Privacy Policy
At Hawai‘i Community Foundation, we share your concerns about privacy. We want you to understand what types of information we are collecting and what may happen to that information. Our privacy policy covers these areas:
- What types of information are collected by Hawai‘i Community Foundation?
- How will this information be used by Hawai‘i Community Foundation?
- Who will this information be shared with by Hawai‘i Community Foundation?
- What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Hawai‘i Community Foundation 's control?
- What other provisions apply to your use of this site?
1. What types of information are collected by Hawai‘i Community Foundation?
Information is collected from our users at several different points during your visit to Hawai‘i Community Foundation Web site.
Optional Information—At various other points during your visit to Hawai‘i Community Foundation, you may be asked to provide information about yourself. For example, you may wish to participate in a survey or sign up for an email list. Participation in surveys or email lists, via the use of other services that require the input of additional information, is completely voluntary on your part, and you have the choice about whether to disclose the information necessary to use these features of our site.
Passive Collection of Information—In addition to the information that you actively provide to Hawai‘i Community Foundation by methods such as completing the registration form, Hawai‘i Community Foundation collects information about how you interact with our site. Hawai‘i Community Foundation collects passive information for purposes such as testing and improving a user's experience at the site and the compilation of broad aggregate demographic data and related usage information for internal purposes. The types of passive information collected by this site include, without limitation, your IP address, which type of browser you are using, where you go on our site, and how long you stay on any part of our site. Passive information does not identify you to Hawai‘i Community Foundation by name, and Hawai‘i Community Foundation does not link your IP address to your personally identifiable information.
Collection of Information from Children—Hawai‘i Community Foundation abides by federal law and the guidelines set up by the Federal Trade Commission regarding youth privacy. As such, Hawai‘i Community Foundation will not knowingly collect any personal information from or allow the registration of young people under the age of 13.
2. How will this information be used by Hawai‘i Community Foundation?
Hawai‘i Community Foundation uses your information in order to customize our site to your interests and enhance your overall experience at our site. In addition, as described above, Hawai‘i Community Foundation utilizes passive information to learn more about how you interact with our site. This passive information may be combined with your other information for purposes such as testing and improving your experience at our site and the compilation of broad aggregate demographic data and related usage information for internal purposes. This aggregate passive information does not contain any personal information that can identify any individual user.
Contacting You by E-Mail—Hawai‘i Community Foundation may use your contact information periodically in order to send you e-mail regarding updates at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation site. The frequency of these messages will vary depending upon your profile, including the types of scholarships and other activities you have indicated an interest in. Out of respect for the privacy of our users, we present the option to opt-out of receiving newsletters whenever such messages are sent by Hawai‘i Community Foundation.
3. Who will this information be shared with by Hawai‘i Community Foundation?
Hawai‘i Community Foundation will not knowingly sell, share, rent or otherwise transfer your information other than in accordance with the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy. Hawai‘i Community Foundation understands how important your information is to you. Therefore, Hawai‘i Community Foundation does not share any information that is personally identifiable without your permission. We may, however, share broad aggregate demographic data and related usage information with our business partners. This aggregate information does not contain any personal information which can identify any individual user.
Third-Party Service Providers—From time to time, Hawai‘i Community Foundation may decide that it is more efficient to use third-parties to perform specific services. If we use a third-party to provide specific services, then information (such as contact information) may be shared with that party to the extent necessary for the third-party to provide these services. These third-party service providers are only allowed to use personally identifiable information for the purpose of providing the specific services requested by Hawai‘i Community Foundation. The third-party services covered by this paragraph do not include links to third-party sites found on our site, which are governed by a more specific provision below.
Disclosure to Law Enforcement and Similar Disclosures—While Hawai‘i Community Foundation strives to protect the personal information of our users, Hawai‘i Community Foundation will release personal information if required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary or appropriate.
4. What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Hawai‘i Community Foundation 's control?
Hawai‘i Community Foundation has security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse and/or unauthorized alteration of the information under our control. You are the only user authorized to update your profile, unless you provide your password information to another party.
Hawai‘i Community Foundation helps protect personally identifiable information by utilizing both online and offline security methods, including firewalls, passwords and restricted physical access to the places where your information is stored. Our staff is trained to comply with our security procedures, and our security procedures are regularly reviewed and revised, if necessary, by the Privacy Team at Hawai‘i Community Foundation.
If you have any questions about security issues at our site, please contact us and we will try to answer your questions.
5. What other provisions apply to your use of this site?
Acceptance of Terms/Changes to Privacy Policy--Your use of this site indicates an acceptance of the terms of the Privacy Policy. Hawai‘i Community Foundation reserves the right to update or amend this Privacy Policy at any time.
Disclaimer—Hawai‘i Community Foundation provides information on many topics. Some of this information is created by Hawai‘i Community Foundation, and some of it is created by third parties. While our site strives to provide accurate expert advice, commentary and other information, Hawai‘i Community Foundation does not make any warranty regarding the accuracy, reliability or use of any information provided on this site.
Links to Other Sites—This site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Hawai‘i Community Foundation does not exercise control over the information, products, services or policies of third party companies accessible through our site. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy policies of each and every third party site. This Privacy Policy applies solely to the information collected by this site.
Choice/Opt-out— Hawai‘i Community Foundation users are given the opportunity to "opt-out" of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site. Hawai‘i Community Foundation will only communicate with you according to your instructions. If you have any questions relating to opting-out, please contact us and we will try to answer your questions.
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Your privacy is important to Hawai‘i Community Foundation. Please contact us if you have questions about any of the provisions described on this page.