Introduction | Orders | Communications | Third Parties | Legal | links | Changes to Privacy Policy | Security Policy | Refund/Return Policy | Delivery of Services
Introduction
Expedition Dive regards customer privacy as an important part of our relationship with our
customers. The following privacy policy applies to all Expedition Dive users, and conforms to
Internet privacy standards.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact Jason Bettinger at
1800 463 483
Collection of Information
In order to use the Expedition Dive website, we may require information from you in order to
provide the best service possible.
All correspondence may also be collected and stored, particularly in regard to sales, support and
accounts, including Email.
Any information collected by Expedition Dive is collected via correspondence from you or your
company. This may be via the telephone, Email, mail, fax or directly through our website.
Use of Collection Information
Any details collected from Expedition Dive customers is required in order to provide you with our
products and/or services, and a high level of customer service.
Correspondence is recorded in order to provide service references, and to assist in our staff
development.
Storage of Collected Information
The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information
(such as credit card numbers) on our website, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer
technology (SSL). When Credit Card details are collected, we simply pass them on in order to be
processed as required. We never permanently store complete Credit Card details.
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us,
both during transmission and once we receive it.
If you have any questions about security on our Website, you can email us at info@expeditiondive.com.au
Access to Collected Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may
correct, update, delete or deactivate it by emailing us at info@expeditiondive.com.au
Orders
If you purchase a product or service from us, we may request certain personally identifiable
information from you. You may be required to provide contact information (such as name, Email, and
postal address) and financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date).
We use this information for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an
order, we will use this information to contact you.
Communications
Expedition Dive uses personally identifiable information for essential communications, such as
Emails, accounts information, and critical service details. We may also use this information for other
purposes, including some promotional Emails. If at any time a customer wishes not to receive such
correspondence, they can request to be removed from any mailing lists by emailing us at info@expeditiondive.com.au.
You will be notified when your personal information is collected by any third party that is not our
agent/service provider, so you can make an informed choice as to whether or not to share your
information with that party.
Third Parties
Expedition Dive may at its discretion use other third parties to provide essential services on our site
or for our business processes. We may share your details as necessary for the third party to provide that service.
These third parties are prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for any otherpurpose.
Expedition Dive does not share any information with third parties for any unknown or unrelated uses.
Legal
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when
we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or comply with a judicial proceeding,
court order, or legal process served on our Website.
Links
Links on the Expedition Dive site to external entities are not covered within this policy. The terms
and conditions set out in this privacy statement only cover the domain name of www.expeditiondive.com.au.
Changes to Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the
homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect,
how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this
privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this
policy, we will notify you here, by Email, or by means of a notice on our homepage.
Security Policy
Expedition Dive uses the eWAY Payment Gateway for its online credit card transactions.
eWAY processes online credit card transactions for thousands of Australian merchants,
providing a safe and secure means of collecting payments via the Internet.
All online credit card transactions performed on this site using the eWAY gateway are secured payments.
- Payments are fully automated with an immediate response.
- Your complete credit card number cannot be viewed by Expedition Dive or any outside party.
- All transactions are performed under 128 Bit SSL Certificate.
- All transaction data is encrypted for storage within eWAY’s bank-grade data centre, further
protecting your credit card data. - eWAY is an authorised third party processor for all the major Australian banks.
- eWAY at no time touches your funds; all monies are directly transferred from your credit card to the
merchant account held by Expedition Dive.
If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with your purchase we will give you a
Full refund with 3 days of purchase. Please email us at info@expeditiondive.com.au within that time if you are not satisfied with your purchase so that we can resolve any
problems. Booking reservations after 3 days are considered date reserved and non-refundable. In the event cancels, reschedules or re-booking written notice at least 10 days prior to the event commencement is required. If written notice within 10 days prior to scheduled dive is not given, then re-booking fee’s will apply and may result in full loss of booking fee or deposit.
Refund/ Return Policy
If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with your purchase we will give you a full refund within 3 days of purchase, minus any credit card / payment service provider fee’s (2.0% for visa/mastercard, 2.5% for AMEX) or any non-refundable elearning and/or course materials not returned in as new condition. Please email us at info@expeditiondive.com.au within that time so that we can resolve any
request. Booking reservations after 3 days are considered date reserved and non-refundable. Any last minute dives or services that are confirmed and delivered before 3 days from date of purchase are non-refundable and the 3 day refundable time frame is not applicable.
Purchases and Gift Cards are non-refundable. No shows without communication for any reason will not be refunded or credited. 10-day notification required for cancellations/ free reschedules for full credit toward another dive for up to 6-months from original purchase date. A minimum $50 reschedule/admin fee may apply if cancellation/reschedule is requested by purchaser for any reason if less than 10 days from a confirmed dived; this includes if purchaser/diver decides themselves they wish to reschedule on their own accord, including preferred weather and/or any other reason. A dive deemed ‘confirmed’ is any schedule in which the diver/purchaser has accepted a confirmation verbally, by email, phone or text. Any cost associated with a requested rescheduled date or differences in dive location/type will be charged.
