Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to Real Wheel Picker ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how our website operates. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal information.
2. Information We Collect
Real Wheel Picker is designed with a privacy-first approach. We do not require account creation, and we do not collect personally identifiable information (PII). Here's what happens with your data:
- Participant names and draw data: All participant names, draw configurations, and results are processed entirely in your browser using JavaScript. No data is sent to our servers. Your participant lists may be saved in your browser's local storage for convenience — you can clear this at any time through your browser settings.
- Usage analytics: We may use anonymous, aggregated analytics to understand general usage patterns (e.g., page views, feature usage). These analytics do not identify individual users.
- Cookies: We use essential cookies for basic site functionality. Third-party cookies may be set by our advertising partner, Google AdSense (see Section 4).
3. How We Use Information
Since we collect minimal data, our use is limited to:
- Providing and improving our random picker tools
- Understanding aggregate usage patterns to improve user experience
- Displaying relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
4. Advertising — Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense, a web advertising service provided by Google LLC ("Google"), to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the Internet.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites. You may opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.
For more information about how Google collects and processes data, please review Google's Privacy & Terms and Google's advertising policies.
5. Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. This site uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve relevant ads and measure ad performance. These are third-party cookies set by Google.
- Functional cookies: Used to remember your preferences (such as theme or language) stored in your browser's local storage.
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or delete cookies that have already been set. Note that disabling advertising cookies may affect the relevance of ads shown, but will not affect the functionality of our tools.
6. Data Storage
We do not store any user data on our servers. All draw-related data (participant names, weights, results) is processed client-side in your browser. If you use the local storage feature, data is stored only on your device and can be deleted at any time by clearing your browser data.
7. Third-Party Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party services you interact with.
8. Your Rights Under GDPR (European Users)
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Your rights include:
- Right to access: You can request information about what data we hold (which is essentially none).
- Right to erasure: Since we don't store personal data on our servers, there's nothing to delete. Clear your browser's local storage to remove any locally saved data.
- Right to object: You can opt out of personalized ads through Google's settings.
- Right to data portability: Not applicable as we don't maintain user accounts or databases.
- Right to restrict processing: You can limit how your data is used by opting out of advertising cookies via Google Ads Settings.
- Right to withdraw consent: You may withdraw consent to personalized advertising at any time.
Since Real Wheel Picker does not collect, store, or process any personal user data (all operations run client-side in your browser), there is no personal data to access, correct, or delete on our end. For questions, contact us through our Contact page.
9. Your Rights Under CCPA (California Users)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants you specific rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to know: The right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold.
- Right to delete: The right to request deletion of personal information collected from you.
- Right to opt out: The right to opt out of the sale of personal information.
- Right to non-discrimination: The right not to be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.
Real Wheel Picker does not sell personal information. We do not collect personal information beyond what is automatically processed by third-party advertising services (Google AdSense). You can opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings.
10. Children's Privacy
Our service is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will take steps to address the situation.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our Contact page.