Privacy

Last updated 24 October 2026. This page covers the 2 Sides website.

What we collect when you vote

• Which topic you voted on, which side you chose, and when.
• A pseudonymous voter ID. Your browser makes a random ID the first time you vote; we store only a salted one-way hash of it, never the ID itself, and the hash can't be reversed back into the ID.

That is what lets us keep it to one vote per topic per device and show you your own streak and badges.

What we don't collect

• No name, email address, phone number, or account. You don't sign up.
• No precise location, and we don't store your IP address.
• No advertising, and no advertising or cross-site trackers.

Your IP address and bot protection

To keep out automated voting, each vote passes through Cloudflare Turnstile, a bot check run by Cloudflare. Cloudflare sees your IP address as part of serving the site and running that check, and the check may keep small items in your browser to work. Our vote handler passes your IP address to the check and does not store it.

What stays in your browser

Your random voter ID and a note of which side you picked on each topic are kept in your browser's local storage so we can show your result when you come back. Clearing your browser data removes them — and with that, this device is no longer connected to your past votes.

Who handles the data

• Cloudflare hosts the site, runs the database that stores votes, and provides the bot check.
• GitHub holds the published topics and aggregate tallies. Those files contain totals only — no individual votes.
• The Share buttons open WhatsApp, X or Facebook with the link and text of the poll. We don't send those services your votes, and their own policies apply once you use them.

Keeping and deleting

We keep votes so tallies stay accurate. Because a vote isn't linked to your name or email, we can't look up "your" votes by identity. If you have a question or a request about data, write to [email protected] and we'll do what we reasonably can.

Children

2 Sides covers current affairs and isn't directed at children.

Changes

If we change what we collect, we'll update this page and its date.