Website Terms of Use

Terms of Use and Disclaimer

1. General

a) By using and accessing this site (davaotoday.com), you agree to be legally bound by these terms, which shall take effect the moment you access the site.

b) Changes to these terms shall be done by davaotoday.com without prior notice, so please visit this page regularly.

c) You agree to use davaotoday.com only for lawful purposes. Unlawful use includes, but not limited to, posting of pornographic or offensive materials, materials that expose children and minor to harm or ridicule, materials that harass or offend any person.

d) All materials on davaotoday.com are provided on an “as is” basis. We do not make any warranties or guarantees. Moreover, davaotoday.com does not guarantee that the information, services and functions on the site will be uninterrupted and error-free, or that its servers are completely immune from viruses, bugs or glitches.

e) In using this site, you shall not hold davaotoday.com liable for loss of data, loss of revenue or anticipated profits, loss of business, loss of opportunity, loss of goodwill or injury to reputation, losses suffered by third parties, or any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages.

f) davaotoday.com contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the availability or content of these third-partty sites and will not be a party to, or in any way responsible for, any transaction concerning goods or services available from such sites.

g) These terms shall be governed by the laws of the Philippines.

2. Stories, Images, Video, Audio

a) Unless otherwise indicated, all materials (text, image, video and audio, including logos and the name “davao today”) in davaotoday.com are copyrighted property of Davao Today Webworks and Multimedia Publishing. Individual copyright is retained by the author of material not produced or generated by davaotoday.com, as shall be indicated accordingly.

b) The copying, reproduction, republishing, reposting, broadcasting, transmitting, adapting, altering or creating derivative work of davaotoday.com’s material are prohibited. Personal and noncommercial use is allowed. If you want to use any of davaotoday.com’s material for other purposes, prior written permission is required.

3. Contributions

a) When you contribute or submit materials (text, images, video and audio) to davaotoday.com, you agree that you grant to davaotoday.com and its affiliates perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licenseable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, make available to the public, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights to these materials.

b) By submitting your material to davaotoday.com, you warrant — under the laws of the Philippines and international laws — that the material is not defamatory or unlawful. You also warrant that the information or data used in the material were lawfully acquired and does not infringe on the copyright of others. You also warrant that davaotoday.com shall be indemnified against all legal fees, damages and expenses that may arise from your breach of these warranties.