GDPR-compliant live polls — privacy without compromise
Need a polling tool your data protection officer and works council can sign off on without hesitation? Then omul is the GDPR-compliant Mentimeter alternative: self-hosted or EU-hosted, with no participant accounts and no third-party trackers. Your data never leaves the EU — or stays on your own servers entirely.
Four guarantees
What data-protection leads look for
EU hosting or self-hosting
Run omul on your own infrastructure or in an EU data center. No data on US servers, no transfer to unsafe third countries — full control, no vendor lock-in.
No participant accounts
Your audience joins with a 6-digit code — no email, no login, no app. Where no personal data is collected, there is nothing to protect or delete.
No third-party trackers
No Google Analytics, no ad pixels, no hidden scripts. You know exactly what's collected — and it stays with you, not with an ad company.
DPA & data processing
For the hosted option, a data processing agreement (DPA) is standard. With self-hosting you remain the sole controller anyway — no third party involved.
Transparency
Where your data lives
Privacy starts with knowing where data is created, processed and deleted. With omul that path is short and easy to follow.
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Collection: only the essentials
What's collected are votes and contributions to the poll — anonymously. No participant accounts, no device fingerprints, no personal profiles.
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Processing: in the EU or on your side
Processing runs on your infrastructure or in an EU data center. Data does not leave the legal jurisdiction you choose.
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Storage & deletion: you decide
You set how long results are kept and delete them at the push of a button. No sharing with third parties, no secondary use.
In comparison
Why this matters versus Mentimeter
Mentimeter is a US-adjacent SaaS with sub-processors outside the EU — making data residency and a DPA a constant work in progress. With omul it is the other way round: EU hosting or self-hosting is the default, not the expensive exception.
Mentimeter alternative in detailFrequently asked questions about privacy & GDPR
Is omul GDPR-compliant?
Yes — omul is built for data minimization: no participant accounts, no third-party trackers, and hosting in the EU or on your own servers. For the hosted option there is a DPA.
Where is data stored?
You decide: either on your own infrastructure (self-hosting) or in an EU data center. In both cases the data does not leave the legal jurisdiction you choose.
Do I need a DPA with omul?
For the hosted option, yes — a data processing agreement is part of it. With self-hosting you process the data yourself and remain the sole controller, with no processor involved.
Is any personal data collected from participants?
No. Participants join with a code and respond anonymously — no email, login or app. No personal profiles are created.
Does omul use Google Analytics or other trackers?
No — omul embeds no third-party trackers or ad pixels. You stay in control of what is collected and where it stays.
Is omul a privacy-friendly Mentimeter alternative?
Yes. Unlike the US-adjacent SaaS Mentimeter, omul defaults to EU hosting or self-hosting — the privacy-safe alternative for teams, public authorities and universities.
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