Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains what information is collected when you use WheelWhim ("we", "us", "our", the "Site"), how it is used, and the choices you have.
1. The short version
- You don't need an account, and we don't ask for your name or email to use our tools.
- The names and options you type into the wheel or team maker stay in your own browser. They are not sent to or stored on our servers.
- We show ads provided by Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve and measure ads, as described below.
- You can control personalized advertising and cookies at any time.
2. Information you enter into our tools
Entries, wheel titles, settings and your spin history are saved in your browser's local storage so they're still there when you return. This data never leaves your device unless you choose to create a share link. When you click Share, your wheel's title and entries are encoded into the link itself; whoever you send it to can see them. We do not keep a copy. Please avoid entering sensitive personal information (such as full names with addresses, phone numbers or ID numbers) into the tools.
You can delete this locally stored data at any time by clearing the entries in the tool or clearing your browser's site data.
3. Information collected automatically
Like most websites, our hosting provider may automatically record standard technical information when you visit, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, pages visited and the date and time of your visit. This information is used to keep the Site secure, diagnose problems and understand overall usage. It is not used to identify you personally.
4. Advertising and Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Advertising helps us keep WheelWhim free for everyone.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or, in Europe, www.youronlinechoices.eu.
- Other third-party vendors or ad networks may also use cookies to serve ads on our Site. A list of these partners is available in your Google ad settings.
To learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you will be asked for consent before personalized ads or non-essential cookies are used. You can change your choices at any time using the privacy/consent link shown by our consent tool. If you decline, you may still see non-personalized ads, which use limited cookies for frequency capping, fraud prevention and measurement.
5. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We do not set our own tracking cookies. Cookies on this Site are set by our advertising partners as described above. Please see our Cookie Policy for details and instructions on managing cookies.
6. How information is used
- To provide, operate and improve the Site and its tools.
- To display advertising that keeps the Site free.
- To protect the Site against abuse, fraud and security threats.
- To respond to messages you send us.
We do not sell your personal information.
7. Information you send us
If you send us a message through our contact form, we receive the name and email address you enter and the content of your message. The form is processed by our hosting provider, Netlify. We use it only to reply to you and delete it when it is no longer needed.
8. Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights including:
- GDPR / UK GDPR (Europe and the UK): the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to processing of your personal data, the right to data portability and the right to withdraw consent. Our legal bases for processing are your consent (for personalized ads and non-essential cookies) and our legitimate interests (for operating and securing the Site). You may also complain to your local data protection authority.
- California (CCPA/CPRA) and other US states: the right to know what personal information is collected, to request deletion, to correct inaccurate information and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for targeted advertising. We do not knowingly sell personal information. You can limit ad personalization through the links in section 4, or by enabling a Global Privacy Control signal in your browser where supported.
Because we don't hold accounts or store your tool entries, we usually hold little or no personal data about you. To make a request, contact us through our contact form.
9. Children's privacy
WheelWhim is a general-audience website and is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA and UK). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Teachers using the wheel in class should use first names only. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
10. Data security and retention
The Site is served over a secure HTTPS connection. Server logs kept by our hosting provider are retained only as long as necessary for security and operational purposes. Data stored in your browser stays until you delete it.
11. Third-party links
Our Site may link to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
13. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our contact form.