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Velauno is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Velauno Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Velauno website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Velauno collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Velauno also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Velauno. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Velauno for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Velauno Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Velauno public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Velauno does not read any of your private online communications.

Velauno encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Velauno so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Velauno is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Velauno and Velauno family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Velauno collects and uses your personal information to operate the Velauno Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Velauno also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Velauno and its affiliates. Velauno may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Velauno does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Velauno may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Velauno may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Velauno, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Velauno does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Velauno keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Velauno, in order to determine what Velauno services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Velauno to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Velauno Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Velauno or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Velauno; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Velauno, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Velauno Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Velauno pages, or register with Velauno site or services, a cookie helps Velauno to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Velauno Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Velauno features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Velauno services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Velauno secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Velauno secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Velauno will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Velauno encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Velauno is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Velauno welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Velauno has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Velauno at jaime@velauno.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.


Stand up paddle surfing, or SUP, is a variant of surfing where the surfer uses a paddle to move through the water while standing on a surfboard. Stand up paddle surfing is derived from its Polynesian roots. The Hawaiian translation is Ku Hoe He'e Nalu; to stand, to paddle, to surf, a wave.

The popularity of the modern sport of SUP has its origination in the Hawaiian Islands. In the early 1960s the Beach Boys of Waikiki would stand on their long boards and paddle out with outrigger paddles to take pictures of the tourists learning to surf. This is where the term "Beach Boy Surfing" originates, another name for Stand Up Paddle Surfing.

In the early 2000s Hawaiian surfers such as Dave Kalama, Brian Keaulana, Rick Thomas, Archie Kalepa and Laird Hamilton started SUP as an alternative way to train while the surf was down. As the years went on they found themselves entering events such as the Moloka'i to O'ahu Paddleboard Race and Mākaha's Big Board Surfing Classic. Now you can find Stand Up Paddle Surfers in many of the Outrigger and Paddleboard races as participants with in heir own division.

One difference between the modern idea of surfing and SUP is that the latter does not need a wave. In SUP, one can paddle on the open ocean, in harbors, on lakes, rivers or any large body of water. One of the advantages of Stand Up Paddle Surfing is the angle of visibility. Because of the standing height over the water one can see both deeper into the water and further across the surface of the water, allowing better visualization of features others lower above the water may not be able to see, whether it is the marine life in the harbors, lakes and coves or the incoming swells of the ocean marching on the horizon.