1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

AMA Education System provides its service to you, subject to the following Terms of Service which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you. In addition, when using particular AMA Education System owned or operated services, you and AMA Education System shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services which may be posted from time to time.

2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

AMA Education System provides users with access to a rich collection of resources, including various communications tools, forums, shopping services, search services, personalized content and branded programming through its network of properties which may be accessed through any various medium or device now known or hereafter developed (the "Service"). You also understand and agree that the Service may include advertisements and that these advertisements are necessary for AMA Education System to provide the Service. You also understand and agree that the Service may include certain communications from AMA Education System, such as service announcements, administrative messages and the AMA Education System Newsletter, and that these communications are considered part of AMA Education System 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 AMA Education System assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion,  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.

3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS

In consideration of your use of the Service, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines or other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Service's registration form (such information being 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 AMA Education System has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, AMA Education System 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). When you create a AMA Education System Alumni Member Account

4. AMA EDUCATION SYSTEM PRIVACY POLICY

Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. You understand that through your use of the Service you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the Privacy Policy) of this information, including the transfer of this information to the Republic of the Philippines and/or other countries for storage, processing, and use by AMA Education System and its affiliates.

5. 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 AMA Education System 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. AMA Education System cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section.

6. MEMBER CONDUCT

You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, tographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not AMA Education System, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. AMA Education System 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 AMA Education System be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Service.

You agree to not use the Service to:

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

2.   harm minors in any way;

3.  impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a AMA Education System official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

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

5.  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);

6.  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;

7. 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 rooms) that are designated for such purpose .

8.  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;

9.  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;

10. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Securities and Exchange Commission.

11. provide material support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any organization(s) designated by the Republic of the Philippines government as a foreign terrorist organization.

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

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

You acknowledge that AMA Education System may or may not pre-screen Content, but that AMA Education System and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or move any Content that is available via the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, AMA Education System and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TERMS OF SERVICE  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 AMA Education System or submitted to AMA Education System, including without limitation information in AMA Education System Message Boards, and in all other parts of the Service.

You acknowledge, consent and agree that AMA Education System 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 TERMS OF SERVICE ; (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 AMA Education System, 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 use of these materials is subject to usage rules set by AMA Education System 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.

7. 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. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the Republic of the Philippines or the country in which you reside.

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

AMA Education System 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 AMA Education System the following world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive license(s), as applicable:

• With respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of AMA Education System Groups, the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the Service solely for the purposes of providing and promoting the specific AMA Education System Group to which such Content was submitted or made available. This license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to include such Content on the Service and will terminate at the time you remove or AMA Education System removes such Content from the Service.
• With respect to the Terms of Service , graphics, audio or video you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible area of the Service other than AMA Education System Groups, the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the Service solely for the purpose for which such Content was submitted or made available. This license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to include such Content on the Service and will terminate at the time you remove or AMA Education System removes such Content from the Service.
• With respect to Content other than the Terms of Service , graphics, audio or video you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service other than AMA Education System Groups, the perpetual, irrevocable and fully license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other works in any format or medium now known or later developed.

"Publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas of the AMA Education System network of properties that are intended by AMA Education System to be available to the general public. By way of example, publicly accessible areas of the Service would include AMA Education System Message Boards and portions of AMA Education System Groups, Terms of Service  that are open to both members and visitors. However, publicly accessible areas of the Service would not include portions of AMA Education System Groups that are limited to members, AMA Education System services intended for private communication such as AMA Education System Mail, or areas off of the AMA Education System network of properties such as portions of World Wide Web sites that are accessible through via hypertext or other links but are not hosted or served by AMA Education System.

9. INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold AMA Education System, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, 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 make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the TERMS OF SERVICE , or your violation of any rights of another.

10. 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 AMA Education System I.D.), use of the Service, or access to the Service.

11. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE

AMA Education System 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 AMA Education System shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

12. TERMINATION

You agree that AMA Education System may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate your AMA Education System 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 TERMS OF SERVICE  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) you have engaged in fraudulent or illegal activities, and/or (h) nonpayment of any fees owed by you in connection with the Services. Termination of your AMA Education System account includes (a) removal of access to all offerings within the Service, including but not limited to AMA Education System Mail, Groups, Message Boards, (b) deletion of your password and all related information, files and content associated with or inside your account (or any part thereof), and (c) barring further use of the Service. Further, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in AMA Education System's sole discretion and that AMA Education System shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your account, or access to the Service.

13. 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 AMA Education System 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.

14. LINKS

The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because AMA Education System has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that AMA Education System is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that AMA Education System shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

15. AMA EDUCATION SYSTEM'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software used in connection with the Service ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you through the Service or advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by AMA Education System or advertisers, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service or the Software, in whole or in part.

16. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:

1. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. AMA EDUCATION SYSTEM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
2. AMA EDUCATION SYSTEM MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
3. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
4. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM AMA EDUCATION SYSTEM OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE .

17. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT AMA EDUCATION SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF AMA EDUCATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.

18. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES

You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this TERMS OF SERVICE , there shall be no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement.

19. NOTICE

AMA Education System may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to the TERMS OF SERVICE , by either email, regular mail, or postings on the Service.

20. TRADEMARK INFORMATION

The AMA EDUCATION SYSTEM, AMA Education System logo, trademarks and service marks and other AMA Education System logos and product and service names are trademarks of AMA Education System Inc. Without AMA Education System's prior permission, you agree not to display or use in any manner, the AMA Education System Marks.

21. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT

AMA Education System respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. AMA Education System may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may be repeat infringers. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide AMA Education System's Copyright Legal Agent the following information:

1. an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
2. a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
3. a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;
4. your address, contact number, and email address;
5. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
6. a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.

AMA Education System's Legal Agent for copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:

By Postal Mail :

AMA Education System
Legal Department
59 Panay Avenue, Quezon City
Republic of the Philippines

22. GENERAL INFORMATION

Entire Agreement. The TERMS OF SERVICE  constitutes the entire agreement between you and AMA Education System and governs your use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and AMA Education System with respect to the Service. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase certain other AMA Education System services, affiliate services, third-party content, or third-party software.

Choice of Law and Forum. The TERMS OF SERVICE  and the relationship between you and AMA Education System shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and AMA Education System agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA.

Waiver and Severability of Terms. The failure of AMA Education System to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the TERMS OF SERVICE  shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the TERMS OF SERVICE  is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the TERMS OF SERVICE  remain in full force and effect.

The section titles in the TERMS OF SERVICE  are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

26. VIOLATIONS

Please report any violations of the TERMS OF SERVICE  to our Legal Department.

By Postal Mail :

AMA Education System
Legal Department
59 Panay Avenue, Quezon City
Republic of the Philippines