Privacy Policy
This policy explains what information SpinoraWheel and our partners collect when you visit, why we use it, and the choices you have. We wrote it in plain English so it is easy to follow.
The short version
Privacy at a Glance
Your wheels stay with you
Entries, pictures, and results are saved in your own browser. We never upload them.
No account needed
We do not ask for your name, email, or password to use the wheel.
Analytics
Google Analytics helps us count visits and see which features people use.
Advertising
Google AdSense and other ad partners use cookies to show ads, which keep the site free.
You are in control
You can opt out of personalized ads and analytics using the links in this policy.
Real people answer
Email [email protected] with any privacy question or request.
01Who We Are
SpinoraWheel (“we”, “us”, “our”) runs the SpinoraWheel website, a free online wheel spinner. We are responsible for the information described in this policy. You can reach us at [email protected].
02Information We Collect
We keep data collection small. Here is everything that can be collected when you use SpinoraWheel:
| Type | What it includes | Who collects it | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usage data | Pages visited, time on page, clicks, approximate location (city or country), referring website | Google Analytics | To understand how people use the site and improve it |
| Device data | Browser type, operating system, screen size, language, IP address | Our hosting provider, Google Analytics, ad partners | To deliver pages, keep the site secure, and show ads that fit your device |
| Advertising data | Cookie IDs, ad impressions and clicks, interests inferred from browsing | Google and other ad partners | To show and measure ads |
| Messages you send | Your email address and anything you write to us | Us, when you email us | To reply to you |
03What Stays on Your Device
The wheel tool saves your work in your browser’s local storage, not on our servers. This includes:
- Your wheels and their entries (up to 50 wheels in My wheels)
- Pictures you add to slices
- Results, tallies, and your settings such as theme and sound
We never receive a copy of this data. It stays on your device until you delete it or clear your browser data. If you create a share link, your list is stored inside the link itself, so anyone with the link can see those entries. Only share links with people who may see them.
04Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files saved by your browser. Local storage works in a similar way. We and our partners use them for these purposes:
| Category | Purpose | Can you turn it off? |
|---|---|---|
| Essential (local storage) | Saves your wheels and settings so the tool works | You can clear it in your browser, but your wheels will be deleted |
| Analytics cookies | Count visits and measure how features are used (Google Analytics) | Yes, see section 07 |
| Advertising cookies | Show ads, limit repeats, measure results, and personalize ads (Google and other ad partners) | Yes, see section 06 |
| Consent cookies | Remember the privacy choices you made | They are needed to respect your choice |
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may change how ads and the site work.
05Advertising and Google AdSense
SpinoraWheel shows ads to keep the tool free. We use Google AdSense, and we may also work with other advertising networks.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- Other ad networks and vendors that serve ads on our site may also use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to show and measure ads.
Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Ads never affect results. Ads do not appear inside the wheel tool, and no advertiser can change who wins a spin.
06Your Ad Choices
You can turn off personalized ads at any time. You will still see ads, but they will not be based on your interests.
Google personalized ads
Turn off personalized ads from Google in Google Ads Settings.
Other vendors (US)
Opt out of personalized ads from many vendors at aboutads.info/choices or the NAI opt-out page.
Other vendors (Europe)
Visitors in Europe can use youronlinechoices.eu.
07Analytics
We use Google Analytics to measure traffic and see which pages and features are used. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects data such as pages viewed, device type, and approximate location. We use these reports only in summary form to improve SpinoraWheel.
You can stop Google Analytics from collecting your data with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Read more in Google’s Privacy Policy.
08Visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland
If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we ask for your consent before ads or analytics use cookies or personal data. This choice is shown through a Google-certified consent management platform. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the privacy settings link on our site.
We rely on these legal bases under the GDPR and UK GDPR:
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Personalized ads and analytics cookies | Your consent |
| Running the site, security, and preventing abuse | Our legitimate interests |
| Replying to your emails | Our legitimate interests, or steps you asked us to take |
| Keeping records the law requires | Legal obligation |
09Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data held about you
- Correct data that is wrong
- Delete your data
- Object to or restrict certain uses
- Data portability, meaning a copy in a common format
- Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting earlier use
Residents of US states with privacy laws
Residents of California and other US states with privacy laws may have the right to know what personal information is collected, to delete or correct it, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information or its use for targeted advertising. Ad cookies from our partners may count as “sharing” under some of these laws. You can opt out with the ad choice links in section 06. We also honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals sent by your browser where the law requires it. We will not treat you differently for using your rights.
To make a request, email [email protected] with the subject line Privacy request. Because we do not run user accounts, most data about you is held by Google and our ad partners. We will help you reach them. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
10Children’s Privacy
SpinoraWheel is a general audience website. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. Teachers often use the wheel in class. In that case, the teacher runs the tool, and student names typed into a wheel stay in the teacher’s own browser. We never receive them.
If you believe a child under 13 has sent us personal information, email us and we will delete it.
11How Long We Keep Data
- Your wheels: on your device until you delete them. We never hold them.
- Analytics data: kept for the retention period set in our Google Analytics account, then deleted automatically.
- Advertising data: kept by Google and other ad partners under their own policies.
- Emails: kept only as long as needed to answer you and keep a record of the conversation.
12International Transfers
Our partners, such as Google, may process data in the United States and other countries. These partners use legal safeguards such as standard contractual clauses to protect data that is transferred internationally.
13Security
The site is served over an encrypted HTTPS connection. Because the wheel saves your lists in your own browser, your entries are not exposed on our servers. Still, no method of sending or storing data online is 100% secure. Keep your device and browser up to date.
14Links to Other Websites
Our pages and ads may link to other websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please read the privacy policy of any site you visit.
15Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy when our tools, partners, or the law change. We will change the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Please check back from time to time.
16Contact Us
For any privacy question or request, email [email protected]. You can also visit our Contact Us page.
