Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 31, 2026
Hoʻokipa Financial Connections, LLC (“Hoʻokipa Financial Connections,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when visiting our website, purchasing products or services, enrolling in courses or memberships, or otherwise interacting with us.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Billing and contact information
Business name and related business information
Information submitted through contact, inquiry, registration, or feedback forms
Account or membership information
Purchase and transaction information
Communications you send to us
When you make a purchase, payment information may be processed through third-party payment processors. We generally do not directly store your complete credit or debit card information.
Our website and third-party service providers may also automatically collect certain technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, and general website usage information.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use information collected through our website to:
Process purchases and provide products or services
Create and manage customer or membership accounts
Provide access to courses, downloads, educational materials, and member resources
Respond to inquiries and customer service requests
Communicate with you regarding purchases, accounts, services, or memberships
Send newsletters, educational content, promotions, or other marketing communications when you have chosen to receive them
Improve our website, products, courses, resources, and services
Maintain the security and functionality of our website
Maintain appropriate business and transaction records
Comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements
We do not sell your personal information for money.
3. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website traffic, analyze visitor behavior, and improve the user experience.
Third-party services integrated with our website may also use cookies or similar technologies according to their own privacy practices.
Depending on your browser and applicable privacy laws, you may be able to limit or disable certain cookies through your browser or available website cookie settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain portions of the website.
4. Third-Party Service Providers
We may use third-party providers to help operate our website and business, including services related to:
Website hosting and e-commerce
Payment processing
Email communications and marketing
Scheduling
Analytics
Course or membership delivery
Accounting and business operations
These providers may receive information when necessary to perform services on our behalf and may process information according to their own privacy policies.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services when appropriate.
5. Email and Marketing Communications
If you subscribe to our mailing list or otherwise agree to receive marketing communications, we may send you information regarding educational resources, business updates, products, courses, promotions, events, or services.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the communication.
Transactional or service-related communications, such as purchase confirmations, account notices, or important service communications, may still be sent when necessary.
6. Purchases and Payment Information
When you purchase a product, course, membership, or other offering through our website, your payment may be processed by a third-party payment processor.
Payment processors may collect information necessary to complete the transaction. Their collection and use of payment information are governed by their respective privacy policies and terms.
Hoʻokipa Financial Connections does not generally receive or store complete payment card numbers.
7. Accounting and Tax Services
Information submitted through this general website is separate from information that may be collected from clients as part of professional accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, or advisory services.
Clients may be asked to provide additional financial, tax, identification, or business information through designated systems, portals, software, or other secure methods.
Please do not submit sensitive financial, tax, identification, or confidential business documents through general website contact forms unless specifically instructed to do so.
Information obtained through professional client engagements may also be subject to additional confidentiality requirements, engagement agreements, and applicable laws or professional obligations.
8. How We Protect Information
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.
However, no website, electronic communication, or online storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You provide information electronically at your own risk.
9. Data Retention
We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain business and transaction records, fulfill legal or regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and support legitimate business operations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
10. Children's Privacy
Our website and commercial services are intended for adults, including parents, guardians, educators, and business owners.
Although we may offer educational materials designed for children, purchases, accounts, memberships, and information submitted through our website should be completed or provided by a parent, legal guardian, educator, or other authorized adult.
We do not knowingly use our general website to solicit personal information directly from children under 13.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us so we can review and, when appropriate, delete the information.
11. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
You may contact us to request that we:
Update or correct certain personal information
Delete certain personal information, where legally permitted
Provide information regarding personal information we maintain about you
Address questions regarding how your information is used
Certain information may need to be retained for legal, tax, accounting, contractual, fraud-prevention, or legitimate business purposes.
12. External Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of websites operated by third parties.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business practices, website features, technology, or applicable requirements.
When changes are made, the updated policy will be posted on this website with a revised effective date.
Your continued use of the website following an update is subject to the revised Privacy Policy.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:
Hoʻokipa Financial Connections, LLC
Hawaiʻi, United States
Email: info@hookipafc.com
Website: https://www.hookipafc.com