Cookie Policy
Last updated: 11 October 2026
This policy explains what cookies and similar technologies (like browser local storage) we use on Picker Wheel and how you can control them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. "Local storage" is a similar technology we use to save your wheels and settings on your device. Together we refer to them as "cookies" below.
Cookies we use
| Type | Purpose | Set by |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Remember your wheels, colors and settings; store your cookie choice. | Picker Wheel (local storage) |
| Analytics | Measure aggregate, anonymous traffic to improve the Site. | Google Analytics |
| Advertising | Serve, measure and personalise ads; limit how often you see one. On by default — you can switch it off. | Advertising networks & partners |
Exactly what we store on your device
Almost everything Picker Wheel keeps is browser local storage, not cookies. The difference matters: local storage is never transmitted with your requests, so unlike a cookie it is not sent to us or to anyone else. It simply sits on your device until you clear it. These are the entries we create:
| Name | What it holds | Kept until |
|---|---|---|
pwv5_… | One entry per wheel — your entries, results, weights, colours and per-wheel settings. | You clear it |
pwglass_ui | Your background choice and other appearance settings. | You clear it |
pwglass_last | Which wheel you used last, so the site reopens on it. | You clear it |
pwv5_streak | Your daily streak: dates you spun, current and best streak, total days. | You clear it |
pw_lang | The language you selected. | You clear it |
pw_consent | Whether you have switched ads off on this device. | You clear it |
pw_age | Your answer to the "Are you 18 or older?" question, which decides whether ads meant for adults may be shown. | You clear it |
None of these contain your name, email address or any account identifier, because the Site has no accounts. You can inspect or delete all of them yourself through your browser's developer tools or by clearing site data.
The one exception is Google Analytics, which sets two first-party cookies, _ga and _ga_<ID>, to tell visits apart. They hold a random identifier — never your name or anything you type — and last up to two years. If you switch ads off in Cookie Settings, they are not set.
Advertising cookies
We show ads from third-party advertising networks. They and their partners may set cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other sites. Ads load when you open the Site; you can turn them off at any time from Cookie Settings. To opt out of personalised ads across many sites at once, see Google Ads Settings and aboutads.info/choices.
Turning ads off
Ads are on by default and load as soon as you open the Site. If you would rather not see them, the Cookie Settings link in the footer switches them off on that device — from then on, no advertising scripts are loaded at all.
Nothing about the tool changes either way: no wheel, setting or feature is withheld based on your choice, and you can switch ads back on from the same place.
Managing cookies
- Use the Cookie Settings link in the site footer to turn ads off, or back on, at any time.
- Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies from its settings — in Chrome, Edge and Firefox look under Privacy, and in Safari under Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
- Clearing site data also deletes the local storage listed above, which means your saved wheels and your streak will be gone. Download anything you want to keep first.
- Ad blockers are fine by us. We do not detect them and we will not restrict the wheels if you use one.
Do Not Track and global privacy signals
Browsers send these signals inconsistently and there is no agreed standard for honouring them, so we do not rely on them. The Cookie Settings link is the reliable way to switch ads off on this Site.
Changes to this policy
If we add or remove a category of cookie, this page is updated and the "last updated" date above changes with it.
More information
See our Privacy Policy for how we handle data overall, or contact us with any questions.