Terms and Conditions
By applying for or being accepted as a member of the Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce or attending any of its events whether paid or as a guest, you agree to the following Terms and Conditions page in its entirety, including the “Code of Conduct,” “Terms and Conditions of Membership,” “Cancellation and Changes,” “Notice of Filming or Photography at Events,” “Release of Liability,” “Disclaimer,” and “Privacy Policy.” If you do not agree with any of the provisions of the items on this page in its entirety, please do not apply for membership nor attend any Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce events. Please note that items on this page may change from time to time at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Code of Conduct
As members of The Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce, we aspire to recognize, promote and enhance LGBTQ+ businesses, individuals, allies and the community at large with the highest positive ideals of principled business conduct. We recognize that membership is a privilege that brings with it individual and collective responsibility to assure that by joining this chamber, each member understands, agrees and commits following the code of conduct.
Code of Conduct for Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce
The code of conduct shall require members to:
* Understand support and promote the Vision and Mission of the Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce
* Observe the highest ethical standards when conducting business and professional activities in offering goods & services
* Respect the reputation and status of the Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce and represent the Chamber accordingly
* Participate as fully as possible in the functions and activities of the Chamber, and promote the enhancement of business growth within Hawaii and especially within and amongst other members of the Chamber
* Support the ideas and goals of this organization, as well as support the LGBTQ+ community in general, in a constructive and positive manner.
To protect the reputation of the Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce and the reputations of all its members, failure to abide by the Code of Conduct may result in the suspension or termination of membership as determined by the board.
Terms and Conditions of Membership
Unless otherwise noted, the Term of Membership for an applicant shall be from the date of the acceptance to the Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce agreement to the join date anniversary the following year. Memberships will auto-renew annually on join date anniversary at the level selected herein unless cancelled or otherwise changed in writing 15 days prior to the anniversary date by contacting the chamber. Annual memberships must be paid in full at the time of application.
Cancellation and Changes
The Hawaii Chamber of Commerce retains the right to cancel this membership for conduct deemed by a majority vote of the Board of Directors to be unbecoming of a member. In such an event of a cancellation by the Board of Directors, membership payments will be prorated to the cancellation date. No full or partial refunds of the membership fee will be made to accepted applicants during the term of membership, except in the case of revocation of membership listed above. The Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce may alter or omit benefits, offerings, events or other conditions depending on the needs of the Chamber at any time without notice, approval required, or liability for refunds.
Notice of Photography or Filming at Events
By applying for membership or registering for any event, you understand and acknowledge that the Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce may be photographing or videotaping any events for possible future use, including, but not limited to, placement on the website, social media or in print. If you do not wish to be photographed or appear on such video or otherwise be recorded, you agree to leave the location during such filming or recordings, and this is your sole responsibility. If you are a member of a panel/roundtable/workshop/event, etc and do not consent to it being videotaped for possible later broadcast, you agree to contact the event administrator before the event begins. By joining the organization or attending or remaining at any Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce events, you grant the Chamber permission to use the business information you provide in order to promote your business and Chamber. You also agree and your consent to be recorded in your picture, likeness, voice and statements without any futher permission, compensation or credit.
Release of Liability
Membership, Sponsorship or Registration fees do not include the provisions for the insurance of registrants against personal injuries, sickness, death, theft, damage to property, or the unlikely cancellation of an event. Neither the host institution/location nor the Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce and its agents, officers or employees are responsible for any loss, injury or damages to persons or belongings however caused. Participants should take care of all valuables. Please report any incidents or suspicious people to Security or event organizers. The Chamber reserves the right to cancel, change, modify, add or remove portions of any membership or event at any time without notice or liability.
