Effective Date: August 5, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Minimaltank uses cookies, pixels, local storage, tags, and similar technologies when you visit or interact with minimaltank.shop.

Cookies can recognize a browser or device, remember information between visits, maintain shopping-cart functions, measure website activity, and support advertising where permitted.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

Summary

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files stored on your browser or device when you visit a website.

Cookies may allow a website to:

• Recognize your browser or device
• Remember products placed in your shopping cart
• Maintain your checkout session
• Save website preferences
• Support account login
• Detect suspicious activity
• Measure website performance
• Understand how visitors use the website
• Support advertising where permitted

Some cookies remain only during your browsing session. Other cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.

2. Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, Minimaltank and authorized service providers may use:

• Tracking pixels
• Web beacons
• Tags
• Local browser storage
• Session storage
• Device identifiers
• Software development kits
• Server-side tracking technologies
• Similar website measurement tools

Tracking pixels and related technologies may collect information about page views, clicks, purchases, form interactions, and advertising activity.

In this policy, the term cookies includes cookies and these similar technologies unless otherwise stated.

3. Why We Use Cookies

We may use cookies to:

• Operate minimaltank.shop
• Maintain shopping-cart contents
• Process checkout
• Authenticate customer accounts
• Prevent fraudulent transactions
• Protect website security
• Remember customer preferences
• Measure website performance
• Diagnose technical problems
• Understand customer interactions
• Improve products and website features
• Measure marketing campaigns
• Display relevant advertising where permitted
• Comply with legal obligations
• Store cookie and privacy choices

4. Types of Cookies We Use

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the website to function properly.

They may support:

• Shopping-cart operation
• Checkout functionality
• Payment processing
• Customer account login
• Website navigation
• Security controls
• Fraud prevention
• Load balancing
• Network management
• Cookie preference storage
• Session management

These cookies cannot always be disabled through our website because disabling them may prevent essential services from working.

You may block them through your browser, but parts of the website may no longer function correctly.

4.2 Preference Cookies

Preference cookies allow the website to remember choices you make.

They may remember:

• Language
• Region
• Currency display
• Login preferences
• Recently viewed products
• Accessibility settings
• Display preferences
• Saved checkout information
• Cookie preferences

These cookies help provide a more consistent shopping experience.

4.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website.

They may collect information about:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Navigation paths
• Products viewed
• Links clicked
• Referring websites
• Browser type
• Device type
• Approximate location
• Website errors
• Page loading speed
• Checkout activity
• Completed purchases

We may use this information to:

• Measure website traffic
• Identify technical issues
• Improve navigation
• Evaluate product-page performance
• Improve checkout usability
• Understand general shopping behavior

Analytics information may be aggregated or associated with cookie, browser, device, or account identifiers.

4.4 Advertising and Marketing Cookies

Where enabled and legally permitted, advertising cookies may be used to:

• Measure advertising performance
• Understand whether an advertisement resulted in a purchase
• Limit how often an advertisement is displayed
• Build advertising audiences
• Display advertisements based on website activity
• Measure interactions across websites or devices
• Support campaign reporting
• Personalize marketing content

These cookies may be placed by Minimaltank or authorized advertising providers.

You may be able to reject or disable advertising cookies through our cookie controls, browser settings, device settings, or supported opt-out signals.

4.5 Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies may support enhanced website features, including:

• Customer service tools
• Product recommendations
• Embedded media
• Recently viewed products
• Saved preferences
• Social media functions
• Interactive website features

If these cookies are disabled, some optional features may not operate correctly.

5. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

First-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are placed directly by minimaltank.shop.

They may support:

• Cart operation
• Checkout
• Customer sessions
• Website security
• Account access
• Preference storage
• Internal analytics

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party cookies are placed by service providers that support website operations.

These providers may include:

• E-commerce platform providers
• Payment processors
• Analytics providers
• Advertising platforms
• Fraud-prevention providers
• Customer service providers
• Social media services
• Website performance providers

Third-party providers process information according to their own privacy notices and contractual obligations.

6. Information Collected Through Cookies

Cookies and similar technologies may collect:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Language settings
• Approximate geographic location
• Cookie identifier
• Device identifier
• Session identifier
• Referring website
• Pages viewed
• Products viewed
• Products added to the cart
• Checkout activity
• Purchase activity
• Links clicked
• Date and time of access
• Session duration
• Website errors
• Advertising interactions
• Email campaign interactions
• Privacy preference information

We do not use cookies to collect complete payment-card numbers or card security codes.

