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Come Meet the Whale Shark

 

The annual whale shark season in the Mexican Caribbean is from May to September, during these months between 800 and 1,400 whale sharks approach Isla Contoy and Isla Mujeres to feed on plankton and reproduce.

It is the largest fish in the world with an average of 40 feet in length, but it can reach up to 65 feet and weigh up to 34 tons. It is estimated that it has lived in the oceans for 60 million years. It is currently found in all the tropical seas of the world and is believed that they migrate with the currents. It is characterized by its gray color with white dots and lines distributed along the body. These spots are unique in each individual, allowing them to be differentiated from each other. The few specimens that reach adulthood can live up to 150 years.

Its presence constitutes an indicator of the health of the marine ecosystem, so if we protect it indirectly, we are also protecting other species that cohabit with the whale shark

It is currently possible to join whale shark swimming and watching excursions with certified operators. If you join an excursion to swim with the whale shark, we recommend following these tips to make your experience as fun as it is respectful:

• Hire the services of a guide authorized by SEMARNAT, which is the body that controls the number of visitors to prevent the whale sharks from becoming stressed
• Do not obstruct the whale shark’s path, whether by swimming or by boat
• It is prohibited to touch whale sharks. You must stay at least 6 feet away from the head and 12 feet away from the tail
• Swim in silence, without splashing with your fins and without shouting
• Do not throw trash in the water or try to feed the fish
• Use only biodegradable blockers to avoid damaging the whale shark’s ecosystem and food
• Do not use flash

If you wish to carry out this activity or obtain more information, contact Coconut Divers, who in addition to being a SEMARNAT certified operator, is a Sunset World commercial partner:

(+52) 998 883 1484
(+52) 998 147 8138
info@coconutdivers.com

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I. Responsible for the protection of your personal data.

Promotora Sunset Beach Club S.A. de C.V., hereinafter referred as Promotora Sunset, with address in Boulevard Kukulcán, kilometer 10 Apple 51, Lote 13-B Zona Hotelera, Zip Code 77500, Cancún Quintana Roo México, is responsible for the collection and use of the personal data required from the vacational member club, in terms of the rules established by the Mexican Federal Law for Data Protection of Private Individuals (Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares LFPDPPP) as well in the provisions of the articles 1º, 3º and 5º of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

II. Data collected and use of the information requested from our customers.

Personal data collected through physical formats in hotels, by telephone, or by electronic means (online) through our websites, will be used to begin, administer and maintain the services offered to our vacational members club.

a) General Data

The general data requested in our forms such as: name, gender, signature, home address, phone number, cell phone number, e-mail, date of birth, job, home city, economic dependents, country, national identity document or passport will be used for the following essential purposes:

  1. Begin providing services that customers contract with the company;
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  10. To charge for our services and for the collection efforts with respect to receivables that are not paid when due;
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  12. To charge any additional expenses or fees for extra services contracted, and;
  13. To properly identify our clients as vacational members club or guests.

Additionally, this information can be used for the following non-essential purposes:

  1. a) To send our vacational member club offers, discounts, special fees and other benefits;
  2. b) To improve our holiday offer by sending your information to our business partners;
  3. c) For statistical purposes; and,
  4. d) For promotional and marketing purposes.

b) Financial and Patrimonial Assets Data

The financial and patrimonial data collected such as credit card number, bank account, monthly income and additional incomes, will be used to analyze the financial profile of our vacational members club and customers in order to grant them access to promotions and programs based on their economic characteristics. Furthermore additional information may be required in compliance of Mexican Federal Law to prevent money laundering (Lay Federal para la Prevención e Identificación de Operacions con Recursos de Procedencia lícita LFPIORPI).

According to Mexican Privacy Law, it is required to obtain express consent of guests and customers in order to use and process their financial and patrimonial assets data for the different purposes and uses described above. Therefore in compliance with the law, we will request your express authorization in writing at the moment of the data collection, informing you of the legal consequences of their decision to grant it or not.

III. Data transfer.

The personal data collected by Promotora Sunset can be transferred to companies that help provide some of the goods and services requested by our customers, which is necessary to comply with the provision of services that are contracted, and also can be transferred to companies who elaborate profiles and consumer trends for our vacational members club, therefore it will not be necessary to have the express consent of the owner of the data for this transfer in accordance with Article 37, Section VII of the LFPDPPP, as well as the provision contained in Article 49 of the GDPR.

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Promotora Sunset may use, print, reproduce and publish any captured image(s) of partners, vacational members club, guests, beneficiaries, and people referred to in print, electronic media (blogs, private social networks such as Facebook, website), and its broadcasts, in order to document events that are celebrated, such as the delivery of awards and rewards. Be the images captured by Promotora Sunset itself or through external suppliers hired for these activities.

When any image of any guest, partner, family member, client, partner, or referral is going to be used for advertising purposes, their express consent will be required.

V. Restrictions on the use or disclosure of personal data.

Those who wish to limit the use and disclosure of their personal data may sign up for the “do not call list” administered by PROFECO. For more information visit http://rpc.profeco.gob.mx/ or send an email to datospersonales@sunsetworld.net requesting to stop being contacted for these purposes.

VI. Rights of access, rectification, cancellation, and opposition, and withdrawal of consent.

Holders of personal data collected by Promotora Sunset may request access, correction, cancellation, opposition, or withdraw their consent via email to datospersonales@sunsetworld.net.

VII. Online data management.

This section describes the use of your personal data on the following websites:
www.sunsetworldresorts.com

Cookies: A cookie is information that an Internet portal sends to your computer, which is stored on your hard drive. We may use the information stored in the cookie to facilitate the use of our website.

Social Networks: Information posted by users of social media is subject to the terms established by the social media provider.

VIII. Complaints regarding the use of your personal data.

If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you can submit a complaint to the National Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection (INAI). For more information visit www.inai.org.mx.

IX. More Information – Privacy Office.

For questions, contact our Privacy Officer at datospersonales@sunsetworld.net.

X. Updates

This Privacy Notice is effective from January 1st of 2012 and may be modified. Updates will be posted on our websites listed in section VII.

Last Updated: June 1st 2020