Disclaimer
The Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce is delighted to be a community resource to find and promote LGBTQ+ allies businesses. However, just to be perfectly clear, we cannot control other people’s actions or lack thereof. So we need to let you know that even though we have links to members, companies, organizations and events, the Chamber is not responsible for, and expressly disclaims all liability for, damages of any kind arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on any information contained within the Chamber site. We will do our best to keep the information on our website up-to-date, we cannot make any 100% guarantees because we are human and things may change. Likewise, the links we provide on Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce website to other individuals, companies, organizations or events is beyond our control, so you can understand that the Chamber is not responsible for the accuracy or content of information contained in these sites. Finally, we need to tell you that while we hope you have awesome business and service providers on the links from the Hawaii Rainbow Chamber of Commerce website, The Chamber has not made any investigations into the claims of our members or third parties and of course the Chamber is not making any endorsements of any of their products or services. Caveat emptor.
Privacy Policy
OK, we don’t like the legalese stuff much either, but we need to post this and it’s no different than what you find anywhere else. Up front just to let you know, we will do all we can to protect your privacy and information that is not public or needed for our Chamber to function and which you agree to. You have no doubt also been alerted several times from major corporations or institutions that your data has been stolen or leaked, so it is always a good idea to put a ‘credit freeze’ on your accounts and check regularly to make sure that your credit and identity are secure.
Please read this Privacy Policy in its entirety for more specific information on how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) in accordance with our Chamber and any of its website, electronic publications or printed information. PII is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate or identify a single person, business or entity.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?
When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you register on our site in any capacity, join the Chamber, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form or enter information on our site. We collect social media names and other information you provide when providing feedback on our offerings, organization, events, or postings.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register for our newsletter or ‘sign up bar,’ join the chamber, join an event, respond to a survey or marketing communication, or use certain other website features in the following ways:
• To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
• To improve our website in order to better serve you.
• To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
• To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
• To process your transactions.
• To ask for ratings and reviews of services or products.
• To follow up with them after correspondence (live chat, email or phone inquiries).
How do we protect your information?
Our security protocols and website are reviewed on a periodic basis to ensure your visit to our site is secure and as safe as possible.
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. All credit card transactions are processed through a third party, are not stored or processed on our servers, and information you provide is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
Do we use ‘cookies’?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and ‘remember’ certain information. Websites usually do this to compile aggregate data about their website to improve users’ experiences.
We use cookies to:
• Help remember and process the items in the ‘shopping cart.’
• Understand and save user’s preferences for future visits.
• Keep track of advertisements.
• Compile aggregate data about site traffic and interactions in order to offer better user experiences.
• We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies by modifying your browser settings, but your user experience may not be as efficient. We do allow for anonymous website browsing and we recommend a VPN for all of your website use.
Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your PIP except in the promotion of the Chamber or your business or as otherwise noted. This does not include website hosting partners and other third parties who assist us in the normal operating our Chamber, our website & publications, conducting our business, or serving our users, as long as those parties have policies to keep this information confidential as well. We may also release information when required comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety.
Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third-party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. If you use those websites, just be aware that the Chamber cannot have responsibility nor liability for the content and activities of these linked sites should you choose to share your information with them by clicking on them or interacting with them in other ways.
Basically, if you have not figured it out by now, Google, MSN, Yahoo, Amazon or many other large companies, website service providers, search engines and other related entities know everything you do online. That’s why when you search for “Trips to the Swiss Alps” an ad for flights to Switzerland will magically appear, along with hotel information and other info they can sell. That’s how they make their money, but they also know everything about you. Use a VPN.
That said, we may use Google AdSense Advertising and Google Analytics on our website, which, of course, use cookies of their own. Google’s use of cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Google might reuse these cookies or combine them with ‘third party cookies’ of other companies which compile data regarding user interactions and ad impressions related to our website to ‘remarket’ information. Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy. Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser add-on.
Opting out:
California Online Privacy Protection Act
CalOPPA requires commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy and requires that websites collecting PIP from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. – See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf
According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:
• Our Privacy Policy link will be our homepage.
• Users can visit our site anonymously.
• You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page.
• You can change your personal information by emailing us.
How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?
We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?
We may allow third-party behavioral tracking.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents or legal guardians in control of browsing and webuse by children under 13 years old. The Federal Trade Commission enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online. We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.
We Don’t Like SPAM Either
We won’t call you unless it’s important. Please do open your emails when they come. We will not overwhelm you with emails or correspondence–just enough to keep you informed.