7. Shopping Cart and Checkout Cookies

Certain cookies are required to maintain:

• Selected products
• Product quantities
• Size and color selections
• Cart contents
• Checkout progress
• Shipping information
• Payment-session security
• Order confirmation status

Disabling these cookies may prevent you from adding products to your cart or completing checkout.

8. Payment-Related Technologies

Payment providers may use cookies or similar technologies to:

• Authenticate transactions
• Process payments
• Prevent fraud
• Detect unauthorized activity
• Maintain payment sessions
• Support digital wallets
• Complete refunds
• Meet financial and legal obligations

Payment providers operate under their own privacy and cookie policies.

Minimaltank generally does not directly store complete card information.

9. Shipping and Order Tracking Technologies

Shipping, logistics, or order-tracking providers may use technologies necessary to:

• Display tracking information
• Confirm delivery status
• Provide shipping updates
• Detect delivery errors
• Support customer-service investigations

These technologies may process order numbers, tracking identifiers, delivery information, or device information.

10. Analytics Services

We may use analytics providers to measure website performance and customer interactions.

Analytics providers may receive:

• Cookie identifiers
• IP address
• Device information
• Browser information
• Page-view data
• Product-view data
• Checkout events
• Purchase events
• Referring information

Where available, analytics cookies may be rejected through the website’s cookie preference controls.

11. Advertising Services

Advertising providers may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies to measure advertisements and understand customer activity.

Depending on the provider and your privacy choices, information may include:

• Advertisements viewed
• Advertisements clicked
• Products viewed
• Products added to the cart
• Purchases
• Cookie identifiers
• Device identifiers
• Browser information
• Approximate location
• Campaign information

Advertising-related collection may qualify as targeted advertising, sharing, or a sale under certain state privacy laws, even when no money is exchanged.

Minimaltank does not sell personal information for monetary payment.

12. Social Media Technologies

The website may include social media links, buttons, pixels, or embedded features.

Social media providers may collect information when you:

• View embedded content
• Click a social media link
• Share a product
• Interact with a social media feature
• Visit the website while logged into a social media account

The applicable provider controls its own cookies and processes information according to its own privacy policy.

13. Email Tracking

Marketing and transactional emails may contain pixels or tagged links that help determine:

• Whether an email was delivered
• Whether an email was opened
• Whether a link was clicked
• Whether an email resulted in a website visit or purchase

This information may be used to:

• Measure communication performance
• Diagnose delivery problems
• Improve email content
• Maintain security
• Reduce unwanted or repetitive messages

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails using the unsubscribe link included in the message.

Necessary transactional emails may still be sent.

14. Cookie Consent

Where required, non-essential cookies will be activated according to the choices made through the cookie banner or preference tool.

You may be offered choices such as:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Allow selected categories
• Change cookie preferences
• Withdraw consent

Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they support essential website functions.

15. How to Manage Cookie Preferences

You may manage cookies through:

• The website’s cookie banner, where available
• The website’s cookie preference center, where available
• Browser settings
• Device privacy settings
• Advertising-platform settings
• Supported browser-based privacy signals

Your choices may apply only to the browser and device used to submit them.

You may need to repeat your choices when:

• Using another browser
• Using another device
• Clearing browser storage
• Browsing in private mode
• Resetting website preferences

16. Browser Cookie Controls

Most browsers allow you to:

• View stored cookies
• Delete cookies
• Block all cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Allow cookies only for selected websites
• Receive notifications before cookies are stored

Browser settings differ by provider and version.

Blocking all cookies may prevent:

• Cart functionality
• Checkout
• Account login
• Saved preferences
• Payment sessions
• Security functions

17. Deleting Cookies

You may delete cookies using your browser settings.

Deleting cookies may:

• Remove saved cart contents
• Sign you out of your account
• Reset language or display preferences
• Remove stored privacy choices
• Require you to submit cookie preferences again

Deleting cookies does not necessarily delete information already lawfully collected or retained in business records.

18. Global Privacy Control and Similar Signals

Some browsers or extensions transmit opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control.

Where required by applicable law and technically supported, Minimaltank will process recognized signals as a request to opt out of eligible advertising-related sales or sharing for the browser or device sending the signal.

A browser signal may not identify you by name and may not apply to other devices, browsers, or customer accounts.

19. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers provide a “Do Not Track” setting.

Because there is no single universal technical standard for all Do Not Track signals, the website may not respond to every signal.

Where applicable law requires recognition of a qualifying privacy signal, Minimaltank will process the signal as required.

20. Cookie Duration

Cookies may be classified as:

Session Cookies

Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser.

They may support:

• Cart sessions
• Checkout sessions
• Website navigation
• Security
• Temporary preferences

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain for a defined period or until deleted.

