Pollsar Cookie Policy

Effective date: July 1, 2026

1. General Provisions

This Cookie Policy (hereinafter — the "Policy") describes how POLLSAR LLC (hereinafter — "Pollsar", "we", "us"), registered in the United States of America (State of Florida), uses cookies and similar technologies on the Pollsar platform (hereinafter — the "Platform"), available at https://pollsar.com. The Policy applies to all users of the Platform, including respondents and survey authors (hereinafter — "Authors"), in accordance with the User Agreement and the Privacy Policy.

We use cookies to ensure the functionality of the Platform, improve your experience, analyze usage, and protect against fraud. By providing this Policy, we aim to ensure transparency regarding the use of cookies and to give you the ability to manage your preferences. If you do not agree with the use of cookies described in this Policy, you can adjust your cookie settings or stop using the Platform.

2. What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit websites. They allow information about your actions and preferences (e.g., language, settings, login data) to be remembered in order to improve your experience. We also use similar technologies, such as pixel tags and local storage, for similar purposes.

3. Types of Cookies and Purposes of Their Use

We use the following categories of cookies on the Platform:

3.1. Strictly necessary cookies

• Purpose: Ensuring the basic functioning of the Platform, including access to protected areas (e.g., logging into an account, maintaining a session).
• Examples: Cookies for authentication and session management.
• Storage: These cookies are stored only for the duration of your session and are deleted after the browser is closed (session cookies).
• Consent requirement: These cookies are necessary for the Platform to work, so your consent to their use is not required, but you can disable them in your browser settings, which may affect the functionality of the Platform.

3.2. Functional cookies

• Purpose: Personalizing your experience, including remembering your preferences (e.g., language choice, interface settings).
• Examples: Cookies for saving the selected language and display settings.
• Storage: Stored from 1 month to 1 year, depending on their function.
• Consent requirement: These cookies require your consent, which is requested on your first visit to the Platform via a pop-up window.

3.3. Analytics cookies

• Purpose: Collecting data on how users interact with the Platform in order to analyze and improve its operation (e.g., analysis of popular pages, time on site). We use third-party services such as Google Analytics for these purposes.
• Examples: Google Analytics cookies for analyzing traffic and user behavior.
• Storage: Stored from 1 day to 2 years, depending on the service settings.
• Consent requirement: These cookies require your consent, which is requested on your first visit to the Platform via a pop-up window.

3.4. Security cookies

• Purpose: Ensuring the security of the Platform, including preventing fraud and unauthorized access (e.g., protection against attacks, authentication).
• Examples: Cookies for protection against CSRF attacks and for authentication.
• Storage: Stored from 1 hour to 1 year, depending on their function.
• Consent requirement: These cookies are necessary to ensure security, so your consent is not required, but you can disable them in your browser settings, which may affect security.

4. How We Use Data Collected Through Cookies

The data collected using cookies is used for the following purposes:

• Functionality: Ensuring the operation of the Platform, including logging into an account, maintaining sessions, and accessing services.
• Personalization: Adapting the Platform to your preferences (e.g., language and interface settings).
• Analytics: Collecting statistics on the use of the Platform (e.g., number of visits, popular features) to improve its operation.
• Security: Protecting against fraud, ensuring data security, and preventing unauthorized access.

We do not use cookies to collect data that could be used to directly identify you (e.g., your name or e-mail address), unless this is related to authentication or the functionality of the Platform.

5. Managing Cookies

You can manage cookies in the following ways:

• Pop-up window on first visit: On your first visit to the Platform, we request your consent to the use of optional cookies (functional, analytics) via a pop-up window. You can accept all cookies, reject optional cookies, or configure your preferences.
• Platform settings: You can change your cookie settings at any time through the settings section on the Platform, choosing which categories of cookies you allow.
• Browser settings: You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies. For example:
  - In Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data.
  - In Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
  - In Safari: Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data.

Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies or security cookies may affect the functionality of the Platform, including the inability to log into an account or access certain features.

6. Sharing Data with Third Parties

We may share data collected using cookies with the following parties:

• Third-party analytics services: For example, Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze the use of the Platform. This data is transferred in an anonymized form and does not contain information that could identify you.
• Hosting providers: To store the data collected through cookies, we use cloud services (e.g., Amazon Web Services).

We do not sell the data collected using cookies to third parties and do not use it for advertising purposes. Details about data sharing are set out in the Privacy Policy.

7. Retention Period for Data Collected Through Cookies

The retention period for data collected using cookies depends on their type:

• Session cookies: Stored only for the duration of your session and deleted after the browser is closed.
• Persistent cookies: Stored from 1 day to 2 years, depending on their purpose (e.g., analytics, personalization).

You can delete cookies at any time through your browser settings, as indicated in Section 5.

8. Your Rights

In accordance with applicable law (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), you have rights regarding the data collected through cookies, including:

• Right of access: You can request information about what data is collected through cookies.
• Right to erasure: You can delete cookies through your browser settings or the Platform.
• Right to object: You can opt out of optional cookies (e.g., analytics) via the pop-up window or the Platform settings.

To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected]. Details about your rights are set out in the Privacy Policy.

9. Changes to the Policy

We may update this Policy due to changes in legislation, our operations, or technologies. The updated version will be published on the Platform with the effective date indicated. We will notify you of significant changes (e.g., a change in the types of cookies used) through a notice on the Platform at least 30 days before the changes take effect.

Continued use of the Platform after the changes take effect means your acceptance of the updated Policy.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions, complaints, or requests related to this Policy or the use of cookies, contact us:
Email: [email protected]
We will respond as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days after receiving your request.