Last updated: October 21, 2026
Eco Hawaii Travel (“Eco Hawaii Travel,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, disclosed, and protected when you visit ecohawaiitravel.com, use our downloads or other resources, follow our links, or contact us.
Who we are
Eco Hawaii Travel is an independent travel-planning publication. Privacy questions and requests may be sent to contact@ecohawaiitravel.com.
Information you provide
We may receive information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, message, feedback, survey responses, form submissions, or other information you send to us. If we later offer newsletters, accounts, giveaways, comments, or other optional features, the information requested will be shown at the point of collection.
Our current trip-planning downloads may be offered without requiring an account or email address. We do not ask readers to place payment card numbers, passwords, or identity-document numbers into our planning worksheets.
Information collected automatically
When you use the site, our website and service providers may automatically process technical and usage information such as IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring and exit pages, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, dates and times, interactions with site features, and diagnostic or security information.
Cookies and similar technologies
We and services that support the site may use cookies, local storage, pixels, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies for site operation, security, preferences, analytics, affiliate attribution, and advertising. Some are set directly by Eco Hawaii Travel and others may be set or read by third parties whose services appear on the site.
See our Cookie Policy for additional information.
Analytics
We may use analytics and measurement services, including services offered by Google or other providers, to understand traffic, content performance, devices, referring sources, and how readers use the site. Depending on our configuration and your choices, these services may use cookies or other identifiers. We use this information to operate, evaluate, and improve Eco Hawaii Travel.
Advertising, including Google advertising services
Eco Hawaii Travel may display advertising, including through Google AdSense or other advertising networks. When advertising services are enabled, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or other identifiers to serve, limit, measure, and in some cases personalize ads based on visits to this site or other sites.
Google and its partners may use advertising cookies to serve ads based on a user’s visit to Eco Hawaii Travel and/or other websites. Where personalized advertising is used, users may be able to manage or opt out of ad personalization through Google Ads Settings and other industry opt-out tools. Where applicable law requires consent or an opt-out before certain advertising technologies are used, we intend to provide the required consent or privacy controls.
Affiliate links and referral tracking
Some links on Eco Hawaii Travel may be affiliate or referral links. If you click one of these links, the merchant, booking platform, retailer, or affiliate network may use cookies or other identifiers to recognize that the visit or transaction originated from Eco Hawaii Travel. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases or bookings. See our Affiliate Disclosure.
Embedded content and third-party services
Articles may contain or link to maps, videos, reservation systems, booking services, social-media content, government resources, retailers, hotels, activity providers, or other third-party content. Those services may collect information directly from you and may use their own cookies or tracking technologies. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.
Email and communications
If you email us or use a contact form, we may use the information you provide to respond, maintain business records, prevent abuse, and follow up on your request. If we later offer marketing emails or newsletters, we will provide an unsubscribe method as required by applicable law.
How we use information
- Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the website.
- Respond to questions, requests, feedback, or support messages.
- Measure readership, content usefulness, traffic sources, and site performance.
- Support affiliate attribution, advertising, sponsorship measurement, and other lawful monetization.
- Detect fraud, abuse, security threats, and technical problems.
- Comply with law, legal process, and enforceable requests.
- Protect our rights, users, and the integrity of the site.
Legal bases where applicable
Where data-protection law requires a legal basis, we may process information based on consent, our legitimate interests in operating and improving the site, performance of a request you make, or compliance with legal obligations. The applicable basis depends on the information and context.
How information may be shared
Information may be processed by service providers that help us host, secure, cache, analyze, operate, advertise, communicate, or otherwise support the site. We may also share information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to lawful process, protect rights or safety, investigate abuse, or in connection with a business reorganization, transfer, or sale.
We do not sell personal information for money. Certain advertising or analytics practices can be treated as a “sale,” “sharing,” or targeted advertising under some U.S. state privacy laws even when no money is exchanged. Where those laws apply, we will honor applicable opt-out rights and provide required controls.
Data retention
We retain information for only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, to maintain appropriate business and security records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or meet legal obligations. Retention periods vary according to the type of information and the service involved.
International processing
Our site and service providers may process information in the United States and other countries. Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers, the responsible provider may use legally recognized transfer mechanisms.
Your privacy choices and rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a copy of certain personal information; to object to or restrict certain processing; to withdraw consent; or to opt out of certain targeted advertising, sale, or sharing. These rights are subject to applicable law, exceptions, and reasonable identity verification.
You can also control many cookies through your browser. Where our site provides a cookie or privacy-preferences control, you may use it to manage eligible non-essential technologies. We will also honor legally required browser-based opt-out signals when applicable to the technology and jurisdiction involved.
To submit a privacy request, email contact@ecohawaiitravel.com. We will not discriminate against you for exercising a privacy right where applicable law prohibits discrimination.
Children’s privacy
Eco Hawaii Travel is a general-audience travel publication and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly seek personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact us so we can review the matter.
Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect the site and information we handle. No method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed completely secure.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our practices, service providers, monetization, or legal obligations change. The “Last updated” date at the top shows the most recent revision.
Contact
Privacy questions and requests: contact@ecohawaiitravel.com.