1. Data Controller

The data controller of your personal data is poll4all.org.

2. Categories of Data Collected

• Account Registration: first name, last name (optional), email address, username (required for commenting and participating in polls).
• Form Submissions: first name and last name (optional), email address, message content.
• Poll Votes: user’s IP address or unique session identifier, poll responses.
• Comments: comment content, date and time of publication, user’s IP address.
• Cookies: session identifiers, language preferences, any security tokens.

3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

• Performance of a contract for electronic services – user account management, voting, commenting (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
• Compliance with legal obligations – retaining contact data to handle inquiries (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).
• Legitimate interests of the controller – site security, abuse detection, traffic analytics (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

4. Data Retention Periods

• Account data & comments: retained until the user deletes their account or the controller removes it for Terms of Service violations.
• Form submissions: kept up to 2 years after last contact, unless the user requests earlier deletion.
• Session cookies: until browser session ends; persistent cookies: up to 1 year from placement.

5. Data Sharing

• Subprocessors: hosting providers, email services, CDNs – only to the extent necessary to deliver the service.
• Law enforcement: upon receipt of a valid legal request.
• No transfers to countries outside the EU/EEA.

6. User Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your data;
• Rectify or erase it (“right to be forgotten”);
• Restrict its processing;
• Port your data;
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests;
• Withdraw consent at any time without affecting processing lawfully carried out before withdrawal. Contact

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This site uses:

• Essential (session) cookies for login and session management;
• Analytical cookies (Google Analytics with anonymized IP) – only with user consent;
• Functional cookies to remember language preferences.
  You can manage cookies in your browser settings.