Scubiee - Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 15, 2024 | Last Updated: March 15, 2024

Welcome to Scubiee. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our platform.

⚠️ BETA VERSION NOTICE: Scubiee is currently in beta testing. As we continue to improve our platform, aspects of this policy may change. We will notify users of any material changes.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 User-Provided Information

  • Account Information: When you register, we collect your name, email address, username, password, date of birth, and optional profile information.
  • Profile Information: Profile pictures, cover images, biography, and other details you choose to provide.
  • Identity Verification: We may collect additional information to verify your identity when required for security purposes or certain platform features.
  • Social Media Information: If you connect your Scubiee account to social media platforms, we may access information from those accounts (such as your friends or contacts).
  • Interests and Preferences: Information about your interests, preferences, and account settings.

1.2 Content Data

  • User-Generated Content: Posts, comments, images, videos, messages, and any other content you create, share, or upload to Scubiee.
  • Interaction Data: Likes, saves, follows, shares, reports, and other interactions with content or users.
  • Communication Data: Messages, chats, and other communications between users, including metadata about these communications.
  • Reports and Feedback: Information you provide when reporting content, submitting feedback, or contacting support.

1.3 Automatically Collected Information

  • Device Information: Hardware model, operating system, unique device identifiers, mobile network information.
  • Log Data: IP address, browser type, pages viewed, time spent, timestamps, referral URLs, and other statistics.
  • Location Data: General location information derived from IP addresses. Precise location is only collected with your explicit permission.
  • Usage Information: How you use the platform, features you access, actions you take, and time spent on various activities.
  • Connection Information: Mobile carrier, ISP, and performance data related to our services.

1.4 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to collect information and provide our services. These technologies help us understand how you interact with our platform, remember your preferences, and improve your experience.

Types of cookies we use:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for the platform to function properly, including authentication and security.
  • Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences.
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how users interact with our platform to improve its functionality.
  • Third-party Cookies: Set by third-party services we use for analytics, advertising, and functionality.

2. How We Use Your Information

2.1 Provide and Maintain Our Services

  • Create and manage your account.
  • Provide the core features and functionality of Scubiee.
  • Process transactions and maintain records.
  • Fulfill your requests and respond to your inquiries.
  • Send service-related notifications and updates.
  • Provide customer support and respond to your requests.

2.2 Personalization and Improvement

  • Personalize content and recommendations based on your interests and activities.
  • Analyze usage patterns to improve platform design and functionality.
  • Develop new features, products, and services.
  • Measure the effectiveness of our services and features.
  • Conduct surveys and research to understand user preferences.

2.3 Safety, Security, and Integrity

  • Verify user identity and prevent fraud or unauthorized access.
  • Monitor and prevent prohibited or illegal activities.
  • Investigate and address violations of our Terms of Service.
  • Moderate content and enforce community guidelines.
  • Process and investigate reports of abuse or harmful content.
  • Protect the rights, property, or safety of Scubiee, our users, or others.

2.4 Communications

  • Send administrative messages and communications about your account.
  • Notify you about activity related to your account or content.
  • Provide information about platform updates, features, or policy changes.
  • Respond to your inquiries and support requests.

2.5 Legal Obligations

  • Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or enforceable governmental requests.
  • Enforce our Terms of Service and other policies.
  • Protect against legal liability.
  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

3. Information Sharing and Disclosure

3.1 Your Choices About Sharing

Scubiee is designed as a social platform, and the information you provide may be visible to other users depending on your privacy settings. You can control the visibility of your profile information and content through the privacy settings in your account.

Note: Information you make publicly available can be viewed, collected, and used by others. Exercise caution when sharing personal information.

3.2 Sharing with Third Parties

We may share your information with the following categories of third parties:

  • Service Providers: Companies that help us deliver our services, such as hosting providers, cloud storage services, payment processors, customer support tools, and analytics providers.
  • Business Partners: Companies we partner with for joint marketing efforts, co-branded services, or events.
  • Affiliated Companies: Companies within the Scubiee family of companies that help provide, understand, and improve our services.
  • Legal Authorities: Law enforcement, governmental agencies, or authorized third parties, when required by law or in response to valid legal requests.
  • New Owners: In connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

3.3 No Sale of Personal Information

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for monetary compensation. We may share information with third parties as described in this Privacy Policy to provide and improve our services.

3.4 Aggregated and De-identified Data

We may share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you with third parties for industry analysis, research, demographic profiling, and other similar purposes.

4. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These measures include:

  • Encryption of sensitive information
  • Secure server infrastructure
  • Regular security assessments
  • Access controls for our employees
  • Incident response procedures

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Important Note for Beta Users: As Scubiee is currently in beta, we are continuously improving our security measures. Beta users should be aware that there may be a higher risk of bugs or vulnerabilities during this phase.

5. Your Rights and Choices

5.1 Account Information

You can access, update, or correct most of your account information by logging into your Scubiee account and modifying your profile or account settings. If you need assistance with information that cannot be changed through your account, please contact us.

5.2 Content Management

You can delete most content you share on Scubiee, including posts, comments, and messages. However, please note that:

  • Some content may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period.
  • Content that others have shared about you is not part of your account and will not be deleted when you delete your account.
  • Some types of interactions (such as likes, shares, or comments on others' content) may remain visible even after you remove your account.

5.3 Account Deactivation and Deletion

You can temporarily deactivate your account or permanently delete it:

  • Deactivation: Temporarily hides your profile and content from other users but preserves your information.
  • Deletion: Permanently removes your account and most personal information associated with it after a brief delay period.

Please note that some information may be retained for legal, security, or business purposes even after account deletion.

5.4 Communications Preferences

You can control the types of notifications and communications you receive from Scubiee through your account settings. Even if you opt out of promotional communications, we may still send you administrative messages regarding your account or our services.

5.5 Data Portability

You can request a copy of certain information that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

5.6 Exercising Your Rights

To exercise your rights regarding your personal information, please contact us at privacy@scubiee.com. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe in accordance with applicable laws.

6. Children's Privacy

Scubiee is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age required in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under these ages. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the applicable age without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.

If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under the applicable age, please contact us immediately at privacy@scubiee.com.

7. Data Retention

We retain your information as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We may also retain and use your information as necessary to:

  • Comply with our legal obligations
  • Resolve disputes
  • Enforce our agreements
  • Protect our legal interests
  • Prevent fraud
  • Address technical issues

When we no longer need your information for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, we will delete or anonymize it, unless we have a legitimate business purpose for retaining it or are required by law to retain it for a longer period.

8. International Data Transfers

Scubiee is a global platform. Your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries other than the one in which you reside. By using Scubiee, you consent to the transfer of your information to countries which may have different data protection rules than your country.

When we transfer personal information from the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland to countries that have not been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection, we use specific legal mechanisms, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, to ensure appropriate safeguards for your information.

9. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom, we rely on the following legal bases to process your information:

  • Contract: Processing necessary for the performance of our contract with you (i.e., our Terms of Service).
  • Legitimate Interests: Processing necessary for our legitimate interests, such as developing, improving, and promoting our services and ensuring the security of our platform.
  • Consent: Processing based on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
  • Legal Obligation: Processing necessary to comply with our legal obligations.

10. Legal Disclaimers and Platform Protection

10.1 User Content Responsibility

Scubiee is a platform for user-generated content. Users are solely responsible for the content they post, including its legality, reliability, and appropriateness. We do not endorse or guarantee the accuracy, quality, or legality of any user-generated content.

10.2 Beta Status Disclaimer

As Scubiee is currently in beta, our services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. While we strive to provide a secure and reliable platform, beta services may contain bugs, errors, or other limitations. We make no warranties of any kind regarding the platform during this beta period.

10.3 Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Scubiee shall not be liable for:

  • Any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages.
  • Loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses.
  • Unauthorized access to or use of our servers and any personal information stored therein.
  • Interruption or cessation of transmission to or from our services.
  • Bugs, viruses, or other harmful code transmitted to or through our service by any third party.
  • Errors, inaccuracies, or omissions in any content or loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service.
  • User-generated content or the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any third party.

10.4 Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Scubiee and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising from:

  • Your use of and access to the platform.
  • Your violation of any term of our Terms of Service or this Privacy Policy.
  • Your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right.
  • Any claim that your content caused damage to a third party.

10.5 Account Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, or this Privacy Policy. This includes accounts that:

  • Post illegal, harmful, or prohibited content.
  • Engage in harassment, abuse, or threatening behavior.
  • Attempt to impersonate others or create fraudulent accounts.
  • Repeatedly infringe upon intellectual property rights.
  • Submit false reports or claims against other users.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and, for material changes, we will provide more prominent notice, which may include email notification to the primary email address associated with your account.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when this Privacy Policy was last revised.

Your continued use of Scubiee after changes to this Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Please allow up to 7 days for us to respond to your request or inquiry.