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Privacy Policy:

As used in this Privacy Policy, “GoHawaiiGrad.com” refers to all websites (GoHawaiiGrad.com), mobile sites, applications, and other properties or services owned or operated by HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union (“HawaiiUSA”).  

By visiting GoHawaiiGrad.com, viewing our content, attending or viewing any of our events or programs and/or using any of our services, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy.  

What Does This Privacy Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy is part of GoHawaiiGrad.com’s Terms of Service and covers the treatment of user information, including Personally Identifiable Information (defined below), obtained by GoHawaiiGrad.com, including information obtained when you access and/or register for content.  

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that HawaiiUSA does not own or control, or to individuals whom HawaiiUSA does not employ or manage, including any of the Third Parties to which HawaiiUSA may disclose user information as set forth in this Policy.  

What Types of User Information Does GoHawaiiGrad.com Obtain?

GoHawaiiGrad.com may obtain the following types of information from you or concerning your computer or device (“Information”), which may include information that can be used to identify you as specified below (“Personally Identifiable Information”):  

Name
Email Address(es)
Activities or Content Viewed on GoHawaiiGrad.com
Information Collected Automatically
Information Received from Third Parties  

In certain cases, we may request that you provide some of the Information identified above in order to obtain specific products or services. If you choose not to provide the Information we request, you may still use GoHawaiiGrad.com, but you may be unable to access certain features or services.  

When you register to receive any products or services from GoHawaiiGrad.com or provide information to GoHawaiiGrad.com in any other manner, you agree to provide only true, accurate, current and complete information.  

Information Collected Automatically:

GoHawaiiGrad.com may automatically receive and log certain types of information when you visit or interact with our websites, services, mobile applications or other products, including:  

Browser Information
Connection Speed
Content Viewed
Geographic Location
Internet Service Provider
IP Address
Mobile Device Information (e.g., device identifier, mobile operating system, etc.)
Operating System Information
Referring Site, Application, or Service
Registration Time
Time of Visit  

Information Received from Third Parties:
If you choose to use any Third Party website or service that is integrated with GoHawaiiGrad.com, or if you use any GoHawaiiGrad.com application provided through any Third Party Website, we may receive Information, including Personally Identifying Information, from such Third Party Websites, including, but not limited to:  

Name
Any Information That Is Publicly Available on Third Party Websites  

For example, GoHawaiiGrad.com may offer the ability to use certain Third Party Websites to facilitate your contacting GoHawaiiGrad.com. Your decision to use, or share with, a Third Party Website when accessing or using GoHawaiiGrad.com products and services is completely voluntary. GoHawaiiGrad.com is not responsible for compliance with the policies or practices of any Third Party Website. You should ensure that you are comfortable with the information such Third Party Websites may make available to GoHawaiiGrad.com by reviewing those Websites’ privacy policies and service terms, and by modifying your privacy settings and preferences on those Services. Any information we receive from Third Party Websites will be governed by this Privacy Policy.  

How Do We Use This Information?

We use the Information we obtain from or concerning you or your computer or device to provide GoHawaiiGrad.com products and services, fulfill your requests, improve our products and services, personalize and tailor your experience on GoHawaiiGrad.com, operate our business, and understand how users are engaging with GoHawaiiGrad.com.
In addition, we may use Information from or concerning you or your computer or device to facilitate the delivery of content or advertisements that we believe may be of interest to you, or to communicate with you about new or existing products and services or special offers. For example, we may periodically send promotional materials or notifications related to our products and services to any email addresses provided.  

Disclosure of Information to Third Parties:

GoHawaiiGrad.com may disclose Information (including Personally Identifying Information) from or concerning you or your computer or device to Third Parties in the circumstances described below. By visiting, accessing, attending or using GoHawaiiGrad.com’s products, services or events, you consent to the disclosure of your Information to certain categories of Third Parties in the manner described below. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the policies or practices of any of these Third Parties.  

Service Providers:

GoHawaiiGrad.com relies on Third Party vendors and service providers to provide support and assistance for its products, services and events (“Service Providers”), and we may disclose your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to these Service Providers to the extent necessary to support our products, services or events, or as otherwise set forth below.  

Web Hosts:

GoHawaiiGrad.com website services are hosted by various hosting companies. All Information obtained and stored by GoHawaiiGrad.com’s websites is processed and stored on servers that are owned and operated by the hosting provider.  

URL/Referrer Header Information:

When you visit GoHawaiiGrad.com websites, certain information about the content or activities you have engaged in on GoHawaiiGrad.com may be reflected in the Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) for the page you are viewing on GoHawaiiGrad.com (i.e., the Internet “address,” commonly displayed in the browser window). For example, the date or title of an article you are viewing may appear in the URL for that page. In addition, if you are logged into a GoHawaiiGrad.com account, certain account information (may be visible in the URL when you visit your account on GoHawaiiGrad.com). If you leave GoHawaiiGrad.com to visit a Third Party website, including when you click on an advertisement or link or when you share information through a social plug-in (like the LinkedIn “in” button), the information contained in the URL may be transmitted to the Third Party website by your browser.  

Advertisers and Analytics Services:

GoHawaiiGrad.com uses Third Party advertisers, including ad networks, to provide advertising on its websites. In addition, GoHawaiiGrad.com uses Third Party analytics products to obtain information about how users are using and interacting with GoHawaiiGrad.com. These Third Parties may receive Information (including Personally Identifying Information) from GoHawaiiGrad.com.  

