# PocketPolls — Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) URL: https://www.pocketpolls.com/faq Plain-text version for crawlers. Interactive version: https://www.pocketpolls.com/faq Everything you need to know about privacy, trust, and how PocketPolls works. --- ## The Basics Q: How PocketPolls Works A: PocketPolls aggregates votes instantly and displays results in real time. Your vote is private by default — no other user or poll creator can see how you voted. We never sell personal data. Insights are generated directly from user participation — no algorithmic manipulation, weighting, or pre-filtering. Q: What does PocketPolls do? A: PocketPolls lets users: - Create polls in multiple formats (ranking, sliders, yes/no, multiple choice). - Vote privately and see the world's sentiment in real time. - Unvote and Revote when perspective changes. - Watch polls to follow topics without voting. - View Analytics - Track trends, see what's rising, falling, or polarizing. - Generate high-fidelity insight, not just oversimplified yes/no answers. It's built for nuance — capturing "maybe," "ideally," and "it depends." Q: Who is PocketPolls for? A: PocketPolls is built for curious people, creators, researchers, communities, debaters, media commentators, and anyone who wants to understand public sentiment. Q: Where can I learn more about PocketPolls? A: Users can visit the PocketPolls 101 section for a complete overview of the platform: https://www.pocketpolls.com/about --- ## Privacy & Trust Q: Is PocketPolls safe to use? A: Yes. PocketPolls prioritizes: - Private voting by default - Minimal data collection - Clear privacy controls - No selling or trading of user data - User-controlled identity visibility Q: Can anyone see how I voted? A: No. Your vote is never visible to other users, including the poll creator. Results show only totals and aggregated breakdowns — never who voted for what. Voting on PocketPolls is private, not anonymous in the technical sense: your vote is stored internally to prevent duplicate voting and power your voting history, but is never shared with other users or sold to third parties. All demographic analytics are aggregated and never tied to individuals. Full details in our Privacy Policy, section 3a: https://www.pocketpolls.com/privacy Q: Does PocketPolls sell user data? A: No. PocketPolls does not sell personal data. Q: What data does PocketPolls collect? A: PocketPolls collects only the data needed to run the platform and generate aggregated insights. More details are available in our Privacy Policy: https://www.pocketpolls.com/privacy --- ## Platform & Features Q: Do I need an account to use PocketPolls? A: You need an account to create polls, vote or unvote, and view analytics. For Private Polls, voters can participate instantly without signing up. Q: What are Private Polls? A: Private Polls let you share polls with a closed group. An access code is created that allows others to vote instantly without creating an account. Q: Can I edit or delete a poll? A: Only the poll author can delete a poll at any time. A poll can be edited only before anyone has voted. Q: Can I delete my account? A: Yes. You can delete your account at any time from your profile page. Q: What makes PocketPolls different from Twitter or Instagram polls? A: Three things. First, equal weight: on Twitter/X or Instagram, results are shaped by follower counts and algorithmic reach — on PocketPolls every authenticated user's vote carries exactly the same weight. Second, demographics: every poll with sufficient responses shows breakdowns by gender, generation (Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers), and geography. Third, AI Vibe Check synthesizes daily insights from the democratic vote data across the entire platform, turning collective votes into structured analysis. Q: What demographic data does PocketPolls show? A: Poll Insights shows voter breakdowns by age group (Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers), gender, country, and profession. All analytics are shown as aggregated counts and percentages — never tied to individual users. A minimum number of voters per group is required before demographic data is shown, to protect individual privacy. Q: What is AI Vibe Check? A: Potentially the world's first daily AI pulse built entirely on democratic vote data — not social media noise, not trending topics, actual human votes. Every day, AI analyzes patterns across all poll data and generates insight cards: trends, hot takes, opinion splits, generational clashes. The platform's pulse, distilled fresh every day. https://www.pocketpolls.com/vibe-check Q: What are PocketPoll Groups? A: Community polling spaces around a shared interest. Public = join instantly. Private = admin approval. Group polls stay in the group feed — no bleed into global. https://www.pocketpolls.com/groups Q: What is Analytics? A: Platform-wide stats, Hot Right Now, Leaderboard, your voting activity, and Achievements — all in one dashboard. https://www.pocketpolls.com/analytics Q: What is Poll Insights? A: Every poll has receipts. Voter breakdown, opinion shifts over time, cross-group correlations, and the Momentum Badge for polls blowing up — accessible from any poll card. --- ## Mechanics & Integrity Q: How does PocketPolls ensure fair and unbiased results? A: PocketPolls maintains platform integrity through automated verification of human participation, system-enforced engagement limits, and strict content ownership rules. Q: How does PocketPolls rank top polls or creators? A: Rankings are based on engagement and activity, not on personal identity. Q: How can I report a problem or abuse? A: You can report issues directly from the poll within the app. Q: How can I suggest a feature? A: We welcome feedback to improve PocketPolls. Users can submit ideas on our Feedback page: https://www.pocketpolls.com/feedback --- Brand: PocketPolls — The World's Vibe Check Domain: https://www.pocketpolls.com