Your access to and use of the Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (“AEV”) Official Website (“Site”) is subject to these Terms of Use (“Terms”) and all applicable laws and regulations.
By accessing and using the Site, you accept these Terms without limitation or qualification and acknowledge that any other agreements between you and AEV on this subject matter are superseded.
If you do not agree to these Terms without limitation or qualification, please leave the Site.
1. Ownership and Use of Content
The Site and all its contents including text, images, trademarks, logos, and services marks ("Content") are registered under, or owned and copyrighted by AEV or its licensors with all rights reserved unless otherwise noted.
Unauthorized use of the Content, except as permitted by these Terms, is strictly prohibited. AEV will enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including pursuing criminal prosecution
2. Your Use of the Site
AEV grants you permission to use the Site as follows:
- You may download Content, but only for noncommercial, personal use, and provided you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the Content;
- You may use and reproduce materials and publications in the Media Center section of the Site (“Media Center”) only for editorial purposes in newspapers and magazines of general circulation, trade publications and broadcast media;
- You may not download or otherwise use images of people or places outside the Media Center;
- You are prohibited from distributing, modifying, copying (except as permitted above), transmitting, displaying, reusing, reproducing, publishing, licensing, creating derivative works from, transferring, selling or otherwise using Content without AEV's written permission;
- You are prohibited from using the Site to post or transmit any unlawful content or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. AEV will cooperate with law enforcement authorities or any court order requesting AEV to disclose the identity of anyone posting or transmitting any such information or materials; and
- You are prohibited from using the Site to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation.
3. Privacy
Any personal data you transmit to the Site (for example, your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address) will be used by AEV in accordance with the Site's Privacy Policy.
All other communication or material you send, such as questions, comments, or suggestions, will be considered non-confidential and nonproprietary.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties
All Content and information on the Site may be changed without notice. These are provided to you on an "as is" basis, without any warranty, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or noninfringement.
Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the exclusions above may not apply to you. Without limiting the foregoing, AEV does not warrant or represent that your use of any Content will not infringe the rights of any third parties.
AEV uses reasonable efforts to update information on the Site. However, AEV makes no warranties or representations on the accuracy, correctness, or reliability of these pieces of information. Accordingly, AEV shall not be liable or responsible for any omissions or errors on the Site (including, without limitation, typographical errors and technical errors).
AEV shall not be liable or responsible for infringing, false, misleading, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, or otherwise unlawful content on the Site, including any discussions, chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the like that may be located therein.
5. Exclusion of Liability
Your use of the Site is at your own risk. Neither AEV, nor its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers or directors, employees, nor any of its agents or any other party involved in creating and updating the Site, are liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising from the use of the Site whether based on contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of any such damages.
In the event of any problem with the Site, you agree that your sole remedy is to cease access and/or use of the same.
Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of certain damages, so some of the exclusions above may not apply to you.
6. Links to Third Party Sites
The Site may contain external links. These links are provided only for your convenience. AEV does not control, and is not responsible for, the content or privacy policies on, or the security of, these sites. Without limiting the foregoing, AEV specifically disclaims any responsibility if such sites:
- Infringe any third party's intellectual property rights;
- Are inaccurate, incomplete or misleading;
- Are not merchantable or fit for a particular purpose;
- Do not provide adequate security;
- Contain viruses or other items of a destructive nature; or
- Are libelous or defamatory.
AEV does not endorse the content, or any products or services available, on these sites. If you establish a link to such sites or the Site, you do so at your own risk and without the permission of AEV.
7. Export Control
AEV does not authorize the downloading or exportation of any software or technical data from this Site to any jurisdiction prohibited by the Export Laws of the Philippines.
8. Forward-Looking Statements
This Site may contain "forward-looking statements" which reflect AEV’s expectations or projections. These statements are based on current assumptions and are not guarantees of future results.
Actual outcomes may differ due to various risks, including financing availability, market competition, regulatory changes, economic and political conditions, interest rate and currency fluctuations, and other factors.
You should not rely solely on forward-looking statements, as they represent views only at the time they are made. AEV assumes no obligation to update or revise the same.
9. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold AEV and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers or directors, employees free and harmless from any losses, liabilities, claims, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising directly or indirectly from:
a. your access to and use of, or inability to access or use, the Site;
b. your violation of these Terms;
c. your violation of any rights of a third party, including any user of the Site;
d. your violation of any applicable laws, rules, or regulations.
