Our Privacy Policies
Privacy, Cookies and Data Collection
WHO WE ARE
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association (HSGA)
2145 Tiffany Walk, Manteca, CA 95336-9555 USA
email: hsga@hsga.org
Christo Ruppenthal, President
Roberto Alaniz, Secretary Treasurer
2145 Tiffany Walk, Manteca, CA 95336-9555
The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association is a registered, nonprofit educational corporation in the State of Hawai`i under IRS tax code 501(c)(3). Its purpose is to develop a global communications network of players and lovers of traditional Hawaiian music and to encourage the study, teaching, performance, and manufacture of the Steel Guitar. Its primary financial goal is to provide scholarship assistance through donations and bequests to steel guitar students who demonstrate the ability and intent to become accomplished performers
For a list of individuals who may be involved with the collection and/or use of user information collected on this website, please email hsga@hsga.org
NOTICE OF DATA COLLECTION
This website (hsga.org) may collect user data including IP addresses and visitor data, such as pages you visited during your time here. We use the following services that may collect and store data:
YouTube
JotForm (our membership application and contact form)
BrownPaperTickets (to sell tickets to our festivals)
PayPal (to process donations and member dues)
You may opt-out of non-functional cookies at any time. We do not use analytics on this website.
We do not collect information such as your name, email address, mailing address, and phone numbers without your consent—you must opt-in when providing your information. To opt out of this data collection completely, please do not fill out any forms while visiting this website.
We do not store this information on our own servers or share this information knowingly with third parties or advertisers. The third parties listed use secure data handling and have informed us of their GDPR compliance methods.
If at any time you wish to have your personal data deleted from the above services, please email hsga@hsga.org
Why do we collect this information?
We ask for names and email addresses to provide scholarship opportunities, process membership applications and dues payments, and to help us keep records of donations.
More information about opting out
To opt out of the collection and use of your data::
• for U.S. visitors, see the DAA opt-out program (available at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/)
or the NAI opt out program (currently available at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/)
• for EU/EEA visitors, see the EDAA opt-out program at http://www.youronlinechoices.eu
COOKIES POLICY
hsga.org uses cookies.
By using this website, you consent to the use of cookies. Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third parties we may partner with may use cookies on this website, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.
What are cookies
Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows our website or a third party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and more useful to you. Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies.
How HSGA uses cookies
When you use and access hsga.org, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser. We use cookies for the following purposes: to enable certain functions of this website. We use both session and persistent cookies on hsga.org and we use different types of cookies, including essential cookies.
Third party cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third parties cookies to report usage statistics, deliver advertisements on and through the website, and so on. This website uses:
YouTube video
JotForm
What are your choices regarding cookies?
If you’d like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.
Where can you find more information about cookies
You can learn more about cookies and the following third party websites:
• AllAboutCookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
• Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/
PRIVACY POLICY GDPR
Posted on July 19, 2019 by Mike Wittmer
Last updated: July 19, 2019
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association website (the “Service”).
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information when you use our Service.
We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
We use your Personal Information for providing and improving the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible at https://hsga.org/
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) may include, but is not limited to:
Name
Email address
Telephone number
Address
Log Data
We collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.
SERVICE PROVIDERS
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
SECURITY
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
CHILDREN"S PRIVACY
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we discover that a child under 18 has provided us with Personal Information, we will delete such information from our servers immediately.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
We will disclose your Personal Information where required to do so by law or subpoena.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.