Privacy Policy for Pollions.com
Effective Date: December 26, 2024

At Pollions.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in compliance with applicable privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information.

1. Information We Collect

When you use Pollions.com, we may collect the following types of information:

  1. Account Information:
    • Username and password (required).
    • Email address (not visible to site visitors).
    • Optional information: age, gender, and profile picture. Age and gender will not be visible to site visitors.
  2. Technical Information:
    • IP address (not visible to site visitors).
    • Geographic location (city, country, continent) derived through IP Geolocation.
  3. Poll and Interaction Data:
    • Poll questions, context descriptions, and answer options (all are visible to users with or without an account. Unless you mark a poll as not being visible to anonymous users)
    • Comments added to polls (visible to users with or without an account. Unless you mark a poll as not being visible to anonymous users)
    • Votes submitted for polls (not visible to site users to an individual identifiable person).
  4. Cookies and Analytics Data:
    • Data collected via Google Analytics cookies for website analytics and service improvements.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected for the following purposes:

  • To provide and improve the functionality of the website.
  • To display poll results, including how responses are distributed across continents, countries, and cities (with city-specific data shown only if there are 10 or more votes from that city).
  • To enhance user experience through analytics and understanding user behavior.
  • To communicate with you about your account or site updates.

3. Data Visibility

  • Visible to All Users (with or without accounts):
    • Poll questions, context descriptions, and answer options.
    • Poll results, including aggregate statistics of answers and their geographic distribution.
  • Visible to Registered Users Only:
    • Comments on polls.
    • Polls marked as private by the creator.
  • Not Visible to Any Users:
    • Email address, IP address, and geographic location derived from IP Geolocation.

4. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or share your information with third parties, except as described below:

  • Google Analytics: Data gathered through cookies is shared with Google and used for website analytics and service improvements.
  • Legal Obligations: Information may be shared with appropriate legal authorities if required by law.

5. Data Retention

  • Pollions.com retains all user data unless a user explicitly requests its deletion. Upon request, we will delete all associated data, including:
    • Polls created by the user.
    • Votes submitted by the user.
    • Comments made by the user.
    • The user’s entire account.

6. User Rights

As a Pollions.com user, you have the following rights under GDPR:

  • Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your data from our database.
  • Restriction: Restrict certain types of data processing.
  • Portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable format.
  • Objection: Object to the processing of your data for specific purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at admin@pollions.com

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Pollions.com uses cookies to enhance your experience and analyze website usage. Google Analytics cookies are used to collect anonymous data about user behavior on the site. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse, including encryption, access controls, and regular security audits.

9. Data Storage and Transfers

All data is stored within the European Union, and GDPR is applicable. Data may be accessed by authorized personnel for service maintenance and improvement.

10. Children’s Privacy

Pollions.com is not intended for individuals under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

11. Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time and will notify you of significant changes.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at admin@pollions.com