Privacy Policy

This policy explains, in plain language, how Global Polls handles information when you use the website.

Last updated: 2 October 2026

Information used for voting

When you vote, Global Polls may process technical information associated with your request in order to count the vote, operate the service, prevent ordinary duplicate voting, and protect the poll from abuse. The voting system stores a one-way identifier rather than displaying a visitor's raw identifier in the poll database.

Advertising and consent

Global Polls uses Google AdSense or may do so once approved. Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies for advertising, measurement and fraud prevention, subject to applicable consent choices. Where required, visitors are presented with a consent message allowing them to consent, decline, or manage their choices.

Cookies and similar technologies

Advertising, security and analytics services may use cookies or similar technologies. Available consent controls should be used to manage optional advertising choices where applicable.

Service providers

Global Polls uses Cloudflare to host and operate the website and database infrastructure, and Google services for advertising and consent management where enabled.

Retention and security

Information is retained only as reasonably necessary to operate and protect the service, maintain poll integrity, meet legal obligations and resolve abuse or security issues. Reasonable technical measures are used to protect the service.

Your choices and rights

Depending on where you live, data-protection law may give you rights concerning personal information. You may also manage advertising consent using the consent controls presented on the website.

Contact

For privacy questions, use the contact details published on the Contact page.

This policy is a practical website policy and is not legal advice. It should be updated if the site's data collection, analytics, advertising or contact arrangements change.