop their own questionnaires which are used to gather information from subjects with access to e-mail via the internet or via an intranet. SurveyMonkey provides free, customizable surveys, as well as a suite of paid back-end programs that include data analysis, sample selection, bias elimination, and data representation tools. It also offers more large-scale enterprise options for companies interested in customer/employee feedback, data analysis, consumer-focused marketing, brand management. SurveyMonkey was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, USA.