Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2025

1. Who We Are

Deco Divers is a PADI dive centre and travel operator based in Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt. When we refer to "Deco Divers", "we", "us", or "our" in this policy, we mean the Deco Divers business and its team.

Our website is deco-divers.com. For any privacy-related questions, contact us at info@deco-divers.com.

2. What Data We Collect

We only collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us. This includes:

• Contact form submissions — your name, email address, and the message you send us.
• Email correspondence — if you contact us directly by email.
• Booking enquiries — any information you share when enquiring about courses or trips.

We do not run paid advertising, we do not use tracking pixels, and we do not build profiles on visitors to this website.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your information solely to:

• Respond to your enquiries and messages.
• Process booking or course requests you have initiated.
• Send information you have specifically requested (e.g. trip details, pricing).

We will never sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We do not send unsolicited marketing emails.

4. Third-Party Services We Use

Our website uses a small number of third-party services to function. Each has its own privacy policy:

• Netlify (website hosting) — our site is hosted on Netlify's infrastructure. Netlify may log basic server access data (IP address, browser type) as part of normal web hosting. Netlify Privacy Policy →
• Formspree (contact form) — when you submit our contact form, your name, email, and message are sent to and stored by Formspree so we can receive and reply to them. Formspree Privacy Policy →
• Google Fonts — we load fonts from Google's servers. Your browser may send a request to Google when loading these fonts. Google Privacy Policy →
• Legacy Liveaboards — our Egypt booking pages link to the Legacy Liveaboards booking system. Any data you submit there is governed by their own privacy policy.

5. Cookies

This website does not set any first-party cookies. Google Fonts requests may result in cookies being set by Google's servers, which are subject to Google's own cookie policy.

We do not use analytics cookies, advertising cookies, or any tracking technologies of our own.

6. Data Retention

We retain contact form messages and email correspondence for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your enquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter (typically up to 2 years), unless you ask us to delete your data sooner.

Formspree retains form submissions in accordance with their own retention policy. You may request deletion of your submission by contacting us and we will forward your request to Formspree.

7. Your Rights

Depending on where you are based, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification — to ask us to correct inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure — to request that we delete your personal data.
• Right to restrict processing — to ask us to limit how we use your data.
• Right to object — to object to our processing of your data.
• Right to data portability — to receive your data in a portable format.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at info@deco-divers.com. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are based in the EU or UK and are unhappy with how we have handled your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our website contains links to external sites (Legacy Liveaboards, TripAdvisor, etc.). Once you leave our site, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please get in touch:

Deco Divers
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
info@deco-divers.com