Privacy Policy
Welcome to the website of Hawaiian Council, a Hawaii-based nonprofit organization (“we,” “our,” or “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website (“Site”). By accessing or using our Site, you consent to the practices described in this policy. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
1. Automatically Collected Information
We will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:
- The date and time you access our site.
- The Internet domain and IP address from which you access our website.
- The pages you visit.
- The type of browser and operating system used to access our site.
- If you linked to our website from another website, the address of that website.
We use the information we collect to count the number and type of visitors to the different pages on our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors like you.
2. Inputted Information
In a few areas on our Site, we may ask you to provide information that will enable us to verify whether you are entitled to access and use certain information, materials and services available from our Site, or to enable us to enhance your site visit. It is completely optional for you to participate. However, failure to participate may mean that you cannot access and use certain information, materials and services. We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including name, e-mail address, phone number, address, as well as other similar personal information that is needed to register or subscribe you to our services.
Hawaiian Council may collect donation and payment information (processed securely via third-party providers) if you choose to donate via the Site.
Hawaiian Council makes every effort to secure personal and sensitive information. All personal information gathered via our Site utilizes encryption technologies.
3. How We Use Your Information
In general, Hawaiian Council uses personal information it collects to pursue our mission and operations, including the management of our Site, and to engage in related activities.
Hawaiian Council may use your information to:
- Process donations and send receipts
- Communicate with you about our programs, events, and updates
- Respond to inquiries
- Improve our website and services
- Comply with legal obligations
Hawaiian Council may use anonymous information gathered from the Site, which may include information gathered about you, for various purposes.
4. Sharing of Information
Except as provided herein, individually identifying personal information provided through the Site will not be sold or otherwise disclosed to third parties not affiliated with Hawaiian Council. Identifiable and non-identifiable user information and data may be disclosed or distributed to another party with which Hawaiian Council enters or reasonably may enter into a corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, acquisition, or asset purchase, or to a third party pursuant to a subpoena, court order, or other form of legal process, in response to a request by or on behalf of any local, state, federal, or other government agency, department, or body, or if determined by Hawaiian Council in its sole judgment that such disclosure or distribution is appropriate to protect the life, health, or property of Hawaiian Council or any other person or entity.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Hawaiian Council may place Internet “cookies” on your hard drive. Internet cookies are small amounts of data that contain a unique identifier that many websites frequently send to your web browser to be stored on your computer’s hard drive in order to save data about you, such as your name, password, user-name, screen preferences, and the pages of a website you have viewed. When you revisit the Site, Hawaiian Council may recognize you by your Internet cookies and customize your experience accordingly. You may decline Internet cookies by using the appropriate feature of your Web browser software, if available.
Hawaiian Council may use Google Analytics or a similar service to gather, store, and track certain information related to your visit to and activity on the Site.
6. Third-Party Links
The Site may contain links to other Internet Web sites for the convenience of users in locating information, products, or services that may be of interest. If you access a third party website from a link on this Site, any information you disclose on that website is not subject to this Privacy Policy. Hawaiian Council is not responsible for the privacy practices of such websites, advertisers, or third parties or the content of such websites and it is your sole obligation to review and understand the privacy practices and policies of these other websites.
7. Data Security
Hawaiian Council seeks to keep your personal information secure. Hawaiian Council exercises great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your computer to our servers. Personal information collected by the Site is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. We comply with applicable U.S. federal and Hawaii state privacy laws, including requirements related to data protection and charitable organizations.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Hawaiian Council
91-1270 Kinoiki St. Bldg 1
Kapolei, HI 96707
info@hawaiiancouncil.org
808-596-8155