{"id":105,"title":"Addition to data processing according to CCPA","description":"To comply with the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act, we have extended our contract for the processing of personal data.","post_text":"As part of the improvements to our \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/84/data-processing-addendum-gdpr\"\u003econtract for the processing of personal data\u003c/a\u003e, we have added a further annex. This extends the contract to include the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This guarantees that we do not sell nor use any personal data or other information of our customers for advertising purposes.\r\n\r\nThe California Consumer Privacy Act is a California state privacy law. It regulates how companies may handle the personal data of California residents. Each state in the United States has its own privacy law. Of all US data protection laws, the CCPA is considered the most stringent.","created_at":"2020-03-02T06:21:05.633-08:00","updated_at":"2020-05-31T00:48:56.295-07:00","url":"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/105/data-processing-according-to-ccpa?cookieless_session=ogleIg8pOtlGawN-2Bei3Jye7jTxNpuPYeUPT531-4kjE8aVHo-ha68_CcEJG8bMlIjqzippRUsnCFuFCams2A"}
{"id":104,"title":"Opt-in, double opt-in, privacy policies, terms and conditions","description":"Create GDPR-compliant photo contests, brainstormings, tables and votes with PollUnit.","post_text":"We start by saying that we are a service provider and you as creator determine which data must be indicated in your PollUnits. This can be anything from absolutely anonymous to any personal data. If the latter applies in your case, we now make it even easier for you to create \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/photo-contest\"\u003eGDPR-compliant photo competitions\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/collect-ideas-and-feedback\"\u003ebrainstorming sessions\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/table\"\u003etables\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/voting\"\u003evotings\u003c/a\u003e.\r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003eIf you collect or process personal data, the person concerned must be informed. Data is personal if it can be clearly assigned to a specific natural person. This includes information such as name, address, e-mail, telephone number, etc. .\u003c/i\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003eYou should also determine the legal scope for your event. This is important, for example, when it comes to the rights of use of uploaded photos.\u003c/i\u003e\r\n\r\nYou can now enter your own \u003cstrong\u003eterms and conditions\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eprivacy policies\u003c/strong\u003e. This information can be accessed directly in your PollUnit via link. It is also possible to have the terms as well as the privacy policies explicitly confirmed by \u003cstrong\u003eOpt-In\u003c/strong\u003e before participation. If the participant does not check the checkbox, he cannot continue.\r\n\r\nDepending on the collected personal data, opt-in may not be sufficient. For such a case we have implemented a \u003cstrong\u003eDouble-Opt-In procedure\u003c/strong\u003e. Here the participant must additionally agree in a subsequent confirmation e-mail.\r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003eThis is useful, for example, if consent to the use of the e-mail address is requested - as in the case of a newsletter registration. Without the consent in the confirmation e-mail, it cannot be proven whether a third person has registered with the e-mail address. So in case of a dispute you are always on the safe side with a Double-Opt-In!\u003c/i\u003e","created_at":"2020-01-23T15:59:31.892-08:00","updated_at":"2020-05-31T00:48:54.902-07:00","url":"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/104/gdpr-compliant-competitions-and-votes?cookieless_session=ogleIg8pOtlGawN-2Bei3Jye7jTxNpuPYeUPT531-4kjE8aVHo-ha68_CcEJG8bMlIjqzippRUsnCFuFCams2A"}
{"id":98,"title":"Submission approval dashboard","description":"With our new Submission Approval Dashboard, you can review, accept, and decline newly added user content. You as admin have control over your PollUnit.","post_text":"Many of our tools are used to collect content. This includes \u003ca herf=\"https://pollunit.com/en/photo-contest\"\u003ephoto competitions\u003c/a\u003e where photographers can submit their pictures, \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/collect-ideas-and-feedback\"\u003efeedback and lists of ideas\u003c/a\u003e, as well as date polls.\r\n\r\nPollUnit makes it as easy as possible for your users to upload their content or add new ideas and options. The participants just need to know the link to your PollUnit - without registration or login.\r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003eTo check, approve or reject the submissions, there is now the Submission Approval Dashboard.\u003c/i\u003e\r\n\r\nBefore the newly added content is published in your PollUnit, you can conveniently view it on your smartphone or computer and subject it to a quality control. Only after your approval, the new contents will be published. You can activate the Submission Approval Dashboard in the settings of your PollUnit. The approval function is available for all our PollUnit types.","created_at":"2019-11-25T16:45:35.180-08:00","updated_at":"2020-05-31T00:48:45.445-07:00","url":"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/98/submission-approval-dashboard?cookieless_session=ogleIg8pOtlGawN-2Bei3Jye7jTxNpuPYeUPT531-4kjE8aVHo-ha68_CcEJG8bMlIjqzippRUsnCFuFCams2A"}
