How the vote works

The rules

• One vote per visitor. Votes are counted by browser, not by verified identity, so this is a straw poll.
• Founders may vote once, like any other visitor.
• A vote cannot be changed once it is cast.
• Ideas tied for the most votes share the Cohort14 Community Choice. There is no runoff.
• Totals stay hidden until voting closes. The result is revealed in class Monday afternoon and posted on the results page afterward.
• Informal community poll. One vote per visitor, please. Totals stay hidden until voting closes.

What is kept

Your browser keeps a random marker so it can remember that you voted. For the vote record, we store only one way scrambled codes made from that marker and from your network address, never the address itself, plus the idea you chose and the time. No name, email or account is needed.

This site also counts visits, separately from the vote. It records the pages opened and how long they stay open, which idea cards come into view, clicks on profile links, successful profile loads, and clicks on other buttons and links. It also notes browser and device type, country, page speed and errors, and the site or app that sent you here when that is known. Many visits arrive with no known source. Voting buttons are left out of this record. No name, email or account is needed to browse or vote. We use visit data for totals, such as how many visits saw each card, and to check that the counting works. MickFix™ also keeps its own daily totals of pages opened, device type and source, with no record of single visits, so its admins can follow how the showcase is doing.

The site's hosting provider handles this visit data and its own server records under its privacy policy. Questions about anything kept here go to MickFix™ through the Contact page.