Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 9, 2025
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device when you visit them. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and improving our service.
Cookies We Use
We use three types of cookies on Tankably:
Essential Cookies
Supabase Authentication Cookies
- Purpose: Keep you logged in to your account
- Type: Strictly necessary
- Duration: Until you log out or session expires
- Can be disabled: No - required for the service to function
Analytics Cookies
Google Analytics (ga, ga_*)
- Purpose: Help us understand how users interact with our site to improve the experience
- Type: Performance/Analytics
- Duration: Up to 2 years
- Can be disabled: Yes - through cookie preferences or browser settings
Optional Tracking Cookies
Plerdy Tracking
- Purpose: Understand user behavior and interactions to improve UI/UX design
- Type: Functionality/Analytics
- Duration: Varies based on Plerdy's settings
- Can be disabled: Yes - requires your explicit consent
Why We Use These Cookies
- Authentication: Essential cookies from Supabase allow you to stay logged in and access your saved aquarium configurations
- Service Improvement: Google Analytics helps us understand which features are most useful and where we can improve
- User Experience: Plerdy tracking (only with your consent) helps us optimize our interface design based on how users actually interact with our tools
Your Cookie Choices
Managing Cookies
You can control cookies in several ways:
- Essential cookies: Cannot be disabled as they're necessary for the service to work
- Analytics cookies: Can be disabled through your browser settings or our cookie preferences (when available)
- Optional tracking: We'll ask for your explicit consent before enabling Plerdy tracking
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete cookies
- Block cookies from specific sites
- Block all cookies (though this may affect site functionality)
Cookie Consent
When you first visit Tankably, we may ask for your consent for non-essential cookies. You can:
- Accept all cookies for the best experience
- Accept only essential cookies
- Customize your preferences for different types of cookies
Third-Party Cookies
Google Analytics and Plerdy are third-party services with their own privacy policies:
- Google Analytics: policies.google.com/privacy
- Plerdy: www.plerdy.com/privacy-policy
These services may use the data they collect according to their own policies, which are separate from ours.
Data Protection
All cookie data is:
- Stored securely and encrypted where possible
- Used only for the purposes described above
- Not sold or shared with other parties except as described
- Subject to the same privacy protections as outlined in our Privacy Policy
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we do:
- We'll update the "Last updated" date at the top
- Significant changes will be communicated through our service
- Your continued use constitutes acceptance of the updated policy
Contact Us
Questions about our use of cookies? Contact us at:
Email: support@tankably.com
We believe in transparency about how we use cookies and giving you control over your data.