Privacy Policy
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Introduction and scope
SparkyWheel is an independently operated website for making choices with random wheels. This policy explains how information is handled when you use sparkywheel.com and its wheel tools.
Information you enter
You can enter wheel titles and option labels without an account. Those entries may contain personal information if you choose to include it. The wheel tools do not request your name or email address and do not offer accounts, server-side profiles or submission forms. Avoid entering sensitive personal information, particularly information about students or children.
Browser storage
SparkyWheel uses localStorage in your browser to remember titles and options separately for each wheel tool. This is not a cookie and does not automatically sync across browsers or devices. Spin results and temporary controls are held in memory rather than saved as a result history. Clearing SparkyWheel's browser site data removes locally saved wheel customizations, including saved titles and options. If storage is blocked, the tools can still work, but changes may not be remembered.
Sharing customized wheels
Share links contain the wheel title and option labels encoded in the URL query string. Encoding is not encryption: anyone with the link can read and reuse the content. Opening a link sends its URL, including the encoded wheel, to the hosting service. Links may be retained in browser history and processed by messaging services, link previews or other services you choose. Navigation may transmit referrer information, depending on browser policies. Native sharing passes the link and wheel title to your chosen destination; copying puts the URL on your clipboard. Viewing, spinning or resharing a shared wheel does not replace your saved wheel. Editing its configuration adopts and saves it locally. Do not use shared links for confidential information.
Cookies and analytics
The current wheel application does not set cookies. It uses localStorage as described above. We currently use Cloudflare's standard traffic and security services to understand requests, deliver the website, and protect it. We do not intentionally enable additional visitor analytics, advertising tools, or tracking pixels. Cloudflare's infrastructure and security services still process technical request information and may use cookies depending on the service configuration. Services you choose when sharing have their own privacy practices.
Hosting and service providers
SparkyWheel is configured to use Cloudflare to deliver the website. Hosting infrastructure receives technical request information such as your IP address, requested URL including query strings, browser headers and request time. Such information may be processed or logged to deliver, operate and protect the service. Information therefore does not always stay only in your browser. Cloudflare describes its handling of end-user information at Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
Retention and your controls
Saved wheels remain in your browser until replaced, removed by you or cleared by the browser; the application sets no automatic expiry. Clear SparkyWheel site data in your browser settings to remove locally saved wheels. This does not remove history, messages, shared-link copies or hosting records. You can delete history and stop distributing a link, but shared links cannot be centrally revoked and recipients may retain copies. Hosting records depend on provider practices and configured retention; no specific retention period is promised here.
Children and classroom use
SparkyWheel's classroom tools are intended to be facilitated by teachers, parents, or other adults. Use generic labels or non-identifying nicknames and avoid student names, grades, contact details or sensitive student information. Consider who can access a shared link before distributing it. SparkyWheel does not provide student accounts or a private classroom data system. Adults responsible for classroom use should assess suitability and any required permissions.
Data security
Local wheel storage is accessible within your browser environment, and shared links are readable by anyone who has them. Use a trusted device and take care with links and clipboard content. No storage or transmission method can be guaranteed completely secure.
Privacy rights and requests
Depending on where you live and the information involved, applicable law may give you rights to access, correct or delete personal information, or object to or restrict processing. Use the contact channel below for questions or requests. You can remove locally saved wheels through browser settings; the application has no account-based copy to retrieve. Avoid including sensitive wheel contents in requests unless necessary. Applicable law and the information available determine how requests can be addressed.
Changes to this policy
This policy may change as the website and its data practices change. Updates and their effective date will be posted on this page.
Contact
For privacy questions or requests, email privacy@sparkywheel.com. If you email us, we receive your email address, message, and any information you choose to include. Cloudflare Email Routing forwards messages to our inbox, and Cloudflare and our email provider process them to route, deliver, and store our correspondence. We use this information to respond to and handle your request and retain correspondence as needed for that purpose and any applicable legal obligations.