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How Pollbase uses data, cookies, and vote-protection technology

Pollbase is designed to keep polls fair and easy to use. We only use a small amount of technology to protect poll integrity, understand site performance, and support future growth. This page explains what is essential, what is optional, and what would change if advertising is introduced later.

Essential only by default Google Analytics stays off until a visitor actively accepts it through the banner.
One vote per poll Device Fingerprint checks and related safeguards help reduce duplicate voting and abuse.

1. What Pollbase collects

When somebody uses Pollbase, the site may process a limited amount of technical information so polls can function correctly and abuse can be reduced. This can include vote-related device or browser signals, IP-related request data, submitted poll responses, and cookie preference choices.

Pollbase does not currently use marketing trackers by default. Optional analytics only starts after consent. Poll answers and site activity may also be visible in aggregate reports inside the Pollbase admin area.

2. Essential technology

Essential technology is used so the website can work safely and fairly. This includes:

  • vote protection and duplicate-vote prevention
  • security tokens for forms and admin actions
  • storing a visitor's cookie preference choice
  • basic session handling for admin access

3. Fingerprinting and vote integrity

Pollbase uses device fingerprint-related checks as an essential anti-abuse measure. The purpose is to help enforce one vote per poll and reduce spam, manipulation, or automated voting. This technology supports the core fairness of the service, so it is not treated as optional analytics or advertising.

These protections are there to keep results more trustworthy, not to build advertising profiles.

4. Google Analytics

Pollbase plans to use Google Analytics to understand which pages are popular, how visitors move through the site, and which polls perform best. Google Analytics is optional on Pollbase and should only load after a visitor accepts analytics through the cookie banner.

If a visitor chooses essential only, Google Analytics should remain disabled. Visitors can reopen the cookie banner at any time using the Cookie settings button in the footer.

5. Cookies and local storage

Pollbase may use a mixture of cookies, local storage, and similar browser storage depending on the feature involved. At the moment, the main storage use is for:

  • remembering a visitor's analytics consent choice
  • supporting admin sessions and security protections
  • helping keep poll participation fair and consistent

The current banner stores consent preferences in browser storage rather than introducing a separate non-essential consent cookie.

6. Future advertising

Pollbase may introduce advertising in the future. If that happens and ad technology uses cookies or similar identifiers, the site should be updated before those tools are activated. That would normally mean:

  • updating this page to describe the advertising partners and data use
  • updating the banner so ad cookies are blocked until consent is given
  • reviewing any third-party scripts for compliance and transparency

Until that happens, Pollbase is not presenting advertising cookies as part of the current setup.

7. Data retention and admin access

Pollbase administrators may review stored poll, vote, and abuse-prevention data to keep the service running, investigate misuse, and improve the platform. Data should only be kept for as long as it remains useful for those purposes.

8. Changes to this page

Pollbase will update this page as and when neccessary.

9. Contact and transparency

Pollbase is operated by Pollbase. If you have a privacy or cookie question, you can contact info@pollbase.co.uk.

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