SEDS Terms of Use

Last updated: October 17, 2026

SEDS (Southeast Dive Sites) is run by New England Dive Sites LLC ("we", "us"). By using SEDS you agree to these terms, which are an agreement between you and New England Dive Sites LLC.

Scores are estimates, not a safety call

Dive scores, visibility estimates and site guides come from public forecasts, tide predictions and other divers' reports. They can be wrong. Always check conditions on site, follow your training and certification limits, and never dive beyond your ability. Diving carries risk of serious injury or death, and you dive at your own risk.

Diving with other people

SEDS helps divers find each other, but we don't vet anyone, and we don't organize, run or supervise any dive, including group dives posted in the app. Whoever posts a dive is responsible for it, and everyone who joins is responsible for their own safety. Meet in a public place, agree on a dive plan and limits before you gear up, check each other's certification and gear, and end the dive if anything feels wrong.

What you can post

Post honest dive plans, replies and conditions reports, and log only dives you actually made. There's no tolerance for objectionable content or abusive users. Don't post: - harassment, threats, hate or sexual content - spam, ads or links - other people's personal information - dangerous advice

We may remove posts, replies and dive logs and suspend accounts that break these rules. Dive logs are limited to 2 a day, logged within a month of the dive, to keep stats and the leaderboard fair. Report a post or a profile, or block a person, from the "⋯" menu on any post; we review reports within 24 hours.

Photos and dive logs you share

You keep the rights to the photos and dive logs you post. When you share one (shared is the default), you let SEDS show it in the app, on the dive site's page and on the home screen as a featured photo, along with your first name and last initial. You also let SEDS use shared photos to promote SEDS (for example on the SEDS Facebook page or app store listings), always crediting you by first name and last initial. This permission is free, worldwide and non-exclusive, and it ends for any photo you delete or switch to "just for me," except for promotion already published.

Only post photos you took or have permission to share, and don't post photos of people who haven't agreed to it. Dives marked "just for me" are visible only to you and are never featured or used to promote SEDS.

Sponsors

Some spots in the app, such as the featured card on the home screen, may show sponsors like dive shops and charters. Sponsored content is always labeled "Sponsored." SEDS doesn't endorse sponsors' services; check a shop's or charter's credentials yourself. Sponsors don't get your personal information from SEDS.

Tips

SEDS is free. The "Chip in to keep it running" link at the bottom of the app's screens opens our Ko-fi page, where you can leave an optional tip. Tips are voluntary gifts to support the app: they don't unlock anything, aren't tax-deductible donations, and are handled by Ko-fi under its own terms.

Your account

You're responsible for what you post. You can delete your posts or your whole account at any time in the app.

Changes

We may update these terms; the date above shows the latest version. Continuing to use SEDS means you accept the changes.

Limits of our responsibility

SEDS is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent the law allows, New England Dive Sites LLC is not liable for any injury, loss or damage arising from diving, from meeting other divers, or from relying on scores, forecasts, site guides or posts in the app.

Contact

New England Dive Sites LLC. Email newenglanddivesites@gmail.com (also shown in the app on the welcome and sign-in screens and under Profile).