Overview

Randall Spangler, as the operator of this website (Spanglers' Scuba / scuba.spanglers.com), collects certain personal information from the users of the website for purposes of the operation of the site and its related services. The collected information is used responsibly within the limits described in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information

For the purposes of scuba.spanglers.com and its related services, “personal information” includes names, email addresses, geolocation data, IP addresses, and cookie data provided by users.

Cookies

Scuba.spanglers.com uses cookies—small files sent from the website server to the computer of a user. These files are used to inform the website server of previous activity on the website during future visits by the user, thus allowing personally tailored provision of data and services for that specific user.

Users have the ability to change their browser settings to deny the acceptance of cookies, and to delete cookies stored on their own devices. Users should be aware that this may result in improper display of portions of the content of the website or the inability to make use of all of the website’s functions.

Personal Information Collected by scuba.spanglers.com

Personal information provided voluntarily by users

The following personal information may be received by scuba.spanglers.com and retained for limited periods of time for use in providing website data and other services.

• Names and email addresses provided by users of the site’s contact forms

Personal information collected automatically during site visits

This site and third-party services used by the site automatically collect and retain the following personal information for limited periods of time. This personal information will not be used to identify or specify any individual user of the site.

• IP addresses of user devices
• Types of user devices
• Web browser and OS information
• Addresses of sites visited by users immediately prior to and after viewing scuba.spanglers.com
• Records of user actions while viewing scuba.spanglers.com
• Information gathered via cookies, web beacons, or other similar tools

Purposes of Use of Personal Information

Scuba.spanglers.com makes use of the collected personal information via the third-party services listed in the table below in order to offer a more convenient browsing experience to users of the website, as well as to improve the site’s performance and to plan future content for the site. These third-party services may collect and retain personal information.

Specifically, scuba.spanglers.com uses personal information for the following purposes:

• Analysis and collation of statistics on site users
• Personalization of content
• Responses to site comments and queries

The table displays the third-party services used by scuba.spanglers.com, the purposes for their use, and details on those services’ privacy policies. Some of these services are not used for all the language editions of the website.

Handling and Scope of Use of Personal Information

Randall Spangler takes strict precautions in handling the personal information provided by users of scuba.spanglers.com.

Personal information collected in the course of fielding queries and comments regarding the site is used for those specific purposes and deleted once all related tasks are completed.

The operators of this site will not use the personal information for any purposes other than those described in section 5, or share the personal information with third parties, except when the disclosure of said information is required by law or for other particular reason. However, anonymized data produced through processing of this personal data, in the form of site access statistics, may be disclosed.

Transfers of Personal Information to Third Countries

For purposes of operation of this website, personal information collected from users may be transferred to and managed in the United States or other jurisdictions outside the European Union. In non-EU countries there may be cases where data rights are not the same as those in the GDPR. scuba.spanglers.com user data is handled in accordance with the laws and regulations of the United States and the state of California.

Term of Storage of Personal Information

scuba.spanglers.com will retain site users’ personal information for as long as it is needed to provide services to them. When the personal information is no longer needed for this purpose, it will be deleted promptly.

Necessity of Information Provision

The personal information collected from users of scuba.spanglers.com is required to provide content and related services to those users. When users choose not to provide this personal information, it may result in an inability to fully provide the content and services.

Security Measures for Data Processing and Retention

The operators of scuba.spanglers.com implement the measures necessary to appropriately manage the personal information collected from users while preventing it from being improperly disclosed, damaged, or destroyed. scuba.spanglers.com obtained an SSL certificate in December 2021 and continues to enhance the security of the site.

Personally Identifying Information and Information Provision

Except for information voluntarily provided by users, scuba.spanglers.com does not collect names, birthdates, or any other personally identifying information. We cannot respond to requests to disclose the personal information retained on an individual user, or to change the personal information on our records, due to the difficulty of confirming that the request is coming from the same user.

Alteration and Deletion of Personal Information by Users

With respect to the third-party services used on scuba.spanglers.com, refer to section 5 above for details on each service’s privacy policy and methods of opting out of those services. Note that opting out of services may result in some content on scuba.spanglers.com no longer displaying properly.

Scope of Policy

This Privacy Policy applies only to the scuba.spanglers.com website and services provided herein.

Disclaimer of Liability

Randall Spangler takes every care in creating the content published on scuba.spanglers.com, but does not guarantee the completeness, accuracy, usability, or safety of the information therein. scuba.spanglers.com bears no responsibility for the outcome of any action or decision taken by a user based on the information on the site.

Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or its implementation, you can contact Randall Spangler at scuba@spanglers.com or 408-463-6376.

Changes to This Policy

Randall Spangler will endeavor to appropriately update and improve this Privacy Policy, with respect to the personal information scuba.spanglers.com retains, in response to and in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

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