Terms & Conditions

Terms of Use

Last updated May 22, 2024

The Philippine Association of Gold Banks, and its affiliates, and affiliated trusts, trust companies, and foundations, as well as each of their respective affiliates and sub-trusts (collectively “PAGB“, or “we”, “us” or “our”) provide content on this website that post a link to this Terms of Use (the “Site”) subject to the following terms and conditions (the “Terms”). We may periodically change the Terms without prior notice (refer to Section 12 below). By accessing and using this Site or by downloading any of the material or documents provided herein, you agree to these Terms. For an explanation of PAGB’s practices and policies related to the collection, use, and storage of our users information, please read our Privacy Policy.

Copyright Protection

All content and functionality on the Site, including text, graphics, logos, icons, images, and videos and the selection and arrangement thereof, in addition to any concepts, strategies, designs, white papers, know-how, tools, frameworks, software, applications or other technology, algorithms, models, processes, economic perspectives, or underlying or embedded in the foregoing, along with any enhancements to or derivative works thereof (the “Site Content”) is the exclusive property of PAGB or its licensors and, to the extent applicable, is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Neither the Site Content nor functionality of the Site, may be copied, reproduced, modified, reverse engineered, altered (including the removal or disabling of any security or technological safeguards, disclaimers, or legends) uploaded, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way without our written permission, except for those uses specified in Section 3 – Use of site content. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Any White Papers or other Resources are subject to the rights of the Copyright Holder and where the Copyright is held by PAGB, such resources and materials shall be redistributed together as one and the same document under a Creative Commons License. To view a copy of the license, visit: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/.

Trademarks

The trademarks, service marks, designs, gold coins, and logos (collectively, the “Trademarks”) displayed on the Site are the registered and unregistered Trademarks of PAGB and its licensors. You agree that, except as expressly permitted by us (e.g., through social media sharing tools provided on the Site) or by our licensors, where applicable, you will not refer to or attribute any information to PAGB or its licensors in any public medium (e.g., press release, websites, or public social media) for advertising or promotion purposes, or for the purpose of informing or influencing any third-party and that you will not use, reproduce or distribute any Trademark of, or imply any endorsement by or relationship with, PAGB or its licensors.

Use of site content

PAGB hereby grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license for the term hereof to access and download, display, and print one copy of the Site Content on any single computer solely for your internal, business use, provided that you do not modify the Site Content in any way (including creating derivative works thereof), that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices displayed on the Site Content, and that you otherwise comply with these Terms. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, reverse engineer, distribute, transmit, post, or disclose the Site Content without PAGB’s prior written consent. In addition, you may not “mirror” the Site Content or any portion thereof without PAGB’s express written consent. Nothing on this Site should be construed as granting directly or indirectly, or by implication, any license or right to use any PAGB intellectual property other than as expressly set forth herein. The license granted in this section terminates automatically and immediately if you do not comply with these Terms.

By downloading any of the Site Content, you expressly agree to be subject to the Terms of Use hereof and to the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons license granted to you exclusively to download, copy, and distribute the Articles in their entirety without change, in any medium or format in unadapted form and for non-commercial purposes only, so long as the following attribution is provided by you:

User postings

You acknowledge and agree that PAGB shall own and have the unrestricted right to use, publish, and otherwise exploit any and all information that you post or otherwise publish on the Site in postings, forums or message boards, questionnaire, survey responses, and otherwise, and you acknowledge and agree that, by providing us any such submission, you automatically grant, and hereby do grant, to us a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, sublicensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license and right to use, reproduce, publish, distribute, modify and otherwise exploit such submission for any purpose, and in any form or media, not prohibited by applicable law. In addition, you hereby waive any claims against PAGB for any alleged or actual infringements of any rights of privacy or publicity, intellectual property rights, moral rights, or rights of attribution in connection with PAGB’s use and publication of such submissions.

You covenant that you shall not post or otherwise publish on the Site any materials that (a) are threatening, libellous, defamatory, or obscene; (b) would constitute, or that encourage conduct that would constitute, a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate law; (c) infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any third parties; (d) contain a computer virus or other destructive element; (e) contain advertising; (f) constitute or contain false or misleading statements; or (g) violates these Terms.