In the unforeseeable event of weather making conditions too dangerous to dive as determined by the instructor/guide/captain onsite on the day of the dive, an alternative dive site and/or date will be made available FREE of charge minus any difference in dive location/type amounts (may be more or less). If the amount is less, the difference will be refunded on the original purchasers card.
Although purchases are Non-refundable, full credits can be given with no reschedule fee if rescheduled not less than 10 days prior to dated dive or if determined unsafe diving conditions by your instructor or as deemed by Expedition Dive staff.
Last minute / same day rescheduling
Last minute rescheduling/no shows/late shows (eg. anything under 10 days reschedule is considered last minute) or deciding not to dive a second dive on booked double dives are considered forfeiture of dive(s) and are non-refundable. This may result in reserved spot loss and/or full loss of credit as determined by Expedition Dive authorised staff on a case by case basis. Additional fees may accompany forfeiture of dive(s).
*Please note by booking online and receiving a confirmation, this is considered date held. We have reserved your spots, scheduled staff/instructors/guides, coordinated logistics and dedicated gear/filled tanks in preparation of your dives. Thus, last minute reschedules or change of dives the day of or under the required notice period doesn’t change operational expenses that are a part of every scheduled dive and calculated in our dive rates.
Course Refund Policy
Once the 3 day period passes from initial purchase and/or the course has either commenced in person or online via elearning, courses are non-refundable. Elearning portions issued are not refundable under any circumstances and there will be a minimum of 50% of the total course fee regardless of 3 day period policy. The cost of elearning indicated at checkout is heavily discounted in conjunction with doing the full course and does not reflect the actual cost of elearning by itself. Alternatively, if for some reason you are unable to complete your course either by choice or cancelled flight or other, we offer all participants up to 1 year from purchase date to complete on a rescheduled option. If the course is not rescheduled within a years time, no credit will be extended and participants must rebook/resign up for their course or portions they failed to complete within the appropriate time frame if they wish to complete (this policy is not just for business operations flow purposes but for the participants benefit as courses are designed to build from eachothers sections, waiting too long in between disrupts learning).
Please note, reschedules that are less than 10 days from a booked course date or no shows will be charged a reschedule fee. If a particpant for what ever reason is unable to complete their course and a year has not passed from original purchase date, they may pass/transfer credit of their course to another person (must be a statement by email and providing the other persons name). The year expiry from original purchase date or what ever is left will still be applicable. Elearning credits/course portions are non transferable.
This refund policy does not apply to goods which have been worn or used, damaged after delivery, or if any attempt has been made to alter the product or if they have been dropped or broken. If transfering an approved credit from a course or dive, credit amounts may vary from original purchase price as course sections are discounted to be included as a whole and prices are subject to change. A transfer/admin fee may apply and any credits given are still valid from 1 year of original purchase date. The credit value amount, if applicable, may change per material/cost and may or may not be available per the discretion of Expedition Dive staff for each individual circumstance. All products must be returned in their original condition. All postage and insurance costs are to be paid by the buyer. We recommend that you return the product via Registered post and that you pre pay all postage. You assume any risk of lost, theft or damaged goods during transit & therefore advise you take out shipment registration of insurance with your postal carrier. Expedition Dive will not be responsible for parcels lost or damaged in transit if you choose not to insure.
Weather Policy
In the unforseeable event of rain, high tides and/or wind, each instructor/guide shall make their own determination on conditions and safety to dive. In the event it is deemed unsafe per the experience of the group and other variables as deemd by Expedition Dive Instructor/Guides, Expedition Dive will provide one or more of the following in such cases:
- An alternate date and/or location on the same day or next available day. If this circumstance is applied, the relocation/reschedule is free of charge, excluding any changes in dive type and no reschedule fee will apply.
- *A full or partial credit or discount on future purchases as deemed by authorised Expedition Dive staff. *Each circumstance will be assessed individually and at the sole authority of Expedition Dive authorised staff.
If dives are safe enough to dive/snorkel as deemed by the onsite instructor/guide and progresses, Expedition Dive is not responsible for effected visibility, currents or waves. Each dive/snorkel spot is different and may have several variables, regardless, a service is considered delivered and fully non refundable and/or non creditable upon entry into water. If a customer wishes to reschedule on the spot ‘for better preferred conditions’ prior to in water entry as deemed by the purchaser voluntarily, then a $50 per person rescheduling fee is applicable. If a purchaser cannot do another date offered by Expedition Dive within 6 months of date of original purchase and a location is deemed safe enough to commence by instructor/guide, then the purchaser forfeits the full amount of the purchase.
Delivery of Services
Services / Booked Dives
Confirmation of your order will be automatically sent to you via email. Within 24-48 hours of your dive date reservation and email will be sent to you at the email provided in your order; confirming date, time and location of your dives.
Products / Ordered Dive Equipment
Confirmation of your order will be automatically sent to you via email. If your item is in stock, shipping will occur within 72 hours / 3 business days from your order. If item is out of stock or delayed, we will contact you by phone and/or email for expected date or alternative order options. In the event your original item is out of stock and you do not wish to proceed with other options, a full refund of the purchased price will be initiated or future credit applied per your request.
If you wish to query a delivery please contact us at info@expeditiondive.com.au