Privacy Policy

                                           Policy 2023-001, Privacy Policy

1. Protecting customer’s private information is our priority. This Privacy Policy applies to washingtonscubacenter.com and Washington Scuba Center, and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Washington Scuba Center include washingtonscubacenter.com and Washington SCUBA Center, LLC. The Washington SCUBA Center website is an e-commerce site. By using the Washington SCUBA Center website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

2. Collection of your Personal Information.

       a. In order to better provide customers with products and services offered,

           Washington SCUBA Center may collect personally identifiable information,

           such as your:

           i. First and Last Name

           ii. Mailing Address

           iii. E-mail Address

           iv. Phone Number

           v. Courses taken, Products purchased, Birthdate.

      b. If you purchase Washington SCUBA Center's products and services, we

          collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to

          complete the purchase transaction.

      c. Washington SCUBA Center may also collect anonymous demographic 

          information, which is not unique to you, such as your:

          i. Age

          ii. Gender

          iii. Birthdate

     d. We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily.  

         provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal

         information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. 

         These may include:

          i. Registering for an account;

          ii. Entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our     

             partners;

         iii. Signing up for special offers from selected third parties;

         iv. Sending us an email message;

         v. Submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering

             and purchasing products and services.

     e. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating  

          with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from 

          us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in 

          the future.

3. Use of your Personal Information

     a. Washington SCUBA Center collects and uses your personal information to  

         operate and deliver the services you have requested.

     b. Washington SCUBA Center may also use your personally identifiable 

         information to inform you of other products or services available from      

         Washington SCUBA Center and its affiliates.

4. Sharing Information with Third Parties

    a. Washington SCUBA Center does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to 

        third parties.

    b. Washington SCUBA Center may share data with trusted partners to help 

        perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer 

        support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from 

        using your personal information except to provide these services to 

        Washington SCUBA Center, and they are required to maintain the 

        confidentiality of your information.

    c. Washington SCUBA Center may disclose your personal information, without 

        notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action 

        is necessary to:

           i. Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on

              Washington SCUBA Center or the site;

           ii. Protect and defend the rights or property of Washington SCUBA Center; 

              and/or

           iii. Act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users 

               of Washington SCUBA Center, or the public.

5. Tracking User Behavior

    a. Washington SCUBA Center may keep track of the websites and pages our 

        users visit within Washington SCUBA Center, in order to determine what 

        Washington SCUBA Center services are the most popular. This data is used 

        to deliver customized content and advertising within Washington SCUBA 

        Center to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a 

        particular subject area.

6. Automatically Collected Information

    a. Information about your computer hardware and software may be 

        automatically collected by Washington SCUBA Center. This information can 

        include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and 

        referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the

        service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics 

        regarding use of the Washington SCUBA Center website.

7. Links

    a. This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not

        responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We   

        encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the 

        privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable 

        information.

8. Security of your Personal Information

    a. Washington SCUBA Center secures your personal information from 

        unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Washington SCUBA Center uses 

        the following methods for this purpose:

           i. SSL Protocol

    b. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to 

        other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the 

        Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

    c. We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against 

        unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. 

        Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network

        can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect

        your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and 

        privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and 

        (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data 

        exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

9. Right to Deletion

    a. Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request 

        from you, we will:

        i. Delete your personal information from our records; and

        ii. Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their

           records.

   b. Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your     

       personal information if it is necessary to:

         i. Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected,

          fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in  

          accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, 

          or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business 

          relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;

         ii. Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, 

          or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;

         iii. Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended 

           functionality;

         iv. Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise 

             his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by 

             law;

         v. Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;

         vi. Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical 

          research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics 

          and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render 

          impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided 

         we have obtained your informed consent;

         vii. Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your 

          expectations based on your relationship with us;

         viii. Comply with an existing legal obligation; or

         ix. Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner 

              that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.

10. Children Under Thirteen

       a. Washington SCUBA Center collects personally identifiable information 

           from children under the age of thirteen. Washington SCUBA Center 

          collects this information for the following reason(s): Information about 

          children under 13 is collected only when they are enrolled in classes or 

          purchase products.

     b. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian 

         for permission to use this website. If you are a parent and you have 

         questions regarding our data collection practices, please contact us using 

        the information provided at the end of this Statement of Privacy.

11. Disconnecting your Washington SCUBA Center Account from Third Party 

     Websites

     a. You will be able to connect your Washington SCUBA Center account to third 

         party accounts. BY CONNECTING YOUR WASHINGTON SCUBA CENTER

         ACCOUNT TO YOUR THIRD PARTY ACCOUNT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE

         AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE CONTINUOUS 

         RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO OTHERS (IN 

        ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS ON THOSE THIRD

        PARTY SITES). IF YOU DO NOT WANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, 

        INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, TO BE 

        SHARED IN THIS MANNER, DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE. You may 

        disconnect your account from a third party account at any time. Users may

        learn how to disconnect their accounts from third-party websites by visiting 

        their "My Account" page. Users may also contact us via email or telephone.

12. E-mail Communications

      a. From time to time, Washington SCUBA Center may contact you via email 

          for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, 

          confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to 

          improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an 

         email from Washington SCUBA Center or click on a link therein.

     b. If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications 

         via email from Washington SCUBA Center, you may opt out of such 

         communications by "replying STOP" or "clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE 

         button.".

13. Contact Information

Washington SCUBA Center welcomes your questions or comments regarding this

Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Washington SCUBA Center has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Washington SCUBA Center at:

info@washingtonscubacenter.com;

+1 301-651-4153; or

2557 James River Road, West Palm Beach FL 33411.

Effective as of August 1, 2023.