This confirms that OMaui.com is concerned about your privacy. This Privacy Policy covers only the privacy practices of this site, not any services offered by OMaui.com. The following privacy statement discloses the privacy practices of www.omaui.com. This web site has agreed to notify you of:

• About this site and the information it collects.
• What information this site collects/tracks.
• How this site uses the information it collects/tracks.
• With whom this site shares the information it collects/tracks.
• How this policy applies to links in this site.
• Use of cookies on the site.
• This site's policy on correcting, updating or removing personal information.
• Changes in our privacy policy.
• Security of your personal information.
• Methods of contacting the Site.

Please contact OMaui.com with questions regarding this statement.

About OMaui.com and the Information We Collect
OMaui.com is a web site providing surf and weather related information to Maui residents and visitors under the spirit of Aloha. None of the information we gather can be used by the public (visitors, other members, or anyone not employed by OMaui.com or the financial institutions used to process membership charges) to identify specific individuals.

As of February 6th, 2005 we do not offer membership. However, in the future, we plan to offer a membership to allow access to certain portions of the web site. At that time, we will collect information only from those who choose to join. All visitors to our site may browse the site and view any articles or features our site has to offer without entering any personal information.

Information Collected/Tracked by OMaui.com
OMaui.com gathers two types of information: information users submit to us and information not directly submitted by users.

Information submitted to OMaui.com
There are two types of user-submitted information we collect: Public and Private. We define Public information as personal information that may be displayed on the site, such as gender and age, but cannot be linked to a particular user. Private information is defined as any information that allows others to contact a user other than through OMaui.com or allows the collection of information about the user other than what is displayed on the site.

Public: To accomplish our goal of building a Maui surf community, we offer several features that may require submission of a valid email address and/or username. Much of this information is optional, and is meant to be seen by members and visitors to the site but cannot be used to identify a specific member by name, address, etc.

Private: This information is gathered from members and guests who apply for the various services our site offers. This information includes, but is not limited to: email address, first name, last name, birthdate, a user-specified password, mailing address, zip code and telephone number.

Surveys & Contests: From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, and age).

Information not Directly Submitted by Users to OMaui.com
Aggregate: This is information we collect that is not personally identifiable, such as browser type and IP address. This information is gathered for all users to the site.

Use of Information Obtained by OMaui.com
Information users submit to OMaui.com
Public: Public information supplied by the user is intended to be viewed by visitors to the site. Public information cannot be used to identify a specific member or visitor by name, address, etc.

Private: We primarily use Email addresses submitted by members to verify enrollment. We may also use a user's email address to send news regarding our site, but the user may choose not to receive email of this type by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Email addresses may also be used in private correspondence with the user for customer service issues. All information can be updated or deleted by the user at any time.

Surveys & Contests: Contact and other information collected for contests will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information collected will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

Information that users do not submit to us
Aggregate: We use your server, IP address, and browser-type related information in the general administration of our website.

Sharing of the Information this Site Gathers/Tracks
Except where you are expressly informed otherwise or as described immediately below, we do not sell, rent, share, trade or give away any of your personal information unless required by law or for the protection of your membership.

Links
This site contains links to other websites. Please be aware that OMaui.com is not responsible for the privacy practices of other Web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Use of Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects a cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas on our site. We do not and will not use cookies to collect private information from any user!

Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.

Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
OMaui.com gives users several options for modifying or removing their information from our database please login to your account to modify your information or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Changes in Our Privacy Policy
If we change our privacy policy, we will prominently post a link to those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner, and we will then use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

Security
OMaui.com takes every precaution to protect our users' information. Currently, we do not ask for any sensitive information from our members or visitors such as credit card information.

PayPal, the company that handles all of our payment processing, uses the highest levels of security encryption. Your credit card or check information is encrypted using SSL encryption. For more information, please visit PayPal's website. Since PayPal collects your credit card or checking account information and processes this information on behalf of us, we do not have access to this information, nor is it stored anywhere at OMaui.com.

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Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .