Privacy Policy

Overview

AnonPolls is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our anonymous polling platform. We are designed with privacy-first principles to ensure your anonymity while providing valuable polling services.

Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Information

• IP address (used for location analytics and rate limiting)
• Browser type and version
• Device information (mobile, desktop, tablet)
• Page views and interaction data
• Time and date of visits
• Referring website information

Information You Provide

• Poll questions and answer options you create
• Your voting choices on polls
• Email addresses (only when you request poll results via email)
• Report submissions for inappropriate content

Analytics Information

• Google Analytics data (page views, user interactions, demographics)
• Microsoft Clarity (aggregated usage analytics and session replays on informational pages only, with on-screen text masked; never on poll or voting pages)
• Performance metrics and error tracking

How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain our polling service
• To prevent spam, fraud, and abuse
• To analyze usage patterns and improve our platform
• To ensure fair voting by preventing duplicate votes
• To generate anonymous analytics and insights
• To send poll results via email (when requested)
• To comply with legal obligations
• To provide customer support and respond to inquiries

Data Protection & Security

Security Measures

• SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission
• Secure database storage with access controls
• Rate limiting and DDoS protection
• Regular security updates and monitoring
• Bot detection and prevention systems

Data Anonymization

• We do not require user registration or personal accounts
• IP addresses are used only for technical purposes and analytics
• Poll responses are not linked to personal identities
• Email addresses are only stored temporarily for result delivery

Data Sharing & Third Parties

Analytics Partners

• Google Analytics: Website traffic and user behavior analysis
• Microsoft Clarity: Aggregated usage analytics and session replays on informational pages only, with on-screen text masked

Email Services

• SendGrid: Delivery of poll results via email when requested

We Do NOT Share Data With

• Social media platforms for advertising purposes
• Data brokers or marketing companies
• We do not sell your data, and we do not give poll content or votes to advertisers.
• Any entity for commercial purposes beyond service operation

Advertising

We show ads from Google AdSense on some content pages, such as guides and blog posts. Poll pages do not show ads. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, lets it and its partners serve ads based on your visits to AnonPolls and other sites. You can turn off personalised ads in Google's Ads Settings (https://adssettings.google.com), and opt out of some third-party vendors' cookies at https://www.aboutads.info/choices. Visitors in the EEA, UK and Switzerland are asked for consent through Google's consent message before personalised ads are shown. Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Your Rights & Choices

Under GDPR, CCPA, and Similar Laws You Have the Right To:

• Access: Request information about data we have collected about you
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable format
• Objection: Object to processing of your personal data
• Restriction: Request limitation of data processing
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing at any time

Cookies & Tracking

Essential Cookies

Required for basic site functionality, security, and preventing abuse. These cannot be disabled.

Analytics Cookies

Used by Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors interact with our site. Clarity sets _clck (1 year) and _clsk (1 day). You can opt-out through your browser settings or the respective service opt-out pages.

Data Retention

• Poll Data: Stored indefinitely unless deleted by admin or reported as inappropriate
• Vote Data: Stored for the lifetime of the poll for duplicate prevention
• IP Addresses: Retained for 90 days for analytics and security purposes
• Email Addresses: Deleted immediately after sending poll results
• Analytics Data: Google Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics policies (up to 26 months). Microsoft Clarity playback is retained for 30 days, and click and heatmap data for 9 months

International Data Transfers

Our services may involve data transfers to countries outside your jurisdiction. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place including Standard Contractual Clauses and adequacy decisions where applicable. Data may be processed in the United States and European Union.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our service after such modifications constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@anonpolls.com
• Response Time: We aim to respond within 30 days for all privacy-related inquiries
• Data Protection Officer: Available upon request for GDPR-related matters