Please read the following Terms and Conditions
of Use carefully before using this website.
Your use of this website is expressly
conditioned on your acceptance of these
terms and conditions without any modifications.
Your use of this website constitutes
your acceptance of all the terms and conditions
set forth herein. If you do not agree
with any part of the following terms and
conditions, you should not use this website.
Definitions
Any use herein of the terms "HVCB's
website" or just "website" refers to
all publicly accessible webpages that
are identified with and under the control
of HVCB.
Terms "HVCB," "us," "our," "we," and
any variation thereof refer to the Hawaii
Visitors & Convention Bureau and
may include independent contractors
who operate portions of the HVCB website
on HVCB's behalf.
Ownership Notice
Unless otherwise noted, this website
and all of the materials contained herein,
including the HTML code, source code,
and any other code used to generate
any portion of this website, are the
copyrighted property of HVCB or of third
parties who have licensed HVCB to use
their property. None of the content
or data found on this website may be
reproduced, republished, distributed,
sold, transferred, or modified without
the express written permission of HVCB
provided, however, that users may reproduce
a single copy of any webpage for their
personal use. In addition, the trademarks,
logos, and service marks displayed on
this website (collectively the "Trademarks")
are registered and common law trademarks
of HVCB and/or third party service providers.
Nothing contained on this website should
be construed as granting, by implication,
estoppel, or otherwise, any license
or right to use any of the Trademarks
without the written permission of HVCB
and/or the appropriate third party service
providers.
No Unlawful
or Prohibited Use
As a condition of your use of this website,
you agree that you will not use this
website for any purpose that is unlawful
or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions
of Use. Actions that you agree not to
take include, but are not limited to:
(1) taking or attempting to take any
action that grants you access to the
website to an extent greater than authorized
by HVCB; (2) taking or attempting to
take any action that results in an unauthorized
modification, addition, or deletion
to the website; (3) taking or attempting
to take any action that violates the
security of the website; (4) taking
or attempting to take any action that
would impose an unreasonable or excessively
large load on the website's infrastructure;
and (5) knowingly providing false or
misleading information to HVCB.
Personal and
Non-Commercial Use Limitation
This website is strictly for your personal
and non-commercial use. In the absence
of HVCB's express prior written consent,
you may not modify, copy, transmit,
distribute, display, publish, or reproduce
this website or any part thereof for
any purpose other than your own personal
and non-commercial use.
Privacy Policy
Please review our Privacy
Policy for a discussion of what
personal information we collect, what
we do with this information, and how
we keep it safe.
Children
HVCB believes that it is extremely important
to protect children's personal information.
As a result, no one under the age of
16 is allowed to use any features of
this website that result in our actively
collecting personal information, such
as the personalized "My Hawaii" website
feature or the "Info Request" feature.
By using any such features, you represent
that you are age 16 or older.
Links to Third
Party Websites
This website contains hypertext links
to other websites that are maintained
by and under the control of third parties
(the "Linked Websites"). HVCB is not
responsible for, and makes no representation
or warranty regarding, the content or
accuracy of any of the Linked Websites.
The inclusion of a link does not mean
that HVCB endorses, has reviewed, or
approves of the Linked Website or the
individuals and/or organizations responsible
for the Linked Website. These hypertext
links are provided as a convenience
only, and HVCB is not responsible for
any content that can be accessed through
a hypertext link. If you access a Linked
Website, you do so at your own risk.
Any questions that you have about one
of the Linked Websites should be directed
to the individuals and/or organizations
responsible for that website.
The Internet is a distributed network
of millions of computers. Although we
attempt to verify all links on a regular
basis, there is a possibility that the
particular server that you are attempting
to link to is not currently operational.
Please e-mail us at info@hvcb.org to
let us know about a broken hyperlink.
Bookmarking
and Linking to Our Website
Individuals may, for personal, non-commercial
use only, bookmark or point to any page
within HVCB's website.
