Terms of Use

Last updated November 9, 2026. These terms cover your use of the List Randomizer website, including the tool on the home page and every page on this site.

Agreeing to these terms

By using the site you agree to these terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use it. The site is run by an independent developer, not a company (“I”, “me”); see About. The Privacy Policy explains how data is handled and forms part of these terms.

What the service is

The service is a free list randomizer that runs in your web browser. It splits text you paste, or text it reads from a file you open, into items and then shuffles them, draws winners and alternates, makes groups or matches two lists, using your browser’s cryptographic random generator or a seed you provide. It also offers copying, downloads, share links and a full-screen presentation view. There is no account, no paid tier and no advertising. The site doesn’t store your lists.

Results are random, not advice

A result is the outcome of a random draw. It is not professional advice, a recommendation, or legal guidance about how a contest or selection must be run. In particular, the service doesn’t know:

• whether the people or entries on your list are eligible, or whether your list is complete;
• the rules of your giveaway, raffle, sweepstakes, league or school, or the law that applies to them where you are;
• whether a regulated lottery or prize draw requires certified equipment, an independent witness or a registered operator;
• who should be kept apart or together, or how to balance groups by skill, age or anything else.

A seed and a share link let others repeat or view a draw, but they show only that the result came from that list, those settings and that seed. They don’t prove when the list was made, that the seed was chosen before the draw, or that no other draws were tried. Running a fair process is up to you.

Your responsibilities

• Check the list and the settings before you rely on a result, and check the result before you announce it.
• Follow the rules and laws that apply to your draw, including those of any platform where you announce it.
• Only paste and share information you are allowed to use; a share link contains the whole list.
• Keep your own copy of results you need; the site keeps no history.

Acceptable use

You may use the site for any lawful purpose, personal or commercial. Please don’t:

• use it to run an unlawful lottery or gambling scheme, or to mislead people about how a winner was chosen;
• present a result as coming from a seed or a share link it didn’t come from;
• try to disrupt the site, overload it with automated requests, or get around its security;
• use the feedback form to send spam, abuse or other people’s personal data;
• copy the site’s design or text and present it as your own site.

Share links and seeds

A share link packs your list, settings and result into the address itself. It is not stored on any server, so I can’t change, expire or delete it, and anyone who has it can see the list. You are responsible for where you share it. A link created with an older version of the site may stop opening if the format changes; download a CSV of results you need to keep for a long time. The same seed, list and settings give the same result in the current version of the site; I will try to keep seeded results stable, but can’t promise it across every future change.

Feedback

If you send feedback, you let me use your ideas and suggestions to improve the site without owing you anything. I won’t publish your message or anything that identifies you. Don’t send confidential information.

Who owns what

Your lists and results belong to you; I claim no rights in them and never receive them. The site’s design, text, code and logo belong to me and are protected by copyright. You may quote short parts of the explanations with a link back, and you may freely use, publish and share your results. Names of other products or services mentioned on the site belong to their owners and are used only to describe them.

Outside links

The site may link to other websites for reference. I don’t control them and am not responsible for their content, availability or privacy practices.

Availability and changes to the service

The site is provided free and may be unavailable at times, for example during maintenance or an outage at the host. I may change, add or remove features, or stop the service, at any time. Once the page has loaded, the tool keeps working without a connection until you reload.

No warranty

The site is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the extent the law allows, I make no warranties, express or implied, including that it will be uninterrupted, error-free or fit for a particular purpose. The shuffle is tested, but no software is free of bugs.

Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, I am not liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential loss, or for loss arising from a draw, a decision you made using a result, a disputed contest, or the site being unavailable. Because the service is free, my total liability for any claim relating to the site is limited to zero, or the lowest amount the law allows if that is higher. Nothing in these terms limits liability that can’t be limited by law, such as for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by negligence.

Your consumer rights

If you use the site as a consumer, you may have statutory rights under the law where you live that these terms can’t take away. Where any part of these terms conflicts with those rights, your statutory rights apply.

Ending use

You can stop using the site at any time; there is no account to close. I may block access for anyone who breaks these terms, for example by abusing the feedback form or attacking the site. The sections on ownership, warranties and liability continue to apply after you stop using it.

General

If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest still applies. Not enforcing a part of these terms doesn’t waive it. These terms, with the Privacy Policy, are the whole agreement between you and me about the site.

Changes to these terms

I may update these terms as the site changes. The date at the top shows the latest version. Continuing to use the site after an update means you accept the updated terms; changes don’t apply to anything that happened before them.

Contact

Questions about these terms go through the feedback form on the contact page.