Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information HiTech Quest collects, what we do with it, what we don't do with it, and how we keep it safe. By visiting this website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

I. Who Does This Privacy Policy Apply To?

This Privacy Policy applies to the conduct of HiTech Quest, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and its partners, sponsors, and independent contractors with respect to their participation, if any, in this website. When we use the terms website or this website, we mean those webpages and website described and defined in the Terms and Conditions of Use.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to practices that may be employed with respect to third party websites, including websites owned and/or operated by HiTech Quest's partners, sponsors, and independent contractors. Third party websites that you connect to through this website, whether or not linked the HiTech Quest website, are not under HiTech Quest's control and are subject to their own privacy policies rather than this Privacy Policy. For more information about linking to third party websites through this website, please see the Terms and Conditions of Use.

II. What Information Does HiTech Quest Collect?

HiTech Quest collects certain information in order to promote its mission and provide the services described in this website. The type of information that HiTech Quest collects depends on what you do when you visit our website.

A. Personal Information That You Provide to Us

If you provide us information to become a HiTech Quest mentor, a student registering to compete in a HiTech Quest competition, or if you list an internship program with us, you will need to provide us with some personal information about yourself. The information that we collect includes some or all of the following: your name; your daytime phone number; your evening phone number; your pager number; your mobile phone number; your e-mail address; your you employer and occupation if you are not a student; and your age, school and grade if you are a student.

B. Information That We Collect Automatically

We also collect certain types of information automatically whenever you access and use our website. Some of this information is stored in cookies (see the next section for a discussion of cookies). Examples of the information we collect automatically include: (1) the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; (2) the browser software you are using; (3) your operating system; (4) the date and time you access our website; and (5) the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our website.

C. Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies to store some information that enables us to improve your experience at our website in a number of ways. Cookies also help us to learn about how and when people use our website so that we can determine which parts of our website are popular and which need to be modified to be more useful. Although cookies do identify a website user's computer, cookies alone cannot personally identify a user.

Your Web browser only allows us to access the cookies we have already sent to your computer, not the cookies that other websites have sent. We do not and cannot use cookies to retrieve any information from your computer that we did not put there in the first place.

You can adjust your Web browser to refuse all new cookies, to notify you whenever you are about to receive a new cookie, or to disable cookies completely. There may be portions of our website that will not always function properly if you do not allow cookies.

D. Collection of Personal Information from Children

HiTech Quest believes it is especially important to protect children's privacy online. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to participate in and monitor their Internet activity. We will not collect online personal information from children under the age of 14. Students under the age of 14 who wish to register for a HiTech Quest competition must do so through an adult advisor, or a parent or legal guardian. Those features of this website that result in our actively collecting personal information can only be used by persons 14 years of age and older

We will collect some or all of the following personal information about students wishing to register for a HiTech Quest competition: (1) name; (2) age, (3) daytime phone number, (4) evening phone number, (5) mailing address, (6) school, (7) grade, and (8) e-mail address. In the case of students under the age of 14, we will ask the child's adult advisor, parent or legal guardian to provide the following information about himself or herself: (1) name; (2) postal address; (3) telephone number; (4) e-mail address; and (5) any comments or concerns. We take reasonable measures to ensure the confidentiality, security, and integrity of all personal information that we collect.

We will use the personal information collected internally only, to register the student for the competition and to send the student and/or the student's advisor, parent or legal guardian information about the competition. All of the information collected is necessary to accomplish these purposes. We do not condition a student's participation in any HiTech Quest activity on the disclosure of more personal information than is reasonably necessary to their participation in the activity. We do not provide personal information about the student, or the student's advisor, parent or guardian to any third parties.

An adult advisor, parent or guardian who register's a student under the age of 14 can review the information that we have on record about the student and delete all or part of this information. In order to review or delete a student's personal information, or to notify us that we may not further collect or use a child's personal information, the advisor, parent or guardian can contact us by e-mail at info@hitechquest.com, or by postal mail at 550 Paiea St., Suite 222, Honolulu, HI 96819.

If you have any questions about our policy regarding children's personal information, please contact us by e-mail at info@hitechquest.com, or by postal mail at 550 Paiea St., Suite 222, Honolulu, HI 96819.

III. What Does HiTech Quest Do with the Information It Collects?

We collect various information from you and others in the community, including personal information, in order to promote HiTech Quest's mission to identify, encourage and mentor grade school level students having special interests and/or skills in information technology. We also collect information from website users in order to improve the website and enhance your experience at our website.