Other users/websites MAY: (1) include
a link to HVCB's website by pointing
to the website's home page at http://www.gohawaii.com;
and (2) link to HVCB's major subcategory
pages (e.g. Vacation Planning, Meetings
& Conventions, About the Hawaiian
Islands, etc.), provided that it is
made clear that the information is being
provided by HVCB.
Other users/websites MAY NOT without
HVCB's express written consent: (1)
point or link from a website directly
to content within HVCB's website other
than by pointing or linking to http://www.gohawaii.com
or one of the major sub-category pages
as provided above,; (2) copy, modify,
or display HVCB's name, logo, text,
or graphic images in any way; or (3)
redeliver any of the pages/text/images/content
of HVCB's website using "framing" technology.
Disclaimer
of Warranty and Limitation of Liability
HVCB makes no representations about
the suitability, reliability, availability,
timeliness, lack of viruses or other
harmful components, and accuracy of
the information, products, services,
related graphics, and all other content
found on this website. All such information,
products, services, related graphics,
and all other content found on this
website are provided "as is" without
any kind of warranty. HVCB hereby disclaims
all warranties and conditions with regard
to such information, products, services,
related graphics, and all other content
found on this website, including all
implied warranties and conditions of
merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, title, and non-infringement.
In no event shall HVCB be liable for
any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental,
special, consequential, or any other
type of damages arising out of or in
any way related to the use or performance
of HVCB's website, the provision of
or failure to provide services, or for
any information, products, services,
related graphics, and other materials
obtained through HVCB's website, or
otherwise arising out of the use of
HVCB's website, whether based on contract,
tort, negligence, strict liability,
or otherwise, even if HVCB has been
advised of the possibility of such damages.
Please note that because some states/jurisdictions
do not allow the disclaimer of certain
warranties and/or the exclusion or limitation
of liability for certain types of damages,
some of the preceding disclaimer, exclusion,
and limitation may not apply to you.
In such event, please see the section
below entitled "Restriction on Use Based
on Location."
Amendments
to These Terms and Conditions of Use
From time to time, it may be necessary
for HVCB to amend these Terms and Conditions
of Use. You are responsible for regularly
reviewing these Terms and Conditions
of Use so that you will be aware of
any changes. Please note that your continued
use of this website means that you accept
the amendments to these Terms and Conditions
of Use.
Governing Law
This agreement and its performance are
governed by the laws of the State of
Hawaii and the United States of America
without regard to any conflicts of law
provisions. You agree to submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the state
and federal courts located in the City
& County of Honolulu, State of Hawaii,
United States of America, for all disputes
and issues regarding your use of this
website and your compliance with these
Terms and Conditions of Use.
Restriction
on Use Based on Location
Use of this website is unauthorized
in any jurisdiction that does not give
effect to all provisions of these Terms
and Conditions of Use.
Accessing the
Website in Countries Other Than the
United States
HVCB makes no claims regarding the legality
of viewing or downloading the content
of this website in any country other
than the United States. Anyone who accesses
this website in a country other than
the United States does so at his or
her own risk.
Violation of
These Terms and Conditions of Use
If HVCB determines that you have violated
any provision of these Terms and Conditions
of Use, HVCB has the right, in its sole
discretion, to pursue any and all of
its legal remedies.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and
hold harmless HVCB, and its officers,
directors, employees, and agents from
and against any and all claims arising
from your use of the website.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms and
Conditions of Use is held to be invalid
or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability
of the other provisions of these Terms
and Conditions of Use will remain unaffected.
Headings
The headings in these Terms and Conditions
of Use are included solely for convenience
and will not limit or otherwise affect
these Terms and Conditions of Use.
Entire Agreement
These Terms and Conditions of Use and
any other policies and/or guidelines
referred to herein constitute the entire
agreement between you and HVCB regarding
this website, and supersede all other
prior or concurrent oral or written
letters, agreements, or understandings
related to this website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments,
we can be contacted by e-mail at info@hvcb.org, by
telephone at 808.923.1811, and by postal
mail at 2270 Kalakaua Avenue, #801,
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 96815.
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