Privacy
Impossible Aquariums is a Florida business. This site has no ads. I don't sell or share your personal data, and I don't use it for targeted advertising.
Analytics
I use Google Analytics to check that the site works, find problems and catch bugs after I update the code or design. It records the pages you view, your approximate location, device, browser and the site that sent you, with cookies whose names start with _ga. Google keeps this data for up to 14 months. See how Google uses this data.
On the Aquarium Planner, analytics also records the steps you reach, the views you open, the species and plants you add, how many problems and checks your plan shows, its stocking estimate, and the buttons you use, such as share, copy and print. It does not record the names you give saved builds. I use this to decide which species and features to build next.
If your browser uses a European time zone or sends Global Privacy Control, analytics stays off until you press Yes in the notice. Everyone else can turn it off there. The site does not respond to Do Not Track signals. Google Analytics is the only tracking on this site.
Forms and email
Forms on this site and on aquariumaker.com send what you type, such as your name, email, message and kit, install or tank details, to Basin (usebasin.com) or Formspree (formspree.io). Each stores it in my account and emails it to my Gmail. Emails you send me also go to Gmail, under Google's privacy policy.
I use this only to answer you, handle your request and send updates you signed up for. I keep it as long as that takes and delete it when you ask.
Purchases
Digital products are sold through Gumroad. Gumroad processes the payment and shares your email and order with me to deliver it.
Affiliate links
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some links to Amazon and partner brands are affiliate links. When you follow one, the seller may set cookies on its own site to credit the sale.
Hosting and fonts
Netlify hosts the site and receives your IP address and browser details when you load a page. Some pages load fonts from Google Fonts, which sends your IP address to Google.
Saved in your browser
Some pages save your choices and lists, such as the cookie choice, the Shop request list or your Planner builds, in your browser's localStorage. They stay on your device. Clearing this site's data in your browser removes them.
Other sites
Links to other sites, such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok, fall under those sites' privacy rules.
Children
This site is not for children under 13. I don't knowingly collect their information.
Your rights
Email impossibleaquarium@gmail.com to see, correct, delete or get a copy of your data, to stop me from using it, to withdraw consent or to leave the email list. If I turn down a request, reply to that email to appeal.
In the EU or UK, analytics runs on your consent, form data on your request, and hosting logs on keeping the site running. Your data is processed in the United States. You can complain to your data protection authority.
Changes to this policy are posted on this page with a new date at the top.