At Pickly (picklytools.com), we believe great tools shouldn't come at the cost of your privacy. This policy explains, in plain language, what information we do and don't collect, how cookies and advertising work on our site, and the choices you have. By using picklytools.com, you agree to the practices described here.
The short version: You don't need an account to use Pickly. The lists and entries you create in our tools stay in your own browser — we don't store them on our servers. We do show ads, and our advertising partners (like Google) may use cookies, which you can control.
1. Information we collect
Information you give us
Most Pickly tools work entirely in your browser and don't send your inputs to us. For example, the names or options you add to the spinner are stored locally on your device, not on our servers. The main time you actively share information is if you choose to send us feedback or contact us — in which case we receive whatever you include in that message (such as your message text and, optionally, your name or email).
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, when you visit Pickly our systems and third-party services may automatically collect standard technical information, including your approximate location (country/region), browser type, device type, operating system, referring page, and pages viewed. This helps us understand how the site is used and keep it working well.
2. Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We and our partners use them for a few purposes:
- Essential/functional: to remember your preferences and keep tools working smoothly (for example, saving your wheel entries locally).
- Analytics: to understand aggregate, anonymous usage so we can improve the site.
- Advertising: our ad partners may set cookies to show more relevant ads and measure their performance.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Disabling some cookies may affect how certain features work.
3. Advertising and Google AdSense
Pickly is free to use and supported by advertising. We use Google AdSense and may use other ad networks to display ads.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to Pickly and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info/choices.
- For more on how Google uses data, see How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
4. How we use information
We use the limited information described above to operate and improve Pickly, to display and measure advertising, to respond to your feedback or support requests, and to keep the site secure and prevent abuse.
5. Children's privacy
Pickly is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, please contact us and we will remove it.
6. Your rights and choices
Depending on where you live (for example, under the GDPR in Europe or the CCPA in California), you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information, or to object to certain processing. Because we collect very little personal data and don't require accounts, these requests are usually simple. Contact us and we'll help.
7. Data retention and security
We keep the limited data we collect only as long as needed for the purposes described here. We take reasonable measures to protect information, though no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
8. International visitors
Pickly is available worldwide. By using the site, you understand your information may be processed in countries other than your own, which may have different data protection rules.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we'll revise the "Last updated" date above. Significant changes will be made clear on this page.
10. Contact us
Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us any time through our contact page.