{"id":3338,"date":"2026-05-06T13:03:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/?page_id=3338"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:04:55","slug":"our-gdpr-efforts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/en\/our-gdpr-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy and Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3338\" class=\"elementor elementor-3338 elementor-3337\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649a28c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"649a28c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c945161 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c945161\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05bf9cc elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"05bf9cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M10.1623 12.3031C11.1787 11.7333 11.9872 10.9556 12.5878 9.97001C13.1406 9.07174 13.4454 8.06807 13.5021 6.95898H9.91576C9.8725 7.48144 9.73909 7.95382 9.51552 8.37611C9.25373 8.89971 8.88413 9.30781 8.40673 9.60041C7.94473 9.89301 7.39803 10.0393 6.76663 10.0393C6.28294 10.0393 5.84444 9.95345 5.45113 9.78175L3.75 12.5082C4.67361 12.9413 5.67915 13.1578 6.76663 13.1578C8.01402 13.1578 9.14593 12.8729 10.1623 12.3031Z\" fill=\"#AF2D4C\"><\/path><path d=\"M0 6.57429C0 7.83709 0.3003 8.96899 0.9009 9.96999C1.45015 10.8488 2.15857 11.5623 3.02615 12.1105L4.79328 9.38152C4.46037 9.11509 4.18701 8.77994 3.9732 8.37609C3.7114 7.85249 3.5805 7.25189 3.5805 6.57429C3.5805 5.89669 3.7114 5.30379 3.9732 4.79559C4.2504 4.27199 4.6277 3.86389 5.1051 3.57129C5.48294 3.32752 5.90901 3.18022 6.38332 3.12938V0C5.28546 0.0530086 4.27419 0.334838 3.3495 0.84549C2.3331 1.41529 1.5169 2.19299 0.9009 3.17859C0.3003 4.16419 0 5.29609 0 6.57429Z\" fill=\"#CF385C\"><\/path><path d=\"M12.5916 3.17853C11.991 2.19293 11.1825 1.41523 10.1661 0.845434C9.2555 0.334961 8.25223 0.0531491 7.15625 0V3.12953C7.62724 3.18056 8.04532 3.32779 8.41048 3.57123C8.88788 3.86383 9.25748 4.27193 9.51928 4.79553C9.74277 5.20527 9.87617 5.67006 9.91947 6.1899H13.5061C13.4499 5.06798 13.1451 4.06419 12.5916 3.17853Z\" fill=\"#ECACBB\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Privacy First<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7689d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7689d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy-friendly surveys for websites &amp; products<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19dc32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19dc32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ql-block\" data-block-id=\"block-0044d77f-68e1-433c-9db0-6913cf3b01dc\">Collect qualitative insights without compromising on data protection and data sovereignty. Featuring hosting in Germany, no non-DE subprocessors, and a modern survey architecture for demanding web and product teams. <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b556d42 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b556d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#learnmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d9c88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6d9c88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ruby-logo-square.jpg-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0eeacb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0eeacb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/moze-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1906\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ad212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88ad212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vereinsbedarf-deitert-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1907\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3333b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb3333b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DonCarne_Logo_positiv_Typo_rechts_claim_4c-1024x405.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1904\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DonCarne_Logo_positiv_Typo_rechts_claim_4c-1024x405.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DonCarne_Logo_positiv_Typo_rechts_claim_4c-300x119.webp 300w, 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class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1890\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b935c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b935c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"learnmore\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de82b96 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline feature-pill-list elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"de82b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shield-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M466.5 83.7l-192-80a48.15 48.15 0 0 0-36.9 0l-192 80C27.7 91.1 16 108.6 16 128c0 198.5 114.5 335.7 221.5 380.3 11.8 4.9 25.1 4.9 36.9 0C360.1 472.6 496 349.3 496 128c0-19.4-11.7-36.9-29.5-44.3zM256.1 446.3l-.1-381 175.9 73.3c-3.3 151.4-82.1 261.1-175.8 307.7z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hosting in Germany<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e64db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80e64db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why German hosting is important<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9610c6c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9610c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center mb-12\"><p>US companies are required to hand over your data to US authorities \u2013 even with &#8220;EU data centers.&#8221; We are 100% German, so we do not have to, and will not, release anything. <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0edd25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0edd25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03273e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e03273e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200b2f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"200b2f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">US providers<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317a4d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"317a4d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Even with a \"data center in the EU\"<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ae65d elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"43ae65d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cross.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3167\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><span class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Must hand over data to the US government (CLOUD Act)<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7866184 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7866184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure 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\/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><span class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Do not assume a genuine GDPR role in contracts<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85506a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a85506a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adaa02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2adaa02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PollHero<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803039f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"803039f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">100% German company<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead4109 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ead4109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/check.