 This paper outlines the development of a study designed to estimate sexual violence, SV, prevalence among applicants for international protection, AIPs, in Belgium. The study was conducted prior to the implementation of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR. As a result, the authors had to develop a recruitment strategy that would allow them to reach AIPs in a randomized and anonymous manner, while also ensuring compliance with the GDPR. The authors adapted their approach to conduct the study beyond GDPR, and discussed the implications of these changes for future research on sensitive topics in hard-to-reach populations such as AIPs. The authors concluded that to achieve reliable prevalence numbers and provide high-quality data on SV and AIPs, studies will require an approach that has become significantly more time-consuming and resource-intensive to implement. This article was authored by Latte Districhver, Adina Sismaru Inescu, Bastion Ha Haout, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.