Pollcast uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze trends, and provide a secure environment. This Cookie Policy explains what these technologies are and why we use them.

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons:

Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
Performance and Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to its use.
Analytics and Customization Cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are.

3. Cookies Used on Pollcast

Cookie Name	Purpose	Type
next-auth.session-token	Maintains your authenticated session.	Essential
theme	Remembers your preferred theme (dark/light).	Functionality

4. How Can I Control Cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.

5. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at support@pollcast.com.