Terms of Use

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Fosni.com is the online information site provided by Friends of Santo Nino, Inc. consisting of information services and content provided by its writers, contibutors, affiliates of Fosni.com and third parties. Your use of this site constitutes your agreement to the terms, conditions and notices below (”Terms of Use”). If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not use this site. Fosni.com reserves the right to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use at any time. Please check this page periodically for any modifications. Your continued use of this site following the posting of any changes will mean that you have accepted the changes.

The contents of this website (including site layout, design, text, images, graphics, video and audio content) are proprietary to the Board of Directors of FRIENDS OF SANTO NINO, INC. and third parties and are subject to the copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights of the Board of Directors of FRIENDS OF SANTO NINO, INC. and third parties. You may use this website only for your personal, non-commercial use. Other than making limited copies of this website’s content, which you may also share with and transmit to your friends and colleagues, you may not reproduce, retransmit, redistribute, upload or post any part of this website, including the contents thereof, in any form or by any means, or store it in any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the Board of Directors of FRIENDS OF SANTO NINO, INC.

Downloading Materials

You may print or download content and materials on the site for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. You may not engage in systematic retrieval of data or other content from this site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without written permission from Fosni.com. Nor may you mirror on your own site the home page or results pages of this site. Use of the content and materials on this site for any purpose not expressly permitted in these Terms of Use is prohibited.

Your Communications

You may not post information or materials to this site that violate the rights of any third party or contain a virus or other harmful component. Nor may you use language or engage in any activity that is threatening, abusive, vulgar, discourteous or unlawful. Fosni.com reserves the right to remove or edit messages or material submitted by users. You may not use this site for sale, trade or other commercial purposes without express agreement. You are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of their posting. You must not do the following things: Post material that is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the copyright owner to post it; post material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have the permission of the owner; post material that infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others; post material that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful or embarrassing to any other person or entity; post a sexually-explicit image; post advertisements or solicitations of business; post chain letters or the like; or impersonate another person. Keep in mind that other users will have access to materials you post to this site, and they might copy, modify or distribute it. By posting information or materials to this site, you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content and that public posting, and use of your information or materials by Fosni.com will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party. You automatically grant to Fosni.com, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display your communications alone or as part of other works in any form, media, or technology whether now known or hereafter developed, and to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses.

Communications by Other Users

Fosni.com does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness accuracy, or reliability of any communications posted by other users or endorse any opinions expressed by users. You acknowledge that any reliance on material posted by other users will be at your own risk. Fosni.com does not screen communications in advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring material posted by users. If notified by a user of communication which allegedly does not conform to these Terms of Use, Fosni.com may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of such communication. Fosni.com has no liability orresponsibility to users for performance or non-performance of such activities. Fosni.com reserves the right to expel users and prevent their further access to Fosni.com or any affiliate of FOSNI, for violating these Terms of Use or the law and the right to remove such communications which are abusive, illegal or disruptive.

Disclaimer of Liability

The FRIENDS OF SANTO NINO, INC. is not responsible for any offers, products, services, statements, information, content expressed made available by third parties and provided by any off-site page referenced on this Web site by hypertext link. The user specifically acknowledges that FOSNI shall not be liable for the conduct of other users, links, or third parties referenced in links on FOSNI.COM, and that the risk of injury from use of such links rests entirely with the user. Further, the presence of links to third parties on FOSNI.COM does not constitute an endorsement by the FRIENDS OF SANTO NINO, INC of the content of the linked sites, or of services or products which may be offered on those sites. These links are provided as an information service only, and it is the sole responsibility of the user to investigate and evaluate any and all offers, services, products, statements, information, and overall content of the linked page.

Neither FOSNI, its affiliates, nor any third-party content providers or licensors makes any warranty whatsoever, including without limitation: that the operation Fosni.com will be uninterrupted or error-free; that defects will be corrected; that this site, including the server that makes it available, is free of viruses or other harmful components; as to the results that may be obtained from use of the materials on the site; or as to the accuracy, reliability, availability, suitability, quality, or operation of any information, software, or service provided on or accessible from the site.

News Items

Publishers of news items do not generally obtain releases from subjects, individuals, groups or entities that are shown in their photographs or graphics or quoted in their texts. Also, no clearance is obtained from the owners of trademarks or copyrighted materials whose marks or materials are included in news items. Therefore, you will be solely responsible for obtaining any and all necessary releases if you use news items that you find on this site. Neither FOSNI nor any other publisher or news service will be liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions in any news material or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing.

FOSNI.COM AND ALL INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND OTHER CONTENT (INCLUDING THIRD PARTY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND CONTENT) INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED AND STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT lIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT AND THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), ALL OF WHICH FOSNI DISCLAIMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOUR USE OF FOSNI.COM IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL FRIENDS OF SANTO NINO, INC. (FOSNI), ITS AFFILIATES OR CONTENT PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, AUTHORIZED USE, PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE, EVEN IF FOSNI WAS PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE IN CONTRACT, TORT, UNDER STATUTE, IN EQUITY, AT LAW OR OTHERWISE.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify FOSNI, its directors, officers, members, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and licensors, from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from your violation of these Terms of Use.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, and the United States of America, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.

Copyrights

Trademarks

Fosni.com and other marks that appear throughout this site belong to Fosni.com Inc., its affiliates or third party trademark owners. Except as permitted by applicable laws, you are prohibited from using any of the marks appearing on this site without express written consent from the respective trademark owners.

If you believe that any copyright infringement exists on this site, or any site with a hyperlink to this site, please use the following process to notify FOSNI. All claims of copyright infringement should be in writing and should be directed to our designated address below:

friends@fosni.com

Friends of Santo Nino, Inc.
5250 Jog Lane
Delray Beach, Fl 33484
USA

Please include the following information:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works at a single Web site are covered by a single claim, a representative list of such works at that Web site.

3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Fosni.com to locate the material.

4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Fosni.com to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.

5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Please be guided accordingly.

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