Privacy & Policy
Last revised: June 1 2024
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and share
information we collect on our online interfaces and properties (e.g., websites
and mobile applications) owned and controlled by Kavua, Inc. (“Company,” “we,”
“us” or “our” ), including the www.givekavua.org website (collectively, the
“Site”). The Site provides (a) an online platform for appropriately
qualified charities and other entities (“Fundraiser”) to raise funds from Site
visitors (“Donors”) through the sale of goods or services or to solicit
donations to support their organization and/or mission and (b) related services
(collectively the “Services”). Kavua, Inc. only provides technology to
allow Fundraisers and Donors or other users to connect and does not participate
in the fundraising activities or the interactions between Fundraisers and
Donors using the Services.
By accessing the Site or using the Services you consent to
our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as
described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of
this Policy, you should discontinue using the Site immediately.
I. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect both “Non-Personal Information” about usage of
the Site and “Personally Identifiable Information” about Site visitors.
Non-Personal Information includes automatically collected information that
cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general
demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform
types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the
data you submit and number of clicks. Personally Identifiable Information
includes information that Site visitors submit to us that identifies or relates
to a specific individual.
We collect Personally Identifiable Information that you
submit, including registration information submitted by Fundraisers (such as
name, email and postal address, telephone number, organization name, billing
information, campaign information), information submitted by Donors when
interacting with Fundraisers (name, email and postal addresses, and other
information requested by Fundraisers), and contact information if you contact
us with an inquiry (email address, telephone number).
We do not collect payment information from Donors; Donors
wishing to make a purchase from or donate funds to Fundraisers are connected to
Stripe or another of our third-party payment processors, who collects and
processes payment information.
We use cookies and similar technology to collect aggregate
Non-Personal Information about Site usage by all of our visitors and to help us
remember you and your preferences when you revisit the Site. We track
information provided to us by your browser or by our software application when
you view or use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the
“referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you
connected to the Service, the time and date of access, and other information
that does not personally identify you. We track this information using cookies,
or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are
sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer
hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect Non-Personal
Information about that visitor and keep a record of the visitor’s preferences
when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis. We may
use both persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on your
computer after you close your session and until you delete them, while session
cookies expire when you close your browser. For example, we may use a
persistent cookie to track whether you have visited GiveKavua before, so we can
show you basic information about our Service on your first visit. Further
general information about cookies and how they work is available at www.allaboutcookies.org.
We allow selected third parties to place cookies through
the Site to provide us with better insights into the use of the Site or user
demographics or to provide relevant advertising to you. These third
parties may collect information about a consumer’s online activities over time
and across different websites when he or she uses our website. We may also
permit third-party service providers to place cookies through our Site to
perform analytic or marketing functions. For instance, we use Google
Analytics to collect information about use of our Site. This information is
used for the sole purpose of improving our Site. Google Analytics does not
collect any Personally Identifying Information, nor do we combine the
information collected with Personally Identifiable information. We do not
control the use of such third-party cookies or the resulting information and we
are not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties.
We do not use technology that recognizes a “do-not-track”
signal from your web browser.
II. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We will use the information you provide for our general
commercial purposes such as to improve our Site, grow our business, protect the
security of our Site and Services, and to offer our own or third-party products
or services that we think you may find of interest. We may also use the
information you provide us to notify you of relevant information pertinent to
the Site or Services or your registered account with us. We use your contact
information to respond to your inquiries or to provide information on products
or services to you.
III. SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We do not sell, share, or disclose Personal Information
about our users and Site visitors except as described in this Privacy
Policy.
We may disclose your information if
- i) you request or authorize it;
- (ii) the information is provided to help complete
a transaction for you;
- (iii) the information is provided to comply with
the law, applicable regulations, governmental and quasi-governmental
requests, court orders or subpoenas, to enforce our Terms of Use or other
agreements, or to protect our rights, property or safety or the rights,
property or safety of our users or others (e.g., to a consumer reporting
agency for fraud protection etc.);
- (iv) the disclosure is done as part of a purchase,
transfer or sale of services or assets (e.g., in the event that
substantially all of our assets are acquired by another party, your
information may be one of the transferred assets);
- (v) the information is provided to our agents,
outside vendors or service providers to perform functions on our behalf
(e.g., analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, providing customer
service, processing orders, etc.); or
- (vi) as
otherwise described in this Privacy Policy.