If you register to be a sponsor, or mentor, or list an internship program with our website, we will post the information about you and your company, including personal information that you provide to us, on the HiTech Quest website for other Internet users to see and use. We will not sell personal information about you nor make personal information about you available to third parties for any commercial purpose.

If you are 14 years old or older and register to participate in a HiTech Quest competition, or if you are an adult advisor, parent or guardian and register a student under the age of 14 for a HiTech Quest competition, we will use the personal information you provide to us internally only, in order to send you and/or the student information about the competition. In all other respects we will safeguard the personal information from disclosure. Competition participants and award winners, and their parents and legal guardians, will be asked to sign a publicity release that will allow us to use the student's names and likeness, and the name of their schools, on the HiTech Quest Projects and Winners webpage, and in other ways that promotes HiTech Quest and its purpose.

We also use the information we collect to make sure that our website provides you with the resources you need and the level of quality you expect. For example, information about the sections of the website that people visit most frequently and least frequently helps us to decide which features website users find useful and which features need some changes.

Please be advised, however, that we reserve the right to disclose any personal information about you to appropriate third parties without your prior consent if we have a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to: (1) conform to legal requirements or comply with valid legal process, such as a search warrant, subpoena, or court order; (2) protect our rights or property; (3) enforce the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Use; or (4) prevent harm to you or others.

Also, HiTech Quest may sometimes share with third parties certain non-personal, summary information about the people who use our website. This information is not personally identifiable in any way and consists of facts such as the average numbers of visitors to our website per day and the most popular sections of our website.

IV. What Kind of Security Does HITECH QUEST Use to Protect Your Privacy?

We take commercially reasonable steps, through the use of updated security software, and technical and non-technical protocols, to ensure that the personal information intended to be used internally only is safe from disclosure.

V. What Do You Need to Do to Protect Your Personal Information?

You have several options when deciding how you can best protect your personal information. One option is simply not to volunteer any personal information. This approach would prevent you from taking advantage of most of the features of our website.

Another option is to configure your Web browser to refuse all new cookies, to notify you whenever you are about to receive a new cookie, or to disable cookies completely. However parts of our website may not function properly if you do not allow cookies.

The Federal Trade Commission's website also offers useful information about how to protect your personal information while on the Internet.

VI. How Can You Find Out What Personal Information Is on Record?

If you register to be a sponsor or mentor, or you submit an internship program, the personal information we have about you will be posted on our website. If you are a student registering to enter the HiTech Quest competition, or you are an adult advisor, parent or guardian who registered a student 13 years or younger for a competition, you can contact us by e-mail at info@hitechquest.com, or by postal mail at 550 Paiea St., Suite 222, Honolulu, HI 96819, and ask us what information we have on record about you or about the student you registered.

VII. How Can You Correct the Personal Information on Record with Us?

If you know or believe that the information we have on record about you, your company, or program is incomplete or inaccurate in any respect, you can correct the information yourself by using the registered user feature of our website, or you can contact us by email at info@hitechquest.com, or by postal mail at 550 Paiea St., Suite 222, Honolulu, HI 96819, and ask that we correct any information that might be outdated or otherwise invalid. If you are a student registering to enter the HiTech Quest competition, or you are an adult advisor, parent or guardian who registered a student 13 years or younger for a competition, you can contact us by email at info@hitechquest.com, or by postal mail at 550 Paiea St., Suite 222, Honolulu, HI 96819, and ask that we correct any information that might be outdated or otherwise invalid.

VIII. How Can You Get Additional Information About HiTech Quest's Privacy Policy?

For additional information about our Privacy Policy, please e-mail us your question or request at info@hitechquest.com. You can also contact us postal mail at 550 Paiea St., Suite 222, Honolulu, HI 96819.

IX. What Can You Do About Violations of This Privacy Policy?

If at any time you believe HiTech Quest has not adhered to the principles set forth in this Privacy Policy, please notify us and we will make all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly correct the problem. We can be contacted by e-mail at info@hitechquest.com, and by postal mail at 550 Paiea St., Suite 222, Honolulu, HI 96819.

X. Amendments to HiTech Quest's Privacy Policy From time to time, it may be necessary for HiTech Quest to amend this Privacy Policy. You are responsible for regularly reviewing this Privacy Policy so that you will be aware of any changes. However, if we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information, we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our website. Please note that your continued use of this website means that you accept the amendments to this Privacy Policy.

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