{"id":102,"title":"Retrospective 2019; Outlook 2020","description":"We look back on an eventful year 2019. With almost 600 updates, we have not only released numerous improvements and functions, but also fulfilled user requests.","post_text":"We look back on an eventful year 2019. With almost 600 updates, we have not only released numerous improvements and functions, but also fulfilled user requests. We released three new PollUnit types, \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/api/slack/welcome\"\u003eintegrated Slack\u003c/a\u003e, created private and \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/91/synchronize-appointments-with-the-whole-team\"\u003egroup ICS feeds\u003c/a\u003e, translated PollUnit into French and enabled the \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/79/collaborate-and-manage-polls-together\"\u003eadministration of organizations\u003c/a\u003e and their members.\r\n\r\nThe biggest innovations are the new PollUnit types.\r\n\r\nWith \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/table\"\u003eFree Tables\u003c/a\u003e you can create online lists and tables in which your members can register themselves in rows.\r\n\r\nWith our \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/collect-ideas-and-feedback\"\u003eidea collections\u003c/a\u003e you can do brainstormings and collecting feature requests. The suggestions or ideas can be posted and discussed online.\r\n\r\nHost your own \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/photo-contest\"\u003eonline photo contest\u003c/a\u003e and let users rate existing photos or allow your participants to submit their own photos.\r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003eThe main points of our \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/61/roadmap-2019\"\u003eRoadmap 2019\u003c/a\u003e are almost completely fulfilled. The extremely high demand for photo competitions has prompted us to postpone the questionnaires until next year and bring the competition forward. And so we have already reached the most important question:\u003c/i\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat will happen in 2020?\u003c/strong\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eSurveys\u003c/strong\u003e will allow you to ask several consecutive questions. For this purpose, various answer types will be offered for selection.\r\n\r\nIn a \u003cstrong\u003esubmission approval dashboard\u003c/strong\u003e, user-generated options, images and photos can be approved or rejected. Only after an administrator has reviewed the content, it will be visible for the participants of your PollUnit.\r\n\r\nWe will \u003cstrong\u003eimprove our photo contests\u003c/strong\u003e published at the end of 2019 and add new features like image export.\r\n\r\nAnd of course we are still looking forward to your feedback and feature requests. Feel free to write us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:support@pollunit.com\"\u003esupport@pollunit.com\u003c/a\u003e. Until then we wish you a good start into the new year!","created_at":"2019-12-23T16:19:32.170-08:00","updated_at":"2020-05-31T00:48:52.354-07:00","url":"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/102/roadmap-2020?cookieless_session=ogleIg8pOtlGawN-2Bei3Jye7jTxNpuPYeUPT531-4kjE8aVHo-ha68_CcEJG8bMlIjqzippRUsnCFuFCams2A"}
{"id":101,"title":"Choose a master logo and master theme","description":"Choose a default logo and theme and start each PollUnit with your own design or in the design of your organization.","post_text":"Today we have an update for our users of themes and logos. Since you can upload several \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/tutorials/create_logo\"\u003elogos\u003c/a\u003e to PollUnit and create as many \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/de/tutorials/create_theme\"\u003ethemes\u003c/a\u003e as you want, we have now made it possible to choose masters.\r\n\r\nIf you mark a logo or theme as master, these will be automatically pre-selected when creating a new \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/voting\"\u003epoll\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/collect-ideas-and-feedback\"\u003eidea collection\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/photo-contest\"\u003ephoto contest\u003c/a\u003e. In the step »Design« when creating the PollUnit, the logo and theme can be changed if desired.\r\n\r\nUsers who manage several organizations and members in PollUnit can choose one master logo and master theme per organization.\r\n","created_at":"2019-12-13T10:01:14.749-08:00","updated_at":"2020-05-31T00:48:51.283-07:00","url":"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/101/master-logo-and-theme?cookieless_session=ogleIg8pOtlGawN-2Bei3Jye7jTxNpuPYeUPT531-4kjE8aVHo-ha68_CcEJG8bMlIjqzippRUsnCFuFCams2A"}
{"id":100,"title":"Disable voting or allow voting later","description":"Organize your PollUnit in different phases and activate voting for your participants after collecting ideas, options or photos.","post_text":"Today's update allows you to disable voting in your PollUnits. This feature is primarily intended for our idea collections and photo contests. So you can start your PollUnit and collect only the content of your participants.\r\n\r\nThis allows you, for example, to organize your \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/photo-contest\"\u003eonline photo contest\u003c/a\u003e in two phases. In the first phase, the photographers upload their pictures. As an administrator, you can start the competition's second phase at any time. This activates the voting process. You can decide whether you want to deactivate the upload of photos or whether you want to continue.\r\n\r\nYou can also deactivate the upvoting function when \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/collect-ideas-and-feedback\"\u003ecollecting ideas\u003c/a\u003e.\r\n\r\nYou will find the necessary functions when creating and editing your PollUnit in the Advanced Settings. Here you can change the configuration at any time. An admin can also start voting directly from the PollUnit.","created_at":"2019-12-06T11:54:16.274-08:00","updated_at":"2020-05-31T00:48:49.438-07:00","url":"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/100/disable-voting?cookieless_session=ogleIg8pOtlGawN-2Bei3Jye7jTxNpuPYeUPT531-4kjE8aVHo-ha68_CcEJG8bMlIjqzippRUsnCFuFCams2A"}
