Privacy Policy

Subject of policy - This website's privacy policy governs the collection and use of the personal information (such as the name and e-mail address) of the users of this website.

 

Coverage of policy - This policy applies to all of the products and services of this website.

 

Usage of information - The owner of this website shall use the personal information of the users only for the purposes indicated. These purposes include the provision of services, conduct of research, upkeep of functionality, protection of rights or properties of the website owner or its users, and development of new products or services. If the website owner intends to use the information for a purpose other than that indicated, the prior consent of the user shall be requested.

 

Sharing of information - The owner of this web site shall not be entitled to share the personal information of the users with third parties, except under the following circumstances: (1) the user gives consent; (2) the owner gives the information to third parties for processing on behalf of the owner; and (3) the owner has a good faith belief that the disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with the law, (b) enforce the terms and conditions of use of this web site, (c) address fraud, security or safety issues, and (d) protect the rights or properties of the web site owner or its users.

 

The owner shall be entitled to share with third parties aggregated and non-personal information (such as the number of users who searched a particular material).

 

Security of information.- The owner of this website shall take appropriate security measures to protect the personal information against unauthorized access, unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

 

Changes to policy - The owner of this website reserves the right to change this policy from time to time without prior notice to or consent of the users.

 

Governing law.- This website is governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, including Sec. 32 of Republic Act No. 8972, known as the Electronic Commerce Act, providing for the confidentiality of electronic information, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Terms & Conditions

Subject of terms.- These website terms and conditions govern the use of the products and services of this website.

 

Acceptance of terms - By using the products or services of the website, the user is deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions. All persons who do not agree with these terms and conditions are not allowed to use or access this website.

 

Personal information.- The user may be required to provide personal information (such as identification or contact details) to use this website. The user agrees that such personal information are accurate, complete, and current.

 

Usage of services.- The user agrees to use the products or services of this website only for purposes permitted by these terms and conditions, and always in accordance with the applicable laws.

 

Content in the services.- The user agrees that all information from this website is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such content. The applicable laws on copyrights, patents, trademarks, and intellectual property rights may protect the content.

 

Other content.- The products or services of this website may contain hyperlinks to other websites or content of third parties. The user acknowledges that the owner of this website is not responsible for such websites or content, and does not endorse any material in such sites or content.

 

Proprietary rights.- The user acknowledges that the owner of this website owns all rights, title, and interests in and to the products and services of the site. Nothing herein shall be construed to grant the user the right to use the owner's trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features.

 

License to use.- The owner of this website grants the user a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable, non-commercial, and non-exclusive license to use the products and services of the site. The user may not copy, modify, use for commercial purpose, use for public display, reverse engineer,  decompile, extract the source code, remove any copyright or other proprietary notations, assign the license, grant a security interest over the right to use, or otherwise transfer the right to use in whole or in part.

 

Disclaimer of warranties.- The user agrees that the use of the products or services of this website is at the sole risk of the user. The products and services of this website are provided “as is” and “as available.”

 

The owner of this website makes no warranty whatsoever, whether express or implied, regarding the products or services of the site. The owner disclaims all warranties of any kind, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

 

The owner does not represent or warrant that: (1) the products or services will meet the requirements of the user; (2) the products or services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or free from error; (3) the defects in the products or services will be corrected; (4) the content or information from the site will be accurate, reliable, complete or current; (5) the content or information from the site will be updated.

 

 Limitation of liability.- To the full extent permitted by law, the owner of this web site shall not be liable to the user for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, actual, temperate, nominal, moral, exemplary or other damages which may be incurred by the user, however caused and under any theory of liability, including but not limited to loss of profits, loss of goodwill or business reputation, loss of data or cost of procurement of substitute goods or services, even if the owner has been notified of the possibility of such damages.

 

Changes to terms.- The owner of this website reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time without prior notice to or consent of the users, subject only to the rights of users that may have vested before the change.

 

Termination.- The owner of this website reserves the right to terminate or suspend the provision of products or services to any or all users at anytime at the owner's discretion and without prior notice to or consent of the users. The users may terminate or suspend the use or access to the website at anytime at the users' discretion and without prior notice to or consent of the owner.

 

Governing law.- The use of this website is governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, including Republic Act No. 8972, known as the Electronic Commerce Act, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

 

Venue.- The parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Makati City, Philippines, with respect to any dispute or matter arising out of or connected with these terms and conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties also agree that the owner of this web site shall be entitled to apply for equitable reliefs, including injunction, before any court or body in any jurisdiction, in cases of material breach of covenants or warranties related to confidential or proprietary information, or to intellectual property rights, which may result in irreparable injury to the owner for which there may be no adequate remedy at law.