Privacy Policy

Overview

App-aquatic is a hobbyist companion app for aquarium setup dashboards, visualisations, and water parameter tracking. This policy explains how we handle data.

Data we collect

• Feedback you submit (message, category, optional email).
• Disclaimer acceptance event (install ID and timestamp).
• Anonymous site usage metrics via Google Analytics (only after consent).
• Anonymous in-app usage metrics via Google Firebase Analytics (see below).

Analytics & usage data (mobile app)

App-aquatic uses Google Firebase Analytics to collect anonymous usage data. This helps us understand how the app is used and improve the experience. No personally identifiable information (name, email, address, etc.) is collected.

The data we collect includes:

• Which screens are viewed
• How often the app is opened
• Feature usage counts (e.g. number of water test scans, tanks created, species added)
• Which test kit brands are selected
• Whether scans use the free or premium mode
• General engagement milestones (e.g. user completed their 10th scan)

This data is aggregated and anonymous — it is not linked to your identity and cannot be used to identify you. We do not sell, share, or transfer this data to third parties for advertising purposes.

Firebase Analytics may collect a device advertising identifier. This is used solely for analytics purposes and is not used for ad targeting. On iOS, you may be asked to allow or deny tracking; denying will not affect app functionality.

You can learn more about how Google handles Firebase data at https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy.

Analytics consent

We only load Google Analytics after you opt in using the consent banner. You can change your choice anytime by clearing this site's storage in your browser.

Data stored on your device

Your tanks, stock, and water parameter readings are stored locally on your device. We do not automatically sync this data to a server.

Optional backups

You can export your data for your own backup purposes. Exported files remain on your device unless you share them.

How we use data

Feedback helps improve the app. We do not sell personal data. We only use the information you submit to respond to issues and improve features.

Third-party services

Feedback and disclaimer acknowledgements may be stored using Firebase (Google Cloud). The mobile app uses Firebase Analytics as described in Analytics & usage data (mobile app) above. See Google’s Firebase support — privacy and Google’s privacy policy for more details.

This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous usage data to help improve the site. IP anonymisation is enabled only after you consent (see Analytics consent).

Premium & AI features; usage limits

Paid and trial access to AI-assisted features may be subject to usage limits (for example monthly quotas, per-feature caps, or rate limits). We reserve the right to change those limits, the AI models or providers we use, or the availability or behaviour of AI features from time to time—where reasonably necessary to reflect third-party AI or infrastructure costs, capacity or security constraints, fair use, abuse prevention, or changes to how we operate the service. Limits and descriptions shown in the app or in app store listings describe what applies at that time and do not guarantee that limits or features will stay the same.

Where app store rules or applicable law require notice or consent for specific changes to paid offerings, we will comply with those requirements.

Your choices

You can choose not to submit feedback. If you have questions about your data, contact us and we will help where possible.

Data Deletion

You can delete app data by uninstalling the app. To request deletion of any feedback or support data you’ve submitted, email aarondavidminton+app-aquatic-delete@hotmail.co.uk. We aim to complete deletion requests within 30 days.