{"id":99,"title":"Allow users to post comments without logging in","description":"Lower the barrier of user interaction in your polls with Login Free Comments. It's that simple.","post_text":"With the last update it is now possible to leave comments without login. Our comment function now behaves in the same way as the restriction of the voting participants. So you can decide if participants can comment with or without account or only with an invitation.\r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003eOur Login-free Comments lower the barrier and simplify user interactions in your PollUnits. In the simplest case, not even a name is required.\u003c/i\u003e\r\n\r\nYou will find the necessary settings in the »Advanced« step when you create your PollUnit. Try it out right away, for small teams our \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/voting\"\u003epoll maker\u003c/a\u003e is free.","created_at":"2019-11-27T16:03:26.789-08:00","updated_at":"2020-05-31T00:48:47.374-07:00","url":"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/99/allow-users-to-post-comments-without-logging-in?cookieless_session=ogleIg8pOtlGawN-2Bei3Jye7jTxNpuPYeUPT531-4kjE8aVHo-ha68_CcEJG8bMlIjqzippRUsnCFuFCams2A"}
{"id":96,"title":"Direct voting without account, login or other data","description":"Make it as easy as possible for your participants to cast their votes; without opt-in hurdle or any input - just click and go!","post_text":"When we released our voting software a few years ago, it was about the creation of prioritizations, elections, or scheduling in which users and their identity played a very important role. Therefore, the indication of a user name was obligatory until today.\r\n\r\nRecently a few new PollUnit types have been added, where the focus is no longer on the voters, but on the participants adding options or pictures. This includes our \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/photo-contest\"\u003ephoto contest\u003c/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/collect-ideas-and-feedback\"\u003eidea collections and feedback lists\u003c/a\u003e.\r\n\r\n\u003ci\u003eIn the advanced settings, you can decide for yourself if your voting participants have to enter a name. If you deselect the option »Voters must enter names«, the user can immediately vote and we automatically create a UUID for the voter. With this UUID the voters can be identified in the evaluation.\u003c/i\u003e\r\n\r\nThis makes it as easy as possible for your participants to cast their votes; without opt-in hurdle or any input - just click and go!","created_at":"2019-11-21T05:07:28.329-08:00","updated_at":"2019-11-22T08:36:41.758-08:00","url":"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/96/direct-voting-without-a-name?cookieless_session=ogleIg8pOtlGawN-2Bei3Jye7jTxNpuPYeUPT531-4kjE8aVHo-ha68_CcEJG8bMlIjqzippRUsnCFuFCams2A"}
{"id":95,"title":"Define mandatory fields for creators and uploaders","description":"You can now request any additional information from participants who submit new options or upload photos to your photo contests.","post_text":"At the end of last month we introduced our new feature \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/90/querying-email-addresses-and-other-information\"\u003e»Collect additional information«\u003c/a\u003e. With this feature you can request any data from voting participants, i.e. users can vote.\r\n\r\nWith our current update, you can now also collect additional data from option creators and image uploaders in your \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/de/fotowettbewerb\"\u003ephoto contests\u003c/a\u003e.\r\n\r\nThis allows you to request different information for voters and contributors of any kind. This information is only visible for administrators and can be viewed and exported in our \u003ca href=\"https://pollunit.com/en/tutorials/evaluation\"\u003eevaluation\u003c/a\u003e.\r\n\r\n","created_at":"2019-11-20T11:22:11.993-08:00","updated_at":"2019-11-21T00:40:43.959-08:00","url":"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/95/define-madatory-fields-for-creators-and-uploaders?cookieless_session=ogleIg8pOtlGawN-2Bei3Jye7jTxNpuPYeUPT531-4kjE8aVHo-ha68_CcEJG8bMlIjqzippRUsnCFuFCams2A"}
{"id":94,"title":"Show or hide share dialog for participants","description":"With our sharing dialog, admins and participants can publish your polls. With today's update you can now decide whether it should be shown or hidden for participants.","post_text":"\u003ci\u003eWith our sharing dialog, admins and participants can publish your polls in several ways.\u003c/i\u003e\r\n\r\nThese include the social media platforms Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Pinterest as well as e-mail and WhatsApp. You can also generate a QR code to print it on flyers or to present it at a live event on the big screen. \r\n\r\nThe sharing function can be found in the context menu of the PollUnit - either directly in the PollUnit or in the overview of all PollUnits.\r\n\r\nToday we have a little update for you. In the step \"Invite\" of the poll maker you can now decide whether the Share dialog for participants should be hidden or shown.\r\n\r\n","created_at":"2019-11-19T15:27:36.027-08:00","updated_at":"2019-11-20T11:19:19.875-08:00","url":"https://pollunit.com/en/posts/94/show-or-hide-share-dialog-for-participants?cookieless_session=ogleIg8pOtlGawN-2Bei3Jye7jTxNpuPYeUPT531-4kjE8aVHo-ha68_CcEJG8bMlIjqzippRUsnCFuFCams2A"}