Honu Vacations, LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company (“we,” “us,” or “our” as the context dictates), owns and operates honuvacations.com (the "Site" or “Website”) through which it offers rental properties, as such terms are described in the Website Terms of Use found at honuvacations.com/terms-and-conditions (“Terms”). Due to the way we operate our Website and provide services, you, the User, may submit personal information to us in connection with the user of our Website or by providing an application with your information to us. As such, we take data privacy seriously.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use that information, whom we share the information with, and what your rights are regarding accessing, updating, and deleting that information. By using our Website, submitting information to us via an application, you acknowledge that this Privacy Policy governs the policies and procedures of our handling of privacy.
Additionally, please read these Terms carefully before using the Website. By using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Website.
Information We Collect About You:
Personal information, including your name, address, date of birth, and similar information, may be collected by this Site in many ways. This information includes (i) personal identifying information like your name, address, email, phone number, age, gender, and other personal data, (ii) server data related to the IP address you used to visit our Site, which includes your address, browser, OS, access time, and site activity, (iii) financial information related to your orders including your payment method and identifying payment information (we rarely store financial information collected on our site for transaction purposes. That information gets sent directly to our payment processor).
Except as required or allowed by law, we will not use or disclose your information for any purpose for which you refuse us consent or later withdraw your consent. If you withdraw consent, you agree that in spite of this withdrawal we may continue to use the information previously provided to us to the extent that we are legally or contractually obligated to do so and to the extent necessary to enforce any contractual obligations you may have to us.
You agree that we are not responsible for any electronic communication and/or any of your data which may be lost, altered, intercepted or stored without authorization during the transmission of any data whatsoever across networks not owned and/or operated by us. We do not guarantee that your information will not be misused or disclosed to third parties. We will not have any liability to you for any such misuse or disclosure.
We retain personal information where we have an ongoing legitimate or legal need to do so. Information we retain may include basic contact information you provide, like your name and email.
Use of Information:
When you submit a rental application, your personal information will be sent to a third party solely for identity verification purposes. Additionally, any information collected on the Site may be used to email booking confirmation, manage purchases and payments, increase site efficiency, notify you of material updates to the Site or your booking, monitor and prevent theft, resolve booking disputes, respond to service requests, and other similar functions.
Data Sharing:
Our website may contain links to third-party websites in the form of policies, ads, and other non affiliated links. Once you leave our site, we are no longer responsible for how your information is collected and disclosed. Please refer to the privacy policies of those third-party sites for more information. We reserve the right, and you accept and acknowledge our right, to share any information collected on the Website with third parties we have contracted with to verify your personal information for booking purposes.
Data Security:
We want you to feel confident about using our platform and all associated tools and services, and we are committed to taking appropriate steps to protect the information we collect. While no company can guarantee absolute security, we do take reasonable steps to implement appropriate physical, technical, and organizational measures to protect the personal information that we collect and process.
Our team uses technical security controls and measures to ensure responsible personal information collection, storage, and sharing that is proportionate to the personal information’s level of confidentiality or sensitivity. We make efforts to continuously implement and update security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, destruction, or alteration. We hold our data-handling partners to equally high standards.
In the event of a personal data security incident that may affect your rights and interests, you will be notified in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations. We will also report the relevant incident to the competent regulatory authorities, if required by applicable laws and regulations.
Cookies Policy:
When you visit the Website, we may place cookies on your device. Cookies are small text files that websites send to your computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify your browser or to store information or settings in your browser. Cookies allow us to recognize you when you return. They also help us to detect certain kinds of fraud. We may use information we collect to better understand website traffic patterns and to optimize our website experience.
In many cases you can manage cookie preferences and opt-out of having cookies and other data collection technologies used by adjusting the settings on your browser. All browsers are different, so visit the “help” section of your browser to learn about cookie preferences and other privacy settings that may be available. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies or clear local storage this could affect the features, availability, and functionality of the Website.
User Rights:
You have certain rights and choices with respect to your personal information, as described below. You can access, amend, inquire about deletion of, or update the accuracy of your personal information at any time by contacting us at honuvacationsllc@gmail.com.
If we are processing your personal information on the basis of consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that occurred before you withdrew consent and it will not affect our or any third party partners processing of your personal information that is conducted in reliance on a legal basis other than consent. Certain countries and regions provide their residents with additional rights relating to personal information. These additional rights vary by country and region and may include the ability to: request a copy of your personal information; request information about the purpose of the processing activities; delete your personal information; object to our use or disclosure of your personal information; restrict the processing of your personal information; opt-out of the sale of your personal information; and contest a decision based solely on automated processing.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy:
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy and to our information gathering and dissemination practices. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, which we may do at any time without notice to you, we will post those changes. However, we will make reasonable attempt to communicate any significant change to this Privacy Policy or issues that may arise related to your privacy via your email address if you have provided us one to contact you. We nonetheless suggest that you periodically check the site for changes to this Privacy Policy.
Contact:
If you have any questions or comments or if you have a concern about the way in which we have handled any privacy matter, please contact us at honuvacationsllc@gmail.com.