They may support:

• Remembered preferences
• Analytics
• Advertising measurement
• Account recognition
• Privacy-choice storage

The exact duration depends on the cookie’s purpose and the provider that places it.

We retain cookies only for as long as reasonably necessary for their stated purposes.

21. Data Retention

Information collected through cookies may be retained for different periods depending on:

• Cookie purpose
• Service-provider requirements
• Security needs
• Accounting obligations
• Fraud-prevention requirements
• Legal obligations
• Privacy choices
• Contractual requirements

When information is no longer reasonably required, it may be deleted, anonymized, or aggregated.

22. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect cookie and tracking information from:

• Unauthorized access
• Misuse
• Loss
• Alteration
• Improper disclosure
• Destruction

No website, network, browser, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

23. Children’s Privacy

Minimaltank is not directed to children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly use cookies to collect personal information from children under 13 for behavioral advertising.

A parent or guardian who believes a child has provided personal information may contact:

support@minimaltank.shop

The Federal Trade Commission explains that children’s privacy requirements may apply to websites and online services that knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

24. United States Privacy Rights

Depending on your state of residence and applicable law, you may have rights concerning information collected through cookies, including the right to:

• Request access to eligible personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of eligible information
• Obtain a portable copy of eligible information
• Opt out of targeted advertising
• Opt out of certain sales or sharing
• Withdraw consent where applicable
• Appeal a denied request
• Receive equal service without unlawful discrimination

These rights are subject to legal exceptions and verification requirements.

25. Connecticut Privacy Rights

Eligible Connecticut residents may have the right to:

• Confirm whether personal data is being processed
• Access personal data
• Correct inaccuracies
• Delete eligible personal data
• Obtain a portable copy of eligible personal data
• Opt out of targeted advertising
• Opt out of qualifying personal-data sales
• Opt out of certain profiling activities
• Appeal a denied privacy request

The Connecticut Data Privacy Act provides qualifying Connecticut residents with rights concerning their personal data and imposes obligations on covered businesses.

Requests may be submitted to support@minimaltank.shop.

26. California Privacy Rights

Eligible California residents may have rights concerning personal information collected through cookies, including rights to:

• Know what information is collected
• Request access
• Request deletion
• Request correction
• Opt out of qualifying sales or sharing
• Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information
• Receive equal service without unlawful discrimination

California privacy law provides qualifying consumers with control over certain collection, use, sale, and sharing of personal information.

Requests may be submitted to support@minimaltank.shop.

27. How to Submit a Cookie or Privacy Request

Email:

support@minimaltank.shop

Include:

• Full name
• Email address
• State of residence
• Description of the request
• Relevant order number, where applicable
• Browser or device information, if the request concerns cookie settings

Do not send:

• Passwords
• Complete payment-card numbers
• Card security codes
• Unnecessary government identification documents

28. Identity Verification

Before processing certain requests, we may verify information such as:

• Email address
• Order number
• Shipping address
• Account details
• Prior customer interactions

If we cannot reasonably verify the request, we may be unable to complete it.

Verification information is used only for handling the request and meeting legal obligations.

29. Authorized Agents

Where permitted by law, an authorized agent may submit a request on your behalf.

We may require:

• Written authorization
• Evidence of the agent’s authority
• Direct confirmation from you
• Reasonable identity verification

30. Non-Discrimination

Minimaltank will not unlawfully discriminate against customers for exercising applicable privacy rights.

Exercising a privacy right will not result in:

• Denial of products or services
• Unlawful price differences
• Unlawful reductions in service quality
• Retaliation

This does not prevent lawful differences reasonably related to the value or operation of a service where permitted by law.

31. Third-Party Privacy Practices

Minimaltank does not control the cookie practices of independent third parties.

Third-party services may change their technologies, purposes, or retention periods.

Review the privacy and cookie notices of any third-party service you use through the website.

32. Changes to This Cookie Policy

Minimaltank may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes involving:

• Website functionality
• Cookie technologies
• Service providers
• Analytics tools
• Advertising tools
• Privacy controls
• Legal requirements
• Business operations

The updated policy will be published on minimaltank.shop with a revised effective date.

Where required, additional notice or renewed consent will be provided.

33. Contact Information

For questions, privacy requests, or concerns about cookies and tracking technologies, contact:

Store: Minimaltank

Website: minimaltank.shop

Email: support@minimaltank.shop

Address: 25 Polk Ave Apt 1, Waterbury, CT 06708-4220, United States

Support Hours: Monday–Saturday, 8:00 AM–7:00 PM Eastern Time (ET)