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3166\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><span class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Data remains entirely in Germany<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0105fd elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b0105fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/check.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3166\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><span class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">No surveillance or access by\/from US companies<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d9736 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c7d9736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/check.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3166\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><span class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">DPA &amp; co. available for every customer<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51eba1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51eba1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3233288 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3233288\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a780cc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a780cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full data sovereignty instead of unnecessary risks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c9f5a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8c9f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many survey tools process user data via international infrastructures, third-party providers, or subprocessors outside of Germany. For companies with high data protection requirements, this quickly becomes a problem \u2013 legally, organizationally, and technically. <\/p><p>With PollHero, you get a modern survey platform that treats data protection not as an add-on feature, but as the foundation of the entire architecture.<\/p><ul><li>Hosting and operation entirely in Germany<\/li><li>No non-DE subprocessors<\/li><li>Privacy-friendly technical implementation<\/li><li>No iframes for embedded surveys<\/li><li>PII masking of sensitive data<\/li><li>Full control over feedback data and user attributes<\/li><\/ul><p>This allows you to collect qualitative insights without compromising on data protection, security, or data sovereignty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a436cb9 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a436cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/app.poll-hero.com\/register\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start now for free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e6e39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3e6e39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f308d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39f308d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/passe_an_beduerf-1024x647.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3665\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/passe_an_beduerf-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/passe_an_beduerf-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/passe_an_beduerf-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/passe_an_beduerf-360x227.png 360w, https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/passe_an_beduerf.png 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f1f0de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f1f0de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4bc91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e4bc91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6018e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6018e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data protection as a business advantage: \n Fewer risks for companies and teams<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f8991 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1f8991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Especially in larger companies, corporations, or regulated industries, data protection requirements have long since become part of technical decisions. Feedback and survey tools often involve sensitive data: <\/p><ul><li>Customer feedback<\/li><li>Product feedback<\/li><li>User attributes<\/li><li>Session context<\/li><li>Personal content in free-text fields<\/li><\/ul><p>Many providers rely on complex international infrastructures or external services outside of Germany. This increases coordination effort, compliance risks, and technical dependencies. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc0ceb elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9bc0ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/app.poll-hero.com\/register\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start now for free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ec877 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83ec877\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d878b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d878b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/umfassend_reporting-1024x647.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3656\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/umfassend_reporting-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/umfassend_reporting-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/umfassend_reporting-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/umfassend_reporting-360x227.png 360w, https:\/\/www.poll-hero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/umfassend_reporting.png 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857e10e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"857e10e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c2274 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54c2274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dbcaf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dbcaf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full operation in Germany<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33a567 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f33a567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The entire platform is operated and hosted in Germany. This includes: <\/p><ul><li>Hosting<\/li><li>Infrastructure<\/li><li>Processing<\/li><li>Storage<\/li><li>Technical services<\/li><\/ul><p>No non-DE subprocessors are used.<\/p><p>This creates clear responsibilities, reduces data protection complexity, and simplifies internal approval processes for data protection, IT, and legal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae46d0 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aae46d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/app.poll-hero.com\/register\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start now for free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-id=\"c1c18fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protection of sensitive information: PII masking for personal data<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4853f6b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4853f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In open feedback fields, users often unintentionally provide personal information:<\/p><ul><li>Phone numbers<\/li><li>Email addresses<\/li><\/ul><p>With integrated PII masking, PollHero helps to identify and protect sensitive information at an early stage.<\/p><p>This reduces data protection risks when processing qualitative feedback data and supports privacy-friendly analysis processes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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