PAGB does not represent or endorse the accuracy of reliability of information posted to the Site by users. In addition, PAGB does not and cannot review all information posted to the Site by users and is not responsible for such information. However, PAGB reserves the right to refuse to post and the right to remove any information, in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason.

Notices of infringement and takedown by PAGB

PAGB prohibits the posting of any information that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you believe that your intellectual property right (or such a right that you are responsible for enforcing) is infringed by any content on the Site, please write to PAGB at the address shown below, giving a written statement that contains: (a) identification of the copyrighted work and/or intellectual property right claimed to have been infringed; (b) identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Site that is requested to be removed; (c) your name, address, and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available; (d) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work and/or exercise of the intellectual property right is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law; (e) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed; and (f) the signature of the intellectual property right owner or someone authorized on the owner’s behalf to assert infringement of the right. PAGB will remove any posted submission that infringes the copyright or other intellectual property right of any person under U.S. law upon receipt of such a statement (or any statement in conformance with 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3)). U.S. law provides significant penalties for submitting such a statement falsely. Under appropriate circumstances, persons who repeatedly submit infringing or unlawful material will be prohibited from posting further submissions. PAGB’s contact for submission of notices under this Section 5 is: info@phagb.org, Attention: legal Department.

Disclaimers

THE CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT PAGB IS NOT HEREIN ENGAGED IN RENDERING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND TO YOU, NO SITE CONTENT IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS OR SHALL BE DEEMED INVESTMENT, LEGAL, TAX, ACCOUNTING OR OTHER REGULATED ADVICE, AND THAT YOU SHALL REMAIN SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF ALL SITE CONTENT AND ALL DOWNLOADABLE DOCUMENTS PROVIDED THEREIN AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE UPON THE SITE CONTENT SHALL BE ENTIRELY AT YOUR SOLE OPTION AND RISK. ALL CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE AND ANY OF OUR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OWNERSHIP, ACCURACY, OR ADEQUACY OF THE SITE CONTENT. WE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON LINKED WEBSITES, CONTAINED IN ANY USER SUBMISSIONS PUBLISHED ON THE SITE, OR PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES. NEITHER PAGB NOR ITS THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOSSES OR FOR LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY.

Indemnification

You hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless PAGB and all of its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, trustees, officers, directors, shareholders, investors, employees, agents, attorneys, accredited officers and representatives, and their respective heirs, successors, and assigns (“PAGB Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all liability, expenses, costs, or other losses (“Losses”) incurred by PAGB and/or PAGB Indemnified Parties in connection to any claims arising out of your use of the Site and/or any breach by you of these Terms, including the representations, warranties and covenants you made, if any, by agreeing to these Term. PAGB reserves the right to assume, at its own expense, the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

Third-Party Websites & Providers

We may provide links to third-party websites, and some of the content appearing to be on this Site is in fact supplied, supported, or provided directly or indirectly by third parties, for example, in instances of framing of third-party websites or incorporation through framesets of content supplied by third-party servers. PAGB has no responsibility for these third-party websites, which are governed by the terms of use and privacy policies, if any, of the applicable third-party content providers.

Link to Third-Party Sites

PAGB may provide links to third party websites or information as a service to our users. If you use these links, you will leave the Sites. Such links do not constitute or imply an endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by PAGB of the third party, the third-party website, or the information contained therein, and PAGB shall not be responsible or liable for your use thereof. Such use shall be subject to the terms of use and privacy policies applicable to those sites.

Privacy Policy

We understand that your privacy is important to you. We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal data, which is any information that is capable of identifying you as an individual person. Our  Privacy Policy describes how we handle and protect your personal data in connection with PAGB’s business activities, client services, and on websites, applications, and communications that post a link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, “the Sites“), in our capacity as data controllers. Please see our  Terms of use  for more information about our online terms and policies in general.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the Customary Laws of the Cordillara Nation without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

Consent; Changes to Privacy Policy

By using the Sites, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your personal data by us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Sites. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time without prior notice. We will alert you to any such changes by updating this Privacy Policy. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy that increase our rights to use personal data that we have previously collected about you, we will obtain your consent either through an email to your registered email address or by prominently posting information about the changes on our Sites.

Contact us

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use, please contact us using the Contact page or email us at: info@phagb.org.