Privacy Policy

Thu, Sep 2, 2010, 10:45 AM

This is the web site of VW Real Estate (VWonMaui, VW-Volker Weiss) affiliated with Coldwell Banker Island Properties, The Shops at Wailea, 3750 Wailea Alanui, B-35, Wailea, HI 96753, USA. We can also be reached via e-mail at or by telephone at 808.875.6888.

It’s very simple: We understand the value of your personal information and we respect your right to privacy. We are committed to maintaining your confidence and trust. This commitment includes protecting the personal information that we obtain from you. Unless you provide information voluntarily, we will not collect any personal information about you when you visit www.VWonMaui.com.

If we ask you to provide information that personally identifies you, our request to do so will be specific. Should you register to receive our Property Guide, updated Activity Reports, a custom Marketing Concept or automatic MLS (Multiple Listing Service) updates, we will ask for personal information such as your name and e-mail address, maybe even your postal address and phone number. If we want you to provide additional information, we will explain why we need the additional information and how it will be used at the time of the request.

Website usage information: our web server automatically collects and aggregates information about your visit to www.VWonMaui.com, including your IP address, service provider, browser type, domain names of referring websites, operating system, pages accessed on our website as well as the date and time of your access. This information is not personally identifiable. We analyze this aggregated information in an effort to optimize your experience and enhance your time spent with us online.

Tracking cookies: a cookie is a small text file containing a unique identifier that is placed on your computer's hard drive when you visit a website. We use session-based and persistent first-party cookies to improve your access and ease of use of our website. The non-personal information collected from our use of first-party cookies is not linked to your personal information. Cookies do not damage your system or files in any way.
Most browsers now recognize when a cookie is offered and permit users to control how and when they will be accepted. If you are not sure whether your browser has this capability, you should consult the documentation that accompanied your browser or check with your Internet Service Provider (ISP). If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of www.VWonMaui.com services and websites that you visit.

We use your personal information in several ways:
a.    To respond to your email message.
b.    To fulfill your requests and process your transactions.
c.    To support your customer relationship with www.VWonMaui.com. For example, if you provide us with an e-mail or postal address, you may receive mailings from us with information concerning special offers, new services or products. You can unsubscribe to mailings from us at any time. Please refer to the "Opt-Out" section of this policy for details.
d.    To help recognize visitors who have previously registered on our website.
e.    To provide you with marketing materials and sales information.
We may combine the personal information that we collect from you on our website with other information that you provide to us in connection with your use of our services in general.

Third-party relationships: we do not share your personal information with third parties, unless, during a transaction, you have granted us permission to do so.
We may disclose or use your personal information when we, in good faith, believe that either the law requires us to do so or such action is necessary to protect or defend VWonMaui's rights or property.

Access, correction and maintenance of personal information: we provide reasonable and practical access for you to identify inaccuracies in your personal information. If you provide us with personal information through the www.VWonMaui.com website, you have the right to access this data. To request an update, modification, or deletion of any personal information maintained by us, you can contact us at . We will, upon request, update or delete your personal information, however, we will not be able to update or delete data that has been archived as part of our normal business operations.

We keep the personal information collected through our website as long as it is required to service your requests, or, until you request the deletion. We retain aggregated information collected about your visit to our website (i.e., browser type, domain name, pages visited) until we have completed our review and analysis of this information.

“Opt-Out” process: if you are a client with VWonMaui, you may receive direct mail or other marketing material from us. At any time, you can "opt-out" of receiving direct mail and marketing material from VWonMaui, such as product and service updates, by either contacting or by following the "unsubscribe" instructions contained within the specific communication.

If at any time in the future we decide to use your personal information for a purpose not currently stated in this Privacy Policy, we will modify the Policy to disclose such usage in accordance with “Changes to VWonMaui.com’s Privacy Policy” explained below.

Links to third-party websites: websites accessed from www.VWonMaui.com via hyperlinks or links to other sites may be governed by privacy policies and practices that differ from our policy. The information practices of other third-party websites linked to www.VWonMaui.com are not covered by this policy. You are encouraged to become familiar with the privacy policies and practices of every website you visit prior to disclosing any personal information. We are in no way liable for any and all content of third-party websites.

Security of personal information: we store your personal information in a secure location that is accessible only by designated staff. We make reasonable efforts to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration or destruction.

Changes to VWonMaui's Privacy Policy: We may modify or amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. In an effort to keep you informed of changes to this Privacy Policy, we will indicate the effective date of the currently posted policy at the top of this document. For substantial changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by placing prominent notice on our homepage. Changes to this Privacy Policy will never affect our use of previously provided personal information. No personal information provided by you under the terms of this Privacy Policy (or any prior version of this document) will be used in a manner that is materially inconsistent with it, without your prior written permission.


Acceptance: By using www.VWonMaui.com, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy, as amended from time to time in accordance with the “Changes” explained above. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions contained in this Privacy Policy, please do not use our websites.

Please contact us using the information at the beginning of this document, if you have any thoughts, questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy or any other aspect of your relationship with VWonMaui. We are a proclaimed supporter of the “Aloha” lifestyle that can not be copied anywhere else. Together we should be able to solve possible problems: life is too short for anything else!

Mahalo for visiting & for using our services, VWonMaui