HawaiiCannabisAwards.com Privacy Policy | Last Update: 7/10/23
This statement discloses the privacy practices of HawaiiCannabisAwards.com.
Questions pertaining to this statement should be directed to: hawaiicannabis@gmail.com for clarification.
Our Privacy Vow
Your privacy is important. We strive to provide you with a safe and secure user experience. For example, rather than store your form data on our site we store on Google servers. Google has vowed to keep this information private. Your data is not used for any marketing purposes without your consent. On occasion, there may be instances wherein information must be obtained in order to differentiate you from our thousands of other unique visitors. This helps us provide information and services that are most relevant to you. We collect information through registration and cookies and when we do so, your information is encrypted and passed between Secure Socket Layers on the Internet so that it can be verified and trusted by our web and email servers and those belonging to Google. To further your privacy and data security, we use encrypted socket layers and a double-authentication scheme on all servers where your information may be stored. We will never sell your information.
Registration
When registering for certain services such as membership, referrals, qualifications, forums and support areas, we may ask that you provide us with some information. This information may include your name, passwords, email address, phone number, and postal address, some or all of which will be used for personalization and identification purposes only.
You agree that if you are required to register with the data privacy authority of an EU Member State, you are so registered. You are solely responsible for determining your legal responsibility to register with data privacy authorities and must comply with all relevant laws and regulations, including without limitation the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications (2002/58/EC), the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EU), any other EU regulations, directives, decisions, or guidelines on data protection or data privacy and any national measures implementing the same including GDPR.
Cookies
Some of our Web pages use “cookies” so that we can better serve you with more tailored information. Cookies are pieces of information that Websites transfer to your browser to keep on your computer for record-keeping purposes. These cookies allow us to “save” your passwords and settings so that you can avoid re-entering them each time you return for a visit. The information we collect and analyze is used for the sole purpose of improving our service to you.
The use of cookies is now an industry standard, and will be found on most major Websites. If you so desire, you can set your browser to either notify you when you have received a cookie, or refuse cookies altogether. It should be understood that many sites will not function properly if your browser is set to decline cookies.
Use of Information
Any personal information you provide to HawaiiCannabisAwards.com is maintained and accessible only by HawaiiCannabisAwards.com unless specifically stated otherwise. HawaiiCannabisAwards.com may use the information it collects in any of the following ways:
- We use aggregate data collected to inform our local offices of the number of people from their areas who are registered users. No personally identifiable information is disclosed in this process; only general information in aggregate form.
- Non-specific, aggregate data is also used for the purposes of collecting general demographic information, measuring user interests, and analyzing the collective characteristics and behaviors of our registered visitors. The collection of this information allows us to appropriately change, update, and service the Website in accordance to common trends.
- From time to time, HawaiiCannabisAwards.com may use your information to inform you of changes and enhancements to our content and services. For those who have elected to receive information from HawaiiCannabisAwards.com such as offers or information about the company, we may send you direct mail regarding products we feel may be of interest to you. We DO NOT share your personal information to state agencies without your express permission or as required by a court order to do so.
- If you enter a sweepstakes or contest, we may use your provided information to contact you if you should win.
- HawaiiCannabisAwards.com is in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). The personally identifiable information we collect is in no way intended for those under the age of 13. Where “age” or “date of birth” is requested, it must be indicated that the user is over 13 years of age in order for the information to be stored or transmitted.
- HawaiiCannabisAwards.com may respond to subpoenas, warrants, or other court orders regarding information that is contained within our access logs concerning any member or visitor. We also reserve the right to release that information concerning a user who we believe is in violation of HawaiiCannabisAwards.com terms and conditions or other published guidelines and official rules, even without a subpoena, warrant, or other court order. We cooperate with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our servers for illegal activities. We also reserve the right to report any illegal activity to law enforcement.
- HawaiiCannabisAwards.com uses SSL security on every form that collects personal information.
We collect information about you during the checkout process in our store.
While you visit our site, we’ll track:
- Products you’ve viewed: we’ll use this to, for example, show you products you’ve recently viewed
- Location, IP address and browser type: we’ll use this for purposes like estimating taxes and shipping
- Shipping address: we’ll ask you to enter this so we can, for instance, estimate shipping before you place an order, and send you the order! We’ll also use cookies to keep track of cart contents while you’re browsing our site. When you purchase from us, we’ll ask you to provide information including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, credit card/payment details and optional account information like username and password. We’ll use this information for purposes, such as, to:
- Send you information about your account and order
- Respond to your requests, including refunds and complaints
- Set up your account for our store. Process payments and prevent fraud
- Comply with any legal obligations we have, such as calculating taxes
- Improve our store offerings. Send you marketing messages, if you choose to receive them
If you create an account, we will store your name, address, email and phone number, which will be used to populate the checkout for future orders. We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we are not legally required to continue to keep it. For example, we will store order information for seven years for tax and accounting purposes. This includes your name, email address and billing and shipping addresses. We will also store comments or reviews, if you choose to leave them.
Who on our team has access
Members of our team have access to the information you provide us. For example, both Administrators and Shop Managers can access:
- Order information like what was purchased, when it was purchased and where it should be sent, and
- Customer information like your name, email address, and billing and shipping information.
Our team members have access to this information to help fulfill orders, process refunds and support your online purchases and access to resources.
What we share with others
We share information with third parties who help us provide our orders and store services to you; for example PayPal for Payments. We accept payments through PayPal. When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to PayPal, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information.
Please see the PayPal Privacy Policy for more details. We do not and will not sell any user information.
Individuals may opt-out of communications, thereby terminating all existing information he or she may have registered with HawaiiCannabisAwards.com. This is done by sending an email to: hawaiicannabis@gmail.com and requesting a removal from our database.
California Residents: If you are a resident of California you may have additional rights regarding your personal information. Please review the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) Notice regarding your rights under the CCPA.
Any modifications to this policy will be posted in this space. We welcome any questions or comments you have. We also welcome your suggestions to improve this policy and any resource at HawaiiCannabisAwards.com.
Hawaii Cannabis Awards Show
hawaiicannabis@gmail.com
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