MyDivingSites

Terms of Service

Last Updated July 17, 2026
These Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement between you and MYDIVINGSITES.COM LLC ("we," "us," or "our"), a company registered in Washington, USA at 522 W Riverside Ave Ste N, Spokane, WA 99201. We operate http://www.mydivingsites.com and the mydivingsites mobile app. You can contact us at contactus@mydivingsites.com.
By accessing or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Services immediately. Minors may only use the Services with parental permission.
IMPORTANT: Scuba diving and snorkeling are inherently hazardous activities that carry a risk of serious injury or death regardless of the information available to you. The Services are an informational tool only — not a dive-planning safety system, not professional diving advice, and not a substitute for proper training, certification, a local dive briefing, or your own independent judgment on the day. By using our Services, you acknowledge and accept the inherent risks of diving and snorkeling, attest that you are properly trained and certified for the activities you undertake, and release MYDIVINGSITES.COM LLC from all claims related to injury, death, or property damage arising from your use of the Services.
1. Our Services — Informational Purposes Only
Our Services are not intended for use in jurisdictions where they would be prohibited by law. The Services are not HIPAA or FISMA compliant.
Not dive-planning advice
All information provided through the Services — including dive site descriptions, conditions, tide and current predictions, weather and marine forecasts, ratings, reviews, photos, and any other content — is for general informational purposes only. None of it constitutes professional diving advice, a dive plan, a safety certification, or a representation that any site or condition is safe for you to dive. Environmental predictions in particular are estimates generated from third-party data sources (see our third-party notices) and can be inaccurate, stale, or wrong for the specific conditions at your location and time.
No reliance; independent verification required
You acknowledge that you are not relying on the Services as your sole or primary source for any diving or snorkeling safety decision. Before every dive, you are solely responsible for independently verifying actual conditions on site, obtaining a local briefing where available, confirming your own training and certification are appropriate for the dive, and using your own judgment — regardless of what the Services show. This is true no matter who is using the Services or what representations they've made to us about their age, training, or experience: the Services simply are not a safety system, for anyone.
Assumption of risk
Diving and snorkeling carry inherent risks — including serious injury, decompression illness, drowning, and death — that exist independently of any information we provide or fail to provide. By engaging in these activities, you assume those risks voluntarily.
2. Intellectual Property Rights
All content, trademarks, and marks on the Services are owned by MYDIVINGSITES.COM LLC. We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license for personal, non-commercial use only.
User Submissions & Contributions
Submissions are assigned to the company. Contributions grant us a broad, royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, distribute, and display your content in connection with operating the Services.
3. User Representations
By using our Services, you represent that you have provided accurate registration information, have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms, are not a minor (or have parental permission), and will use the Services only for lawful purposes.
Professional Certifications & Pro Pack
If you submit a professional-level diving certification (e.g., Divemaster, Instructor, or above) to gain access to Pro Pack, you represent that the certification, the card images you upload, and any information you provide in connection with that submission are genuine, accurate, and belong to you. Submitting a fraudulent, altered, expired, borrowed, or otherwise invalid certification, or fraudulently completing identity verification, is a material breach of these Terms and may result in immediate suspension or termination of your account and Pro Pack access, in addition to any other remedies available to us.
4. User Registration
You are responsible for keeping your password confidential. We may remove or reclaim usernames at any time at our sole discretion.
5. Products & Purchases
Products
We make no guarantee regarding the accuracy of product details. Products are subject to availability and may be discontinued at any time.
Payment
Payments are processed via Stripe. All payments are in USD. We reserve the right to refuse or limit any order.
6. Subscriptions
Subscriptions automatically renew. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid term. Fee changes will be communicated in accordance with applicable law.
7. Refund Policy
All sales are final. No refunds will be issued.
Pro Pack Certification Review
Pro Pack requires a professional-level certification that we verify before granting access. Submitting a certification for review does not guarantee approval — verification is performed at our sole discretion, and we may reject a submission or request additional documentation. If your submission is rejected, any payment authorization hold placed on your card is released in full and you are not charged. If Pro Pack access is granted on the basis of a submitted certification and that certification is later found to be fraudulent, altered, expired, or otherwise invalid, that access is non-refundable and may be suspended or terminated immediately, regardless of how the certification was originally verified (including by automated review or admin approval).
8. Prohibited Activities
You agree not to:
Scrape or harvest data; impersonate other users or entities; use automated systems to access the Services; commercially exploit any part of the Services; circumvent security features; harass or harm other users; sell or transfer your profile; or engage in any activity that violates applicable law.
9. User Generated Contributions
You warrant that your contributions do not infringe third-party rights, are not false, misleading, obscene, or illegal, and comply with all applicable laws. We reserve the right to remove any contribution at our sole discretion.
10. Guidelines for Reviews
Reviews must be based on firsthand experience and must not contain profanity, discrimination, or false statements. We may accept, reject, or remove reviews at our discretion.
11. Mobile Application
We grant you a revocable, limited license to install and use the app on your device. You may not reverse engineer, modify, or commercially exploit the app. Use of the app through Apple or Google app stores is also subject to those platforms' terms.
12. Third-Party Websites & Advertisers
We are not responsible for any third-party sites or content linked from our Services. You access third-party content at your own risk. We may allow advertisers to display ads and may have partnerships with third parties.
13. Services Management
We reserve the right to monitor, restrict access to, remove content from, and otherwise manage the Services at our sole discretion and without notice.
14. Term and Termination
We may deny or terminate your access at any time without notice. Users whose accounts are terminated may not create new accounts without our permission.
15. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington.
Dispute Resolution
Before initiating arbitration, parties must attempt informal negotiation for 60 days. Unresolved disputes will be settled by binding arbitration under AAA rules in Kitsap, Washington. No class actions are permitted. All disputes must be initiated within one year of the cause of action arising.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Services are provided "as-is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not guarantee that the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. We specifically make no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or currentness of any dive site information, tide or current prediction, weather or marine forecast, or other environmental data — see Section 1. These are estimates from third-party sources, are not guaranteed to reflect actual conditions, and must never be your sole basis for a diving or snorkeling decision.
17. Limitation of Liability
We are not liable for indirect, consequential, or punitive damages. Our maximum liability to you is capped at the amounts you paid us in the prior one-month period.
18. Indemnification
You agree to defend and indemnify MYDIVINGSITES.COM LLC against any claims, damages, or expenses arising from your contributions, violations of these Terms, or any harmful acts connected to your use of the Services, including any claims arising from certifications, credentials, or identification you submit for verification purposes (including Pro Pack certification review) that are fraudulent, altered, or otherwise invalid.
19. California Users
California residents may contact the California Department of Consumer Affairs at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834 or call (800) 952-5210.
20. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at contactus@mydivingsites.com.