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Copyright and Intellectual Property

This page explains the ownership and permitted use of content on this Website, including restrictions on copying, reuse, and distribution.

Ownership of content

All content on this Website is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

All of the content you see and hear on this Website, including page headers, images, illustrations, graphics, audio clips, video clips, and text (collectively, "Content"), is subject to trademark, service mark, trade dress, copyright, and/or other intellectual property rights or licenses held by Dive Gear Express, LLC, one of its affiliates, or by third parties who have licensed their materials to Dive Gear Express, LLC.

The entire Content of this Website is copyrighted as a collective work under U.S. copyright laws, and Dive Gear Express, LLC owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of the Content. Certain images and text are used with permission and remain the property of their respective authors or creators. All other trademarks, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

Permitted use

Content may be used for personal, non-commercial purposes only.

The Content of this Website, and the site as a whole, are intended solely for personal, non-commercial use. You may download, print, and store selected portions of the Content provided that you (1) use the Content only for personal, non-commercial purposes, (2) do not copy or post the Content on any network computer or broadcast it in any media, and (3) do not modify, alter, or remove any copyright or trademark notices.

No right, title, or interest in any downloaded materials is transferred to you. Dive Gear Express, LLC retains full title and all intellectual property rights in all Content.

Restrictions on use

Use beyond personal purposes requires prior written permission.

Except as described above, you may not copy, download, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, transmit, transfer, or create derivative works from the Content without prior written permission from Dive Gear Express, LLC or the applicable copyright holder.

Submissions

Materials submitted to us may be used without restriction.

We welcome comments regarding this Website. However, any comments, feedback, notes, messages, ideas, reviews, suggestions, or other communications submitted to us shall become the exclusive property of Dive Gear Express, LLC. Your submission constitutes an assignment of all worldwide rights, title, and interest in all intellectual property rights in such materials.

Dive Gear Express, LLC may use, edit, reproduce, disclose, publish, and distribute submitted materials for any purpose, without restriction and without compensation. Please do not submit materials that you do not wish to assign, including confidential information or original creative works such as stories, product ideas, computer code, photography, or artwork.

Copyright infringement (DMCA)

If you believe that material on this Website infringes your copyright, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512) to our designated agent:

DMCA Agent
Dive Gear Express, LLC
Email: [email protected]

Your notification must include: (1) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner; (2) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (3) identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information sufficient to locate it; (4) contact information for the complaining party; (5) a statement of good faith belief that use is not authorized; and (6) a statement that the information is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

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Our Impressum

An impressum is a statement of authorship and ownership, legally required on websites in some countries, and contains information related to business operations, licenses, registrations, certifications, legal and tax matters.

Dive Gear Express^® is the author and owner of this website. Dive Gear Express offers experienced divers an informative business where divers may purchase quality scuba diving equipment. We primarily do business on-line as an international e-commerce B2C retailer under the name DiveGearExpress.com and other domain names. In addition to retail consumer sales, we do B2B sales to smaller dive equipment retailers. We also do business as a South Florida local storefront retailer where we sell that same equipment along with dive training.

Dive Gear Express operates a 6,900 square foot showroom, office and warehouse located at Powerline Business Park in Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA. Retail business hours are 9:00AM to 4:30PM Monday through Friday (Eastern Time). We are a voting member of Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA). Dive Gear Express meets the standards of the International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers as an IANTD Platinum Premier Full Service Technical Facility. We are a business member of DAN, the Divers Alert Network.

Business Contact

Dive Gear Express LLC
4100 N Powerline Rd STE E-1
Pompano Beach, FL 33073 USA
Voice: +1 954.977.6009

Dive Gear Express LLC is a U.S.-based, member-managed limited liability company that has elected S corporation tax treatment for federal income tax purposes. It was organized in 2010 in the State of Florida under document number #L10000111097, and our principal member-manager is Mr. Mark E. Derrick. We hold business licenses in Broward County and the City of Deerfield Beach.

Our primary business activity NAICS code (U.S. 2022) is 459110. Our D&B D-U-N-S Number is 054387391, our Federal Taxpayer ID (aka EIN) is 27-3788168, and we certify (Our Signed Form W-9 PDF) that we are not subject to backup withholding.

Our Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code is 79ZV5, our SAM.gov Unique Entity ID (UEI) is DLFVSNBDYKW6, and per NDAA Section 889 we represent (Our 889 Merchant Representation PDF) that we do not sell or use covered telecommunications equipment. We have adopted a Business Ethics and Compliance Policy.

The trademark gears logo with wordmark text “DIVE GEAR EXPRESS” is registered with the USPTO and is protected internationally through WIPO-administered registrations. Please see our Website Conditions of Use and related pages for additional information.