Collection of Information

When voluntarily submitted by our visitors, we collect personally identifiable information like names, postal addresses, email addresses, etc.  The information you provide to us is used to fulfill your specific request(s).  This information is ONLY used per your specific requests, unless you give us permission to use it in another manner (for example, to add you to one of our mailing lists).

Cooking/Tracking Technology

The Site may use cookie & tracking technology depending on the features offered.  Cookie & tracking technology are useful for gathering information such as browser type & operating system, tracking the number of visitors to the Site, & understanding how visitors use the Site.  Cookies can also help customize the Site for visitors.  Personal information cannot be collected via cookies & other tracking technology.  However, if you previously provided personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such information.  Aggregate cookie & tracking information may be shared with third parties.

Distribution of Information

We may share information with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation.  We may do so when: (1) permitted or required by law; or (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthroized transactions; or, (3) investigating fraud which has already taken place.  The information is not provided to these companies for marketing purposes.

Commitment to Data Security

Your personally identifiable information is kept secure.  Only authorized employees (those who have agreed to keep information secure & confidential) have access to this information.  All emails & newsletters from this site from this site allow you to opt out of further mailings.

Privacy Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about our privacy policy, you may contact us using the following information.  By Email: ldcscales@ldcscuba.com.  By Phone: (757) 481-7949.  We reserve the right to make changes to this policy. Any changes to this policy will be posted. 

TERMS OF USE

Welcome to the ldcscuba.com Website (the “Site”). Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School provides this Site as a service to its customers.  Please review the following basic rules that govern your use of our Site (the “Agreement”).  Please note that your use of our Site constitutes your agreement to follow & be bound by these terms.  If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this Site.

Although you may “bookmark” a particular portion of this Site & thereby bypass this Agreement, your use of this Site still binds you to the terms.  Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School reserves the right to update or modify these Terms & Conditions at any time without prior notice.  Your use of the LDC website following any such changes constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the Terms & Conditions as changed.  For this reason, we encourage you to review these Terms & Conditions whenever you use this website. 

Usage Restrictions

All of the content you see & hear on the LDC website (including, for example, all of the page headers, images, illustrations, graphics, audio clips, video clips, & text) are subject to trademark, service mark, trade dress, copyright, and/or other intellectual property rights or licenses held by Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School, one of its affiliates, or by third parties who have licensed their materials to Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School.  The entire content of the LDC website is copyrighted as a collective work under U.S. copyright laws, & coordination, arrangement, & enhancement of the content. 

The content of the LDC website, and the site as a whole, are intended solely for the personal, non-commerical use by the users of our Site.  You may download, print, or store selected portions of the content, provided you: (1) only use these materials for your own personal, non-commercial use; (2) do not copy or post the content on any network computer or broadcast the content in any media; and, (3) do not modify or alter the content in any way, or delete or change any copyright or trademark notice.

No right, title, or interest in any content or materials is transferred to you as a result of any such activities.  Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School reserves complete title & full intellectual property rights in any content you download, reproduce, print, redistribute, or store from this website. 

Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School is a federally registered trademark.  Except as noted above, you may not copy, download, reproduce, modify, publish, redistribute, retransmit, publicly display, publicly perform, or create derivative works from the content without first obtaining written permission from LDC.

User Comments, Feedback, Postcards, & Other Submissions

All comments, feedback, suggestions, ideas, & other submissions disclosed, submitted, or offered to LDC on or by this Site or otherwise disclosed, submitted, or offered in connection with your use of this Site (collectively, the “Comments”) shall be and remain LDC’s property.  Such disclosure, submission, or offer of any Comments shall constitute an assignment to LDC of all worldwide rights, titles, & interests & shall not be limited in any way in its use, commercial or otherwise, of any Comments.  Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School is and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any Comments in confidence; (2) to pay to user any compensation for any Comments; or (3) to respond to any user Comments. 

You agree that no Comments submitted by you to the Site will violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, or other personal or proprietary right(s).  You further agree that no Comments submitted by you to the Site will be or contain libellous or otherwise unlawful, abusive, or obscene material.  You are and shall remain solely responsible for the content of any comments you make. 

Pricing Policy

At Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School, our commitment is to offer convenience, service, & product availability online at compelling prices every day, with certain limited time offerings of merchandise at promotional prices.

Colors

We have done our best to display as accurately as possible the colors of the products shown on the Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School website.  However, because the colors you see will depend on your monitor, we cannot guarantee that your monitor’s display of any color will be accurate. 

Correction of Errors & Inaccuracies

The information on the LDC website may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current.  We therefore reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions & to change & update information at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order). Please note that such errors, inaccuracies, or omissions may relate to product description, pricing, & availability.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.  If you are not fully satisfied with your LDC purchase, you may return it with the original LDC packing receipt.  Please see our return policy.

Typographical Errors

In the event that an Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School product is listed at an incorrect price due to typographical error or systems error, LDC shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the incorrect price.  LDC shall have the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed & your credit card charged.  If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase & your order is canceled, LDC shall issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the incorrect price. 

Termination

These terms & conditions are applicable to you upon your accessing the site or completing the registration or shopping process.  These terms & conditions, or any of them, may be terminated by Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School without notice, at any time, for any reason.  The provisions relating to Copyrights, Trademark, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification & Miscellaneous, shall survive any termination.

Enforcement of Terms & Conditions

By accessing & using the Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School website, you agree that your access to & use of the LDC website is subject to these Terms & Conditions, as well as all applicable laws, as governed & interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Virginia, United States of America.

Use of Site

Harassment in any manner or form of the site, including via e-mail & chat or by obscene or abusive language is strictly forbidden.  Impersonation of others, including an LDC or other licensed employee, host, or representative as well as other members or visitors on the site is prohibited.  You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through this site any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law.  You may not upload commercial content on the site or use the site to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online service or organization.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors & suppliers (collectively the “Service Providers”) from & against all losses, expenses, damages an&d costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, resulting from any violation of these terms & conditions or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the site using your Internet account.

Third Party Links

In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, LDC may choose various third-party web sites to link to from its own site.  However, even if the third party is affiliated with LDC, LDC has no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy & data collection practices, independent of LDC. Lynnhaven Dive Center & Swim School has no responsibility or liability for these independent policies or actions & is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.  These linked sites are only for your convenience & therefore you access them at your own risk. Nonetheless, LDC seeks to protect the integrity of its web site & the links placed upon it &  therefore requests any feedback on not only its site, but on sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not work).

Disclaimer

Your use of the Website is at your own risk. WE PROVIDE THIS WEBSITE, ALL CONTENTS, AND ALL SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITE “AS IS” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, QUIET ENJOYMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND/OR NONINFRINGEMENT. Some jurisdictions might not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions might not apply to you. These terms are intended to comply with the laws of the United States and, by using the Website, you are agreeing to these terms. We also do not warrant that your use of the Website, the operation or function of the Website, or any services offered through or from the Website, will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this Website or its server are free of viruses or other harmful elements. We do not make any representations regarding the currency, accuracy, or reliability of information on this Website.

As noted above, it is our mission to exceed our customer’s expectations by continuously providing innovative products at a great value. Because we value our customers’ opinions, we listen to them and take them seriously. Towards this end, we reserve the right to change product features and designs without notice or obligation.

WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, COMPENSATORY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

If you are dissatisfied with the Website, any of its Contents, or any of these Terms, we would like to hear from you. However, your sole and exclusive legal remedy is to stop using the Website.

Limitation of Liability

LYNNHAVEN DIVE CENTER & SWIM SCHOOL SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCTS, EVEN IF LDC ADVENTURE OUTFITTERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.