Law Enforcement/Legal Process:

We may disclose your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to comply with any law, regulation or legal request; enforce, apply, or investigate breaches of our terms of use and other agreements; respond to public requests; or protect the rights, property, user experience or safety of GoHawaiiGrad.com, our employees, our users, or others. This can include exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.  

Comments and Public Posts; Sharing on Third Party Websites:

GoHawaiiGrad.com encourages active participation by users, including through comments on GoHawaiiGrad.com. However, please be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Information, personal or otherwise, on GoHawaiiGrad.com, that Information can be viewed, collected and used by others, including other users, search engines, advertisers, Third Party applications developers, and anyone with access to GoHawaiiGrad.com. GoHawaiiGrad.com has no control over the use, collection or disclosure of any Information that you post publicly on GoHawaiiGrad.com.  

Change of Control:

If GoHawaiiGrad.com, or substantially all of its assets, is acquired by another company or party, user Information will be one of the assets transferred or acquired by the purchaser. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any purchaser of GoHawaiiGrad.com or its assets may continue to collect, use and disclose your Information as set forth in this Policy.  

Third Party Advertising on GoHawaiiGrad.com:

GoHawaiiGrad.com may allow Third Party advertising serving companies, including ad networks (“Advertisers”), to display advertisements or provide other advertising services on GoHawaiiGrad.com. These Third Party Advertisers may use techniques other than HTTP cookies to recognize your computer or device and/or to collect and record demographic and other Information about you, including your activities on or off GoHawaiiGrad.com. These techniques may be used directly on GoHawaiiGrad.com. Please keep in mind that your web browser may not permit you to block the use of these techniques, and that browser settings that block conventional cookies may have no effect on such techniques.

Advertisers may use the information collected to display advertisements that are tailored to your interests or background and/or associate such information with your subsequent visits, purchases or other activities on other websites. Advertisers may also share this information with their clients or other Third Parties.

GoHawaiiGrad.com has no responsibility for the technologies, tools or practices of the Advertisers that provide advertising and related services on GoHawaiiGrad.com. This Privacy Policy does not cover any collection, use or disclosure of Information by Advertisers who provide advertising and related services on GoHawaiiGrad.com. These Advertisers’ information gathering practices, including their policies regarding the use of cookies and other tracking technologies, are governed entirely by their own privacy policies, not this one. GoHawaiiGrad.com uses the Standard Terms and Conditions set forth by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).  

Analytics Services:

In addition, GoHawaiiGrad.com uses Third Party analytics providers and products to obtain, compile and analyze Information (that may include Personally Identifying Information) about how users are using and interacting with GoHawaiiGrad.com. GoHawaiiGrad.com may provide Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to these analytics providers for the purpose of obtaining statistics and other information about how users are using and interacting with GoHawaiiGrad.com. These analytics providers may use tracking techniques other than HTTP cookies to recognize your computer or device and/or to collect or compile this information. These techniques may be used directly on GoHawaiiGrad.com. GoHawaiiGrad.com has no responsibility for the technologies, tools or practices of the Third Parties that providing analytics products and services to GoHawaiiGrad.com. Please also keep in mind that your web browser may not permit you to block the use of these techniques, and that browser settings that block conventional cookies may have no effect on such techniques.  

Security and Protection of Personally Identifying Information:

We have implemented reasonable security measures and practices in an effort to protect the confidentiality of your Personally Identifying Information (other than Personally Identifying Information that you have elected to disclose to others). However, no security system is impenetrable. It may be possible for Third Parties to intercept or access information you provide to GoHawaiiGrad.com. GoHawaiiGrad.com cannot guarantee the security of your Personally Identifying Information, nor can we guarantee that information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to GoHawaiiGrad.com. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password(s) and computer or device, and to log off when using any shared computer.  

HawaiiUSA’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA):

HawaiiUSA is committed to protecting the online privacy of the children who visit its website and to complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). HawaiiUSA provides youth accounts to its members and offers sections of its website for the convenience and education of youth products. COPPA prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with the collection, use or disclosure of personally identifiable information from and about children on the Internet.

  • Personal information – HawaiiUSA does not collect or use underage members’ personal information through its website in compliance with COPPA.

  • Site traffic records – HawaiiUSA uses a third party website analytics solution to track and monitor website traffic. The third party company collects information on domain names, types of browsers used and dates and times of visits to www.hawaiiusafcu.com and GoHawaiiGrad.com. This information includes no personal identifiers and allows HawaiiUSA to record website traffic to improve navigation and content.

  • Email – HawaiiUSA may use feedback information from readers to respond to member service requests, inquiries, comments or suggestions when emails are initiated by the visitor to the Credit Union website. Email information is never sold, given or disclosed to third parties.

GoHawaiiGrad.com may include links to the external websites of other organizations. These external sites are not part of HawaiiUSA’s services, are not under our control, and may not comply with applicable law. Because these external websites may have privacy policies that are different than HawaiiUSA’s, please consult the privacy policies of any website that asks for personally identifiable information before providing it.

Changes to the Privacy Policy:

GoHawaiiGrad.com retains the discretion to amend or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Use and disclosure of Information we obtain is subject to the later of: (1) the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such Information is collected or (2) any subsequent Privacy Policy of which you have notice. If we make material changes to the way we collect, use or disclose Personally Identifying Information, we will notify you by posting a clear and prominent announcement on GoHawaiiGrad.com or through a direct communication. Your continued access to or use of GoHawaiiGrad.com following notice of material changes to this Privacy Policy shall constitute consent to any amendments and/or modifications. Your use of GoHawaiiGrad.com is entirely voluntary, and you may discontinue use of GoHawaiiGrad.com at any time.