Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 1, 2025

Welcome to The Wheel Spinner ("we", "us", or "our"), accessible at thewheelspinner.app. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit and use our website.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

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1. Information We Collect

We collect minimal information to operate and improve our service. The types of data we may collect include:

• Usage data: Information your browser sends automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages you visit, time and date of your visit, and time spent on those pages.
• Cookies and local storage: We use browser local storage to save your wheel entries between visits. This data stays on your device and is never sent to our servers.
• Advertising data: Our advertising partners may collect data about your browsing behaviour to serve relevant ads. See Section 4 for more details.

We do not require you to create an account and we do not collect any personally identifiable information such as your name, email address, or phone number unless you contact us directly.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To operate and maintain our website
• To analyse how visitors use our site so we can improve it
• To serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• To detect and prevent technical issues or abuse

3. Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and retain certain preferences.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some parts of our website may not function properly.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site (e.g. Google Analytics).
• Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve personalised advertisements.

4. Google AdSense & Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, please visit Google's Privacy & Terms.

5. Third-Party Services

Our website may use third-party services that collect, monitor, and analyse data to help us improve our service. These third parties have their own privacy policies governing the use of your information:

• Google Privacy Policy (AdSense, Analytics, Fonts)
• Netlify Privacy Policy (hosting provider)

6. Data Retention

We do not store personal data on our servers. Any wheel entries or preferences you save are stored locally in your own browser and can be cleared at any time by clearing your browser's local storage or cache.

7. Children's Privacy

Our website does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access information we hold about you
• The right to request correction of inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to opt out of personalised advertising
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (for EU/UK residents under GDPR)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address below.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@thewheelspinner.app
Website: thewheelspinner.app