Advertising Disclosure
Last updated: 1 January 2026
Picker Wheel is free to use and is funded by advertising. This page explains plainly how that works, so you know what you're looking at and what choices you have.
1. Why there are ads
Running this Site costs money — hosting, domain, and development time. Rather than charge for access or put features behind a login, we show adverts. That keeps every wheel free for everyone, with no account required.
2. Who supplies the ads
Adverts are supplied by third-party advertising networks. We do not sell advertising directly, and we do not choose which specific adverts you see — that is decided by the ad network's systems.
Because of this, an advert appearing on this Site is not an endorsement, review, or recommendation by us. We do not verify advertisers' claims, and we have no relationship with the companies whose adverts appear.
3. How adverts are labelled
Every advertising slot on this Site is marked with the word "Advertisement". We do not disguise adverts as wheel results, buttons, entries, or site content, and we never place adverts where they could be mistaken for part of the tool.
4. What we will not do
We have deliberately chosen not to use certain ad formats, even though they typically pay more:
- No pop-ups or pop-unders that open windows behind or over the page.
- No forced redirects that send you somewhere you didn't ask to go.
- No adverts inside the wheel or disguised as spin results.
- No auto-playing audio.
- No adverts that block you from using the tool until they finish.
The Site is used by teachers and in classrooms, and intrusive formats would make it unusable there.
5. Cookies and personalised advertising
Ad networks may use cookies and similar technologies to measure adverts and, where permitted, to personalise them based on your browsing.
We ask for your consent before loading personalised advertising. If you decline:
- You will still see adverts, but they will be non-personalised — based on general context rather than your browsing history.
- The tool itself works exactly the same either way. No feature is withheld based on your cookie choice.
You can change your decision at any time via Cookie Settings.
6. Your data
The entries you type into a wheel are stored only in your browser and are never sent to us or to any advertiser. Advertisers do not receive your wheel contents, your entry lists, or your results.
For the full picture, see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
7. Affiliate links
At the time of writing, this Site does not use affiliate links and does not earn commission on purchases. If that changes, we will disclose it clearly on the pages concerned and update this page.
8. Sponsored content
We do not currently publish sponsored articles or paid reviews. Our blog posts are written independently. If we ever publish sponsored content, it will be labelled as such at the top of the article.
9. Reporting a problem advert
If you see an advert on this Site that is misleading, offensive, broken, or breaks the rules above, please tell us via the Contact page. Include the page you were on and a description or screenshot. We can block specific advertisers and categories, and we do.
10. Blocking ads
You are free to use an ad blocker. We do not detect ad blockers, and we will not restrict access to the wheels if you use one.