Terms of Use
Last Updated: September 24, 2026
Welcome to the website of the Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc. (“Takitani Foundation,” “Foundation,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of takitanifoundation.org (the “Website”).
By accessing or using the Website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Website.
1. About the Website
The Website provides information about the Takitani Foundation, its mission, scholarship and grant programs, recipients, partners, activities, news, and related resources.
The Website is primarily informational. The Foundation does not accept donations, purchases, or other payments through the Website.
Certain functions described or linked to on the Website, including scholarship applications, may be provided through third-party services and are subject to the terms and policies of those providers.
2. Scholarship and Grant Information
The Foundation strives to provide accurate and current information about its scholarship, grant, and other programs. However, program requirements and details may change.
Eligibility requirements, deadlines, award amounts, selection procedures, available programs, and other program terms may be modified, updated, suspended, or discontinued by the Foundation as appropriate.
Information appearing on the Website does not guarantee eligibility, selection, funding, a scholarship or grant award, or any particular award amount.
If information on the Website conflicts with the official application materials, program guidelines, award documentation, or other official materials issued for a particular scholarship or grant program, the applicable official program materials will control.
3. Third-Party Application Services
Scholarship applications are not submitted directly through the Website. The Foundation uses a third-party application platform, currently provided through GrantInterface.com, to administer applications and related materials.
When you leave the Website to access a third-party application system, your use of that service is subject to the third party's own terms, privacy practices, security practices, and other policies.
The Foundation is not responsible for the operation, availability, security, or independent practices of third-party platforms.
Some scholarship applicants may be under 18 years of age. Information submitted through a third-party application platform is collected and processed through that platform rather than directly through the public Website. Please review the applicable application materials and the third-party provider's policies for information concerning the handling of application data.
4. Restricted Partner Areas
Certain portions of the Website may be password-protected and made available only to authorized Foundation partners or other designated users. These areas may allow authorized users to access or upload documents and other materials.
Access to a restricted area does not create a general Website account or give a user permission to access any other restricted information or systems.
If you are provided access to a restricted area, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any password or access information provided to you. You may not share access credentials with unauthorized persons, attempt to access materials for which you have not been granted permission, or use restricted materials for purposes unrelated to the reason access was provided.
The Foundation may modify, restrict, suspend, or revoke access to restricted areas at any time.
5. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, the Website and its content—including text, graphics, logos, design elements, scholarship materials, documents, photographs, illustrations, and other original materials—are owned by or licensed to the Takitani Foundation and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
Some photographs, logos, materials, and other content appearing on the Website may be owned by scholarship partners, grant partners, schools, news organizations, photographers, or other third parties. Such content remains the property of its respective owner and is used by the Foundation with permission or as otherwise permitted by law.
You may view, download, or print Website materials for personal, educational, or other noncommercial purposes, provided that you do not remove copyright, attribution, or other proprietary notices.
Unless you have received prior permission from the Foundation or applicable rights holder, you may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, commercially exploit, materially modify, or create derivative works from Website content.
Nothing in these Terms grants you a right to use the Foundation's name, logos, trademarks, or other branding in a manner that suggests sponsorship, endorsement, affiliation, or approval by the Foundation.
6. Student and Scholarship Recipient Information
The Website may recognize current or former scholarship recipients and other students through names, photographs, schools, awards, biographical information, achievements, stories, or similar information.
This information is provided to recognize recipients, communicate the Foundation's mission and impact, and preserve the history of Foundation programs.
You may not use automated or systematic means to scrape, harvest, collect, extract, compile, or create databases of information concerning students or scholarship recipients from the Website.
You may not republish, sell, license, commercially exploit, use for unsolicited marketing or solicitation, or otherwise misuse personal or biographical information about students or scholarship recipients obtained from the Website.
7. Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner consistent with these Terms.
You may not:
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, restricted areas, servers, systems, or data;
Circumvent or attempt to circumvent security or access controls;
Introduce viruses, malware, malicious code, or other harmful technology;
Interfere with or disrupt the operation or security of the Website;
Use automated systems to scrape, harvest, or systematically extract Website content or personal information;
Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation with an organization;
Use the Website or its content for fraudulent, unlawful, misleading, or abusive purposes; or
Use Foundation materials, branding, or content in a manner that falsely suggests Foundation sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation.
The Foundation may restrict or block access to the Website when reasonably necessary to protect the Website, its users, the Foundation, or its partners.
8. Third-Party Websites and Content
The Website may contain links to third-party websites, application systems, educational institutions, partner organizations, news sources, social media platforms, or other external resources.
These links are provided for convenience or informational purposes. A link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the third party, its products or services, its views, or all content appearing on its website.
The Foundation does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, accuracy, or privacy practices. Your use of a third-party website is subject to that website's own terms and policies.
9. Accuracy and Availability
The Foundation makes reasonable efforts to maintain useful and accurate information on the Website. However, information may occasionally contain errors, become outdated, or be incomplete.
The Foundation does not warrant that the Website or any particular content will always be accurate, complete, current, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
The Foundation may modify, remove, update, or discontinue Website content or functionality at any time.
10. Privacy
Your use of the Website is also subject to the Foundation's Privacy Policy, which describes how information collected through the Website is handled.
Information submitted through third-party websites or application platforms may also be subject to the privacy policies and practices of those third parties.
11. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
The Foundation makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the operation, availability, accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the Website or its content.
Nothing on the Website should be interpreted as a promise or guarantee that any person or organization will receive a scholarship, grant, funding, recognition, partnership opportunity, or other benefit from the Foundation.
12. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Takitani Foundation and its directors, officers, employees, representatives, and agents will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or similar damages arising from or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Website.
The Foundation is not responsible for losses or damages resulting from third-party websites or services, interruptions in Website availability, unauthorized conduct by third parties, or reliance on Website information that has been superseded by official program materials.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
13. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Takitani Foundation from claims, liabilities, damages, or reasonable expenses arising directly from your unlawful use of the Website, unauthorized use of Foundation intellectual property, violation of these Terms, or misuse of restricted Website areas or information concerning students and scholarship recipients.
This provision is intended to apply to misuse of the Website and is not intended to impose responsibility on users for ordinary, good-faith use of the Website.
14. Changes to These Terms
The Foundation may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, Foundation programs, technology, or applicable requirements.
When these Terms are updated, the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will be revised. Your continued use of the Website after revised Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
15. Governing Law
These Terms and your use of the Website are governed by the laws of the State of Hawaiʻi, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
16. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.
17. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms of Use, you may contact:
Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 10360
Honolulu, HI 96816-0687