worldclassfilipino™ Terms of Service

1.       ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

Welcome. worldclassfilipino™ provides its services to you subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by us from time to time without necessarily informing you.

In addition, worldclassfilipino™ may also offer other services that are governed by different Terms of Service.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

worldclassfilipino™ provides users with access to a rich collection of resources, including various tools, forums, shopping services, personalized content, latest news and among other services. You also understand and agree that the Service may include advertisements and that these advertisements are necessary for worldclassfilipino™ to provide the Service. You also understand and agree that the Service may include certain communications from worldclassfilipino™, such as service announcements, administrative messages and the worldclassfilipino™ newsletter, and that these communications are considered part of worldclassfilipino™ membership and you will not be able to opt out of receiving them.  You understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that worldclassfilipino™ assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings. You are responsible for obtaining access to the Service, and that access may involve third-party fees (such as Internet service provider or airtime charges). You are responsible for those fees, including those fees associated with the display or delivery of advertisements. In addition, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment necessary to access the Service.

Please be aware that worldclassfilipino™ will in no way provide materials that are obscene, violent and offensive.  If you stumble upon a material you find to be obscene, violent and offensive, kindly report such to worldclassfilipino™ by sending the link of the material.

2.       YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS

In consideration of your use of the Service, you represent that you are of at least 16 years of age. You also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Service's registration form (the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or worldclassfilipino™ has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, worldclassfilipino™ has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).

worldclassfilipino™  PRIVACY POLICY

Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full privacy policy at http://worldclassfilipino.com/privacy/

MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY

You will receive a password and account designation upon completing the Service's registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a) immediately notify worldclassfilipino™ of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. worldclassfilipino™ cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section.

3.       MEMBER CONDUCT

You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, tags, or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. This means that you, and not worldclassfilipino™, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. worldclassfilipino™ does not control the Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will worldclassfilipino™ be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, forwarded, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Service.

You agree to not use the Service to:

a.       upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;

b.       harm minors in any way;

c.       impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a worldclassfilipino™ official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

d.       forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;

e.       upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);

f.         upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;

g.       upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as shopping) that are designated for such purpose.

h.       upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

i.         disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;

j.         interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service;

k.       intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, and any regulations having the force of law;

l.         "stalk" or otherwise harass another; and/or

m.     collect or store personal data about other users in connection with the prohibited conduct and activities set forth in paragraphs a through m above.

You acknowledge that worldclassfilipino™ may or may not pre-screen Content, but that worldclassfilipino™ and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or remove any Content that is available via the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, worldclassfilipino™ and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by worldclassfilipino™ or submitted to worldclassfilipino™ including without limitation information in worldclassfilipino™ Message Boards and in all other parts of the Service.

You acknowledge, consent and agree that worldclassfilipino™ may access, preserve and disclose your account information and Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of worldclassfilipino™ its users and the public.

You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.

You understand that the Service and software embodied within the Service may include security components that permit digital materials to be protected, and that use of these materials is subject to usage rules set by worldclassfilipino™ and/or content providers who provide content to the Service. You may not attempt to override or circumvent any of the usage rules embedded into the Service. Any unauthorized reproduction, publication, further distribution or public exhibition of the materials provided on the Service, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.

4.       SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE

Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content.

5.       CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON THE SERVICE

worldclassfilipino™ does not claim ownership of Content you submit or make available for inclusion on the Service. However, with respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service, you grant worldclassfilipino™ the following worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license(s).

"Publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas of the worldclassfilipino™ website that are intended by worldclassfilipino™ to be available to the general public. By way of example, publicly accessible areas of the Service would include World-Class Articles and Blogs, Gallery section that are open to both members and visitors. However, publicly accessible areas of the Service would not include portions of worldclassfilipino™ that are limited to members, worldclassfilipino™ services intended for private communication such as worldclassfilipino™

CONTRIBUTIONS TO worldclassfilipino™

By submitting ideas, suggestions, documents, and/or proposals ("Contributions") to worldclassfilipino™ through its suggestion or feedback web pages, you acknowledge and agree that: (a) your Contributions do not contain confidential or proprietary information; (b) worldclassfilipino™ is not under any obligation of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Contributions; (c) worldclassfilipino™ shall be entitled to use or disclose (or choose not to use or disclose) such Contributions for any purpose, in any way, in any media worldwide; (d) worldclassfilipino™ may have something similar to the Contributions already under consideration or in development; (e) your Contributions automatically become the property of worldclassfilipino™ without any obligation of worldclassfilipino™ to you; and (f) you are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement of any kind from worldclassfilipino™ under any circumstances.

6.       INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold worldclassfilipino™ and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, partners and licensors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights of another.

7.       NO RESALE OF SERVICE

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service (including your worldclassfilipino™ ID), use of the Service, or access to the Service.

8.       GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE

You acknowledge that worldclassfilipino™ may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Service, including without limitation the maximum number of days that email messages, message board postings or other uploaded Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number of email messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum size of any message that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on worldclassfilipino™ servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Service in a given period of time. You agree that worldclassfilipino™ has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that worldclassfilipino™ reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that worldclassfilipino™ reserves the right to modify these general practices and limits from time to time.

9.       MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE

worldclassfilipino™ reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that worldclassfilipino™ shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

10.   TERMINATION

You agree that worldclassfilipino™ may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate your worldclassfilipino™ account, any associated email address, and access to the Service. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the TOS or other incorporated agreements or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (c) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions), (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Service (or any part thereof), (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems, (f) extended periods of inactivity, (g) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal activities, and/or (h) nonpayment of any fees owed by you in connection with the Services. Further, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in worldclassfilipino™'s sole discretion and that worldclassfilipino™ shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your account, any associated email address, or access to the Service.

11.   DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS

Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Service, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that worldclassfilipino™ shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.

12.   LINKS

The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because worldclassfilipino™ has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that worldclassfilipino™