Accountability Update

Trust & Security at The Tank Guide

We protect the aquarist community by minimizing data collection, honoring content ownership, and acting quickly when we detect scraping or misuse. This page documents what we do today and how to get help.

Data Practices

We only collect the data needed to run core features and measure performance in aggregate. Identifying data is never sold. Consent controls stay visible on every page.

AdSense + analytics respect your consent banner choices.
Contact form submissions route directly to encrypted inboxes.
We rotate access tokens and audit permissions quarterly.

See our Privacy & Legal policy for the formal breakdown.

Content Ownership

Community photos, stories, and tank specs remain yours. We ask before sharing and will remove or update highlights on request.

Email [email protected] with any edits. You can also use the contact form.

Scraping & Abuse Response

We use rate limits, bot detection, and manual monitoring to catch scraping. When we find suspicious activity we:

Document the source and affected content.
Block abusive IP ranges and clear compromised keys.
Notify impacted creators with recommended next steps.

Please flag issues at [email protected].