Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using ArchipelagoExpat (the Service), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you disagree with any part of the terms, you may not access the Service.

2. User Accounts

• You must be 18 years or older to create an account
• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account
• You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account
• You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account

3. User Content

Our Service allows you to submit, link, store, share and otherwise make available certain information, text, or material (Content). By submitting Content to the Service, you grant us the right to use, modify, perform, display, and distribute such Content.

• You retain ownership of your intellectual property
• You represent that you have the right to submit the Content
• Content must not violate any law or infringe on third-party rights
• We reserve the right to remove Content that violates these terms

4. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by ArchipelagoExpat and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

5. Prohibited Uses

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers
• Use automated systems to access the Service without permission
• Scrape, crawl, or use any bot to access the Service
• Copy or reproduce Content without proper attribution

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

Your use of the Service is at your sole risk. The Service is provided on an AS IS and AS AVAILABLE basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

7. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall ArchipelagoExpat, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses.

8. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Philippines, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

9. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at team@archipelagoexpat.com