Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 28, 2025

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our service.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly:

• Theme Preferences: Remember your dark/light mode setting
• Local Storage: Store your wheel configurations and preset choices
• Settings: Remember your sound and animation preferences

Note: Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the website to function.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager to understand how visitors use our website:

• _ga: Distinguishes unique users (expires after 2 years)
• _ga_*: Used to persist session state (expires after 2 years)
• _gid: Distinguishes unique users (expires after 24 hours)
• _gat: Used to throttle request rate (expires after 1 minute)

These cookies help us understand:

• How many people visit our website
• Which features are most popular
• How long people spend using the spin wheel
• General geographic regions of our users

Functional Cookies

These cookies enhance your experience:

• Wheel History: Remember your recent wheel results
• Preset Preferences: Track which presets you use most
• Feature Settings: Remember fullscreen and sound preferences

Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements and support our free service:

• __gads: Used to serve personalized ads (expires after 13 months)
• __gpi: Collects information for ad measurement (expires after 13 months)
• IDE: Used by DoubleClick to serve targeted ads (expires after 13 months)
• test_cookie: Checks if the browser accepts cookies (expires after 15 minutes)

Note: These cookies help us provide EngageWheel free of charge. You can opt out of personalized ads while still seeing generic advertisements.

Third-Party Cookies

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand website usage. Google may also use this data according to their own privacy policy. Learn more about Google's Privacy Policy.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to:

• Show relevant ads based on your interests
• Measure ad performance and effectiveness
• Prevent showing the same ads repeatedly
• Detect and prevent click fraud

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Browser Settings

You can control cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

Google Analytics Opt-Out

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by:

• Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Enabling "Do Not Track" in your browser
• Blocking third-party cookies in your browser settings

Data Retention

Different cookies have different retention periods:

• Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Stored for a specific period (shown above)
• Local Storage: Remains until you clear your browser data

International Transfers

Some of our cookie data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your residence, including the United States, where Google Analytics servers are located. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

• Email: contact@engagewheel.com
• Website: engagewheel.com