Poll Everywhere Cookie Policy

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to “remember” you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a “session cookie”) or for multiple repeat visits (using a “persistent cookie”). They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for visitors, and perform essential functions such as allowing users to register and remain logged in. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (known as “first party cookies”), or by third parties, for such purposes as serving content or providing advertising or analytics services on the website (“third party cookies”).

Both websites and HTML emails may also contain other tracking technologies such as “web beacons” or “pixels.” These are typically small transparent images that provide us with statistics for similar purposes as cookies. They are often used in conjunction with cookies, though they are not stored on your computer in the same way. As a result, if you disable cookies, web beacons may still load, but their functionality will be restricted.

How Does Poll Everywhere use cookies?

We use cookies for a number of different purposes. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons and some enable a personalized experience for both visitors and registered users. Some of these cookies may be set when a page is loaded, or when a visitor to a website takes a particular action.

More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

Assisting you in navigating our website
Assisting you in registering for our events and webinars
Assisting you in registering for activities on our website
Analyzing your use of our website
Assisting with our marketing efforts

What types of cookies does Poll Everywhere use?

Poll Everywhere uses the following categories of cookies:

Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are essential for our website and services to perform basic functions and are necessary for us to operate certain features. These include those required to allow registered users to authenticate and perform account-related functions, store preferences set by users such as account name, language, and location, and ensure our services are operating properly. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but consequently some parts of the website may not work.

Performance Cookies. These cookies allow us to optimize performance by collecting information on how users interact with our website, including which pages are visited most, as well as other analytical data. We use these details to improve how our website functions and to understand how users interact with it. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our website, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Advertising Cookies. These cookies are set by us and our advertising partners to provide you with relevant content and to understand the content’s effectiveness. They may be used to collect information about your online activities over time to predict your preferences and to display more relevant advertisements to you. These cookies also allow a profile to be built about you and your interests and enable personalized ads to be shown to you based on your profile.

Cookie	Domain	Type	Description
Polleverywhere_session_id	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Strictly Necessary	Identifier to use the service; connects user to activities
ln_or	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Strictly Necessary	Identifies user has opted in/opted out of accepting Advertising Cookies
__cf_bm	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Strictly Necessary	Differentiates between humans and bots
__hs_cookie_cat_pref	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Strictly Necessary	Stores user cookie consent preferences
__hssc	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Marketing	Stores anonymized statistics
__hssrc	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Advertising	Stores unique session ID
__hstc	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Advertising	Stores time and visits to website
__uetmsclkid	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Support	Bing - stores performed actions on website
__uetsid	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Support	Bing - stores unique session ID
__uetvid	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Support	Bing - stores and track visits across websites
__utma	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Advertising	Google Analytics - stores calculation of date and time until purchase
__utmc	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Performance	Used to determine if the user is in a new session/visit
__utmz	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Advertising	Google Analytics - stores used keyword and search engine
__zlcm	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Support	Zendesk - maintains session data and user preferences
__zlcmid	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Support	Zendesk - stores unique user ID
_cfuvid	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Strictly Necessary	Helps identify and manage high-traffic users without CAPTCHAs.
_clck	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Analytics	Microsoft - stores unique user ID
_conv_r	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Analytics	Used for A/B testing and personalization to track visitor interactions
_conv_v	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Analytics	A/B testing and user tracking
_ga	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Advertising	Google Analytics - stores and counts page views
_ga_61X4H1BD4B	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Advertising	Google Analytics - stores and counts page views
_ga_HV93SY6SGE	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Advertising	Google Analytics - stores and counts page views
_ga_YPGG9RYX9L	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Advertising	Google Analytics - stores and counts page views
_gat_UA-2204221-1	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Advertising	Google Analytics - provides technical monitoring
_gat_UA-2204221-17	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Advertising	Google Analytics - provide technical monitoring
_gcl_au	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Advertising	Google Analytics - stores and tracks conversions
_gid	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Advertising	Google Analytics - stores and counts page views
_gtmeec	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Analytics	Related to Google Tag Manager, used for event tracking.
_iub_cs-71529499	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Advertising	Iubenda - stores cookie consent preferences
!lithiumSSO	polleverywhere.com	Third-party/Support	Single sign-on (SSO) authentication.
accept_cookies	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Preferences	Stores whether the user has accepted cookies
csrf.app	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Strictly Necessary	Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.
cutlass_visit	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Performance	Collects analytics based on user's actions within the website
cutlass_visitor	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Performance	Used to track anonymous visitor behavior on Poll Everywhere
FPID	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Analytics	Used by Google Analytics as a first-party identifier for tracking unique visitors
hs_ab_test	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Performance	Used to serve different versions of a page for A/B testing
hs_c2l	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Analytics	Tracks visitor conversion data
hs_login_email	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Strictly Necessary	Stores login email to streamline authentication on Poll Everywhere
hubspotapi	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Marketing	Used to track interactions with HubSpot’s APIs
hubspotapi-csrf	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Strictly Necessary	Security token to prevent CSRF attacks when interacting with HubSpot
hubspotapi-lax	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Marketing	Stores session data with relaxed security settings for marketing interactions
hubspotapi-prefs	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Preferences	Stores user preferences for HubSpot integrations
hubspotapi-strict	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Strictly Necessary	Securely enforces stricter session settings for HubSpot tracking
hubspotutk	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Analytics	Tracks visitor identities and interactions with HubSpot forms
laboratory-anonymous-id	polleverywhere.com	First-party/Analytics	Used for internal tracking of anonymous visitors

How do I manage my cookie preferences?

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or through the Cookie Settings button below. Some browsers allow you to whitelist websites from which you accept cookies. For more details on managing cookie preferences, see below:

These (and any other linked) third party websites are not controlled by Poll Everywhere, and Poll Everywhere has no control over each website’s privacy practices.