The short version
The wheel runs entirely inside your browser. The names and options you type are never sent to us, never stored on a server and never written to a log, because no server is involved in spinning at all. We could not show you your own list if you asked us to.
What we do not collect
We do not collect the entries you put on a wheel, your spin results, your name, your email address or any account details — there are no accounts. There is no contact form on this site, deliberately: a form would mean collecting data we have just told you we do not want. If you need to reach us, you email us directly.
This claim is checked mechanically before each release rather than simply asserted. The build scans the JavaScript it is about to ship for any means of opening a connection, and every page for resources loaded from another origin. If either is found, the build fails.
What is stored in your browser
One thing: your light or dark theme choice, kept in your browser's local storage so the site does not flash the wrong colours on your next visit. It never leaves your device, and clearing your browser data removes it. Your wheel entries and results are notstored — reloading the page loses them.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics (measurement ID G-DTVRDGN48B) to count page views and see which pages people find useful. It records things like the page you are on, your approximate region and your browser type. It does not receive the entries you put on a wheel, because those never leave your device. Google's handling of that data is covered by their own privacy policy, and you can block it with any standard content blocker.
Advertising
There are currently no ads on this site. If advertising is added later, it will appear below the tool rather than over it, this section will be updated to name the network, and any cookie notice the network requires will be shown. Ad networks typically set their own cookies; that is their processing, under their own policy, and it still would not give them your wheel entries.
Hosting and logs
The site is served as static files by our hosting provider, which — like every web host — processes the technical information needed to deliver a page, such as your IP address and the file requested. We do not add to that, query it, or combine it with anything else.
Children
The site is suitable for all ages and is often used in classrooms. Since we collect no personal information from anyone, we collect none from children either.
Your rights, and why there is little to exercise them on
Rights of access, correction and deletion apply to personal data a site holds about you. We hold none, so in practice there is nothing to retrieve or erase. If you believe otherwise, email contact@thespinwheels.com and we will answer.
Changes
If this policy changes, the date at the top changes with it. Material changes — adding analytics or advertising — will be described in the relevant section above rather than buried in a general notice.