HushPoll – Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 2025

This Privacy Policy applies to the HushPoll service available at hushpoll.com and hpoll.co. Both domains are part of the same anonymous polling service and are covered by the same privacy practices.

1. Information We Collect

Anonymous Poll Data

When you create or vote in polls, we collect only the poll content and vote selections. No personally identifiable information is stored with votes, even for registered users.

Usage Analytics

We collect anonymized usage statistics, such as page views and poll interactions, to improve service performance.

Technical Information

We may store obfuscated technical data including:

  • Masked IP addresses (e.g., 192.***.***.76)
  • Device identifiers (e.g., iPhone 12 – ID: kf4d3******)
  • Browser fingerprints for duplicate protection
  • Geolocation data (when consented) obtained through ip-api.com service for regional analytics and localization

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To operate our anonymous polling service
  • To prevent abuse and duplicate voting
  • To display poll results and analytics
  • To comply with legal obligations

Registered Users

Even if you're signed in, your identity is never linked to your vote. We preserve full voting anonymity.

Fraud Prevention

We use privacy-first technologies (e.g., hashed IPs, browser fingerprinting) to prevent duplicate votes without identifying individuals.

3. Information Sharing

We never sell or trade your data. Information is only shared:

  • With your consent
  • To comply with legal requirements
  • With secure infrastructure/analytics vendors (including ip-api.com for geolocation services) under strict data processing agreements

4. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies only to:

  • Enable poll voting and session management
  • Measure anonymous analytics
  • Support ads via Google AdSense

For full details, see our Cookie Policy.

5. Your Rights

You may:

  • Request access, correction, or deletion
  • Object to processing
  • Exercise rights under GDPR, CCPA, etc.

6. Contact

Privacy

privacy@hushpoll.com

Data

data@hushpoll.com

Support

support@hushpoll.com