Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what information TanksConnected may collect, how it is used, and how it may be handled.

1. Information you provide

Depending on how you use the site, you may provide information such as:

• Account details, such as name, display name, email address, password, and profile information.
• Aquarium information, such as tank size, livestock, plants, filters, water tests, water changes, maintenance logs, and notes.
• Forum posts, chat messages, private messages, reports, feedback, and support requests.
• Photos, avatars, profile images, fish images, or other uploaded/submitted content.

2. Information collected automatically

TanksConnected may collect technical and usage information such as:

• IP address.
• Browser and device information.
• Pages visited and actions taken on the site.
• Login, security, moderation, and error logs.
• Cookie and session information.

3. How information is used

Information may be used to:

• Provide account access and site features.
• Display tank profiles, posts, messages, chat, and community content.
• Run aquarium tools, calculations, dashboards, and maintenance features.
• Send account, verification, support, or safety-related emails.
• Investigate reports, enforce rules, prevent abuse, and protect users.
• Diagnose bugs, improve performance, and maintain site security.

4. Chat and private messages

Public chat messages may be visible to other users in the chat. Private messages are not actively monitored by default, but may be reviewed if reported, flagged, or needed for safety, security, abuse prevention, moderation, or legal reasons.

5. Reports and moderation records

When users submit reports, TanksConnected may store the reported content, reporter details, reported user details, moderation actions, timestamps, user agents, and related context. This helps review issues, prevent abuse, and keep an audit trail of moderation decisions.

6. Cookies and sessions

TanksConnected uses cookies and similar technologies for login sessions, security, preferences, and site operation. More detail is available in the Cookie Policy.

7. Sharing information

TanksConnected does not sell personal information. Information may be shared or processed where needed to operate the site, provide hosting/email/security services, comply with legal obligations, investigate abuse, protect users, or respond to valid requests from authorities.

8. Public content

Some content you submit may be public or visible to other users, such as forum posts, public tank profiles, display names, avatars, chat messages, and profile information. Do not submit information you do not want others to see.

9. Data retention

TanksConnected may keep account records, content, logs, reports, and moderation records for as long as needed to operate the site, provide features, resolve disputes, improve safety, investigate abuse, comply with legal obligations, or maintain backups.

10. Security

Reasonable steps are taken to protect site data, but no website can guarantee perfect security. You are responsible for keeping your password and account access secure.

11. Your choices

You may update some account information from your profile/account settings. You may also use report and block tools where available. If you need help with account or data concerns, use the site support/report tools.

12. Children and vulnerable users

TanksConnected is not intended for young children. Users should not share private personal information. For more detail, see the Child Safety Notice.

13. Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated as the site develops. The latest version will be shown on this page.

Last updated: May 2026