We may disclose your non-private, aggregated, or otherwise
Non-Personal Information, such as usage statistics of our Site or Services, to
our affiliates and third parties.
IV. DATA PROTECTION
We use reasonable technical, administrative and physical
measures to protect information contained in our system against misuse, loss or
alteration. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is
100% secure and all Site visitors assume the risk of any information disclosed
to the Site online. If we receive instructions using your log-in information we
will consider that you have authorized the instructions.
V. THIRD-PARTY LINKS
We may permit others to link to this Site or to post a link
to their site on ours. We do not endorse these linked sites. These sites
are out of our direct control, and by visiting the Site our Site visitors
acknowledge this fact and accept any risks that may be incurred by visiting
other sites. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy
policies. Please read their privacy policies before submitting
information. We hold no responsibility or liability for content and
activities on these sites.
The Site may contain advertisements or sponsorships, which
are offered by third parties, as well as, in some instances, the Site itself or
parties associated with Company. We do not endorse the companies placing such
advertisements or sponsorships and are not responsible for any Personally
Identifiable Information collected by advertisements not associated with the
Site or the Company.
VI. ACCESSING YOUR INFORMATION AND YOUR CHOICES
Registered users can update, amend or delete information at
any time by logging into their account.
All users may unsubscribe or opt out of any promotional
emails sent by the Company, by sending an email to info@kavua.org, with
the subject “UNSUBSCRIBE” or by following the instructions in an email you
receive from us.
You can choose to delete or block cookies by setting your
browser to either reject all cookies or to allow cookies only from selected
sites. If you block cookies the performance of the Site may be impaired
and certain features may not function at all.
VII. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
This Site is not designed nor intended to be attractive to
use by children under the age of 13. If you are under 13 please do not
submit any information to us. We do not knowingly collect information of minors
under the age of 13 years of age online. If we discover that we hold
information from an individual under the age of 13, we will delete such
information immediately. Furthermore, we restrict all visitors under the age of
18 from registering an account on the Site or using the Services.
VIII. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
Your California Privacy Rights. Certain California residents may request disclosure about the manner in which we share certain categories of information with others for their marketing purposes. If you would like a copy of this notice, send an email to info@kavua.org with the subject of “CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS”.
California Consumer Privacy Act. At this time the
Company is not required to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act
(CCPA). We will update this Privacy Policy when we qualify for coverage under
the CCPA.
IX. NOTICE TO NEVADA RESIDENTS
We do not transfer personal information for monetary consideration. If you would like to tell us not to sell your information in the future, please email us at info@kavua.org with your name, postal address, telephone number and email address with “Nevada do not sell” in the subject line.
X. DATA PROCESSING AND CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS
Our Site is maintained on servers located in the United
States, and personal information submitted is stored on our servers in the
United States. If you are visiting our Site from outside the United
States, please be advised that your information is transferred to our U.S.
servers. Disclosing your personal information to us pursuant to this
Privacy Policy is at your own risk. We strive to comply with laws of
jurisdictions in which we maintain operations but we make no representations
that the practices described in this Privacy Policy are compliant with laws
outside those jurisdictions that apply to the collection, security, use and
disclosure of personal information.
XI. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to make changes to our privacy policy
at any time, at our sole discretion. The Policy in effect at the time you use
the Site governs how we may use your information. If we make material changes,
we will post the revised Policy and the revised effective date on this Site.
Please check back here from time to time to review any changes.
XII. HOW TO CONTACT US
We would love to hear from you. This Site is owned and
operated by Kavua, Inc. Please direct all inquiries to info@kavua.org. You may also contact us at:
Kavua, Inc.
8911 Collins Avenue, Suite 204
Surfside, FL 33154
Phone: (786) 539-5400