Pingo, a privacy-friendly polling tool

Description: Pingo is a tool that allows users to interact with audiences via live polls. It displays results in real time, which users can visualise or show in a browser or a PowerPoint presentation. Pingo requires users to have an account in order to create polls, participating in a poll only requires entering a poll-specific code. It is free and was developed by the University of Paderborn.

Evaluation: Pingo is a valuable tool for creating polls and surveys. Its interface is straightforward both for the creator and other participants. Pingo emphasises user privacy. All in all, it is a handy not-for-profit tool developed by an educational institution.

Cost: Free.

Respect for privacy Privacy evaluations indicate how a tool handles personal data collection, storage, and sharing, including GDPR compliance and security measures, among others. The ICT-REV team provides them for informational purposes, reflecting our best understanding at the time of review, but assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these evaluations and encourages users to conduct their own assessments: Very high. Pingo only collects user data and cookies, amongst which IP addresses and browser data, for technical security and web server operations and not other purposes such as marketing or advertising. Moreover, user data is deleted after 30 days. Pingo does not share data with third parties or display advertisement. Its privacy policy could nonetheless elaborate more on security measures. Pingo states compliance with the GDPR. See more here.

Type Of Interaction: Whole class,

Skills: Vocabulary, Grammar,

Content: Website/other users supply, You supply,

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