Privacy Policy

Effective 6/1/2003

Our Commitment To Privacy:
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.

The Information We Collect:
This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the 1-800-Scuba-Dive.com Inc. website. On some pages, you can subscribe to our newsletter, download information, and make requests. The types of personal information that may be collected at these pages are:
•Name
•Address
•Email address
•Phone number
•Travel Dates

Cookies:
We absolutely collect no cookies or write cookies to your computer in any way.

The Way We Use Information:
We use the information you provide about yourself when requesting information only to prepare a quote or to complete a reservation for you if so requested. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that reservation.  1-800-Scuba-Dive.com Inc. reserves the right to reveal this information pursuant to a valid subpoena or court order.

We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive for newsletter subscriptions, tech support, customer service, contest entries, email updates and to send registered users their passwords if forgotten.  Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.

Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without prior notification to you and also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses (an example would be for other travel and/or scuba dive suppliers who may wish to send you information).

Our Commitment To Data Security:
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

All online credit card transactions are performed only on secure servers through a secure SSL connection.

Our Commitment To Children’s Privacy:
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.

Third-Party Websites:
This website may provide links to third-party websites. Any such links are provided solely as a convenience to you. 1-800-Scuba-Dive.com, Inc. has no control over these websites or their content and does not assume any responsibility or liability for these websites. 1-800-Scuba-Dive.com, Inc. does not endorse or make any representations about these websites, or any information, materials, or products found thereon. If you access any of the third-party websites linked on this Web site, you do so at your own risk.

How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information:
At any time, you may later review or update the personal information we have collected online from you by contacting us by using the form on our Contact Us page.

To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.

How To Contact Us:
Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please send us an email from our Contact Us page.