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1. PURPOSE
The Ka'u Chamber of Commerce is committed to protecting the privacy of
visitors to our website. This policy defines the minimum online privacy requirements
for our site.
2. SCOPE
A link to this privacy policy and any additional agency-specific privacy policy
is also required on every page of a web site that collects personal information
or incorporates an e-mail or other form where users may submit questions or comments.
3. POLICY
3.1. Personal Information:
3.1.1 When information is Collected
This website does not collect or retain personally identifiable information unless
a person voluntarily:
- Participates in an activity that asks for information (i.e.
sending an email, participating in a survey or filling in an online
form). This information will only be used to respond to the person’s
request and to analyze trends. A message may be redirected to
another company employee or person who is in a better position
to respond.
- Uses an online service or transaction that requires collection
of personally identifiable information.
Choosing not to participate in an activity or service that requests
personal information will in no way effect a visitor’s ability
to access any other feature of The Ka'u Chamber of Commerce's
website.
If personal information is requested on the web site or volunteered
by the user, state law and the federal Privacy Act of 1974 may protect
it. However, this information is a public record once it is provided,
and may be subject to public inspection and copying if not protected
by federal or state law.
3.1.2 Children’s Online
Privacy Protection Act of 2001
Websites directed to children under 13, that knowingly collect information
from children, must comply with the Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act of 2001. However, visitors are cautioned that the
state has no way of determining the age of a person volunteering
personally identifiable information online or by email. As such,
this information will be treated the same as information given
by an adult, and may be subject to public access.
3.1.3 Password Information
No representative of The Ka'u Chamber of Commerce will ever
request a user to reveal their username, password or PIN. Under
no circumstances should this information be shared with or disclosed
to any other person.
3.1.4 Correcting Personal Information
Unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, rule or regulation,
an individual may request correction of personally identifiable
information. Persons concerned about information contained in their
personal records should contact the custodian of that record, which
is typically the organization that has collected the information
3.1.5 Public Disclosure of Information
It is important to understand that under applicable state and federal
law, various forms of correspondence and other communications may
be subject to public disclosure, especially if requested as part
of an ongoing investigation by law enforcement or other legal proceedings.
3.2. Automatic Information
3.2.1 What is Captured
This website utilizes server logs and log analysis tools to create summary
statistics about the use of the website and traffic analysis. These logs collect
the Internet Protocol ("IP") address of all computers accessing the
portal, and may collect other similar information about the computer’s
network. Summary statistics are used for various purposes such as assessing
what information is of most interest to users, determining technical design
specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.
This data is not reported or used in any manner that would reveal
personally identifiable information, and will not be released to
any outside parties unless legally required to do so in connection
with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings.
For a complete list of information collected, contact the webmaster@ovchamber.com
3.2.2 Cookies
Some scripts on our website uses a cookie to identify
individual users. This cookies is used as a marker, which allows the
software to identifiy which data belongs to which user. The cookie
does not transmit any user data to any third parties, and is an internal
information tool required by the software in order for it to function
properly. Each cookie expires after 24 hours.
3.3. Link Disclaimer
In order to make information available to visitors, the The Ka'u Chamber
of Commerce provides links to web sites of other online stores, informational
websites and useful organizations. A link does not constitute an endorsement
of the content, viewpoint, policies, products or services of that web site.
Once you link to another web site, you are subject to the terms and conditions
of that web site, including but not limited to its privacy policy.
4. DEFINITIONS/BACKGROUND
Base URL String - Also known as the root URL or Domain Name. The nomenclature,
which identifies the address of a web site. The base string means the root
URL. Example: www.microsoft.com is a root or base URL that takes a user to
the first page of Microsoft’s web site.
Cookies - A "cookie" is a small text file that a website can place
on your computer's hard drive in order, for example, to collect information
about your activities on the site or to make it possible for you to use an
online "shopping cart" to keep track of items you wish to purchase.
The cookie transmits this information back to the Web site's computer which,
generally speaking, is the only computer that can read it. Most consumers do
not know that "cookies" are being placed on their computers when
they visit websites. If you want to know when this happens, or to prevent it
from happening, you can set your browser to warn you when a website attempts
to place a "cookie" on your computer.
Home Page - The first page a user will encounter when visiting a web site for
the first time through the base URL string.
Internet
Worldwide network of networks and computers that are interconnected to communicate
with each other through web pages, e-mail and many other services.
Links - Also known as hyper-links. Used to connect one web page to another
web page via some form of Hyper-Text Markup Language, whether graphical or
text in nature.
Personal Information
Examples of personally identifiable information include but are not limited
to:
Name
Address
E-mail address
Any combination of data that could be used to identify you such
as your birth date, zip code, ethnicity or gender.
Web Page
Any page located on a web site
Web Site
Public set of documents, called pages, developed using some form of Hyper-Text
Markup Language (HTML).
URL
Universal Resource Locator
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