AEV reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with AEV in asserting any available defenses. These provisions survive the termination of these Terms or your access to or use of the Site.
10. Entire Agreement and Severability
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and AEV concerning the Site. If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect.
11. Revisions to the Terms
AEV may revise these Terms anytime without notice. You are bound by such revisions and should periodically visit this page to view the current Terms.
12. Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and your use of the Site are governed by the laws of the Philippines, without regard to its choice of law provisions. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms and the use of the Site shall be resolved exclusively by the courts of general jurisdiction located within Makati City, Philippines, to the exclusion of all other courts.
We use cookies and other data collection technology to recognize you and/or your device(s) when you access or use the Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (“AEV”) Official Website (“Site”) and to collect personal information about you.
Cookies are small text files that are sent to or accessed from your web browser or your computer’s hard drive. A cookie typically contains the name of the domain (internet location) from which the cookie originated, the “lifetime” of the cookie (i.e., when it expires) and a randomly generated unique number or similar identifier. A cookie also may contain information about your computer or device, such as settings, browsing history and activities conducted while using the Services.
AEV also uses “pixels” (sometimes called web beacons). Pixels are transparent images that can collect information about email opens and website usage across websites and over time.
Cookies that AEV sets in the Site are called first-party cookies. Cookies set in the Site by any other party are called third-party cookies. Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality on or through the Site, such as analytics and marketing automation. The parties that set third-party cookies can recognize your device both when you use it to access the Site and also when you use it to visit certain other websites. To learn more about cookies generally, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Some web browsers (including Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome) incorporate a “Do Not Track” (DNT) or similar feature that signals to websites that a user does not want to have his or her online activity and behavior tracked. If a website that responds to a particular DNT signal receives the DNT signal, the browser blocks that website from collecting certain information from the browser cache. Not all browsers offer a DNT option and DNT signals are not yet uniform. For this reason, many website operators, including AEV, do not yet respond to DNT signals.
Some cookies are required for the Site to operate. Other cookies enable us to track the interests of users for targeted advertising and to enhance the experience of the Site.
The types of cookies served on through the Site and why they are used are as follows:
- Strictly necessary cookies are required for the Site to operate.
- Performance or Analytics cookies collect information about how the Site is used so we can analyze and improve the Site. Performance or analytics cookies typically remain on your computer after you close your browser until you delete them.
- Advertising cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you by helping us display advertisements that are based on your inferred interests, prevent the same ad from appearing too often and ensure that ads are properly displayed for advertisers.
- Social media cookies allow users to interact more easily with social media platforms. We do not control social media cookies and they do not allow us to gain access to your social media accounts without your permission. Please refer to the relevant social media platform’s privacy policy for information about the cookies used.
Data collection technology enables AEV to monitor the traffic patterns from one webpage to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether users visit the Site after seeing our online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve performance of the Site and to measure the success of our email marketing campaigns.
Where permitted by applicable law, the Site uses Google Analytics for targeted advertising (which Google sometimes refers to as ‘remarketing’). Google uses cookies that Google recognizes when consumers visit various websites. The data collected through Google’s cookies helps AEV analyze how the Site is used and to personalize marketing communications and digital advertising.
The Site also embeds videos from YouTube (a Google company) by framing. This means that, after you click the button to play a YouTube video through the Site, a connection between the Site and the YouTube servers is established. Then, an HTML link provided by YouTube is inserted into the code of the Site to create a playback frame. The video stored on the YouTube servers is then played by the frame in the Site. YouTube also receives information that informs YouTube that you are currently using the Site: your IP address, browser information, the operating system and settings of the device you are using, the URL of the current web page, previously-visited web pages if you have followed a link, and the videos you watched. If you are logged into your YouTube account, the information may be associated with your YouTube user profile. You can prevent this association by logging out of your YouTube account before using the Services and deleting the corresponding cookies.
On behalf of AEV, Google will use the data described above to compile reports that help AEV operate and provide the Services.
Emails with the domain “@aboitiz.com” or otherwise from the Aboitiz Group are intended for use only by the individual or entity to which they are addressed. These emails and their attachments are privileged, confidential, or proprietary, and protected under applicable laws.
If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of these emails and their attachments is strictly prohibited and may be subject to legal action. If you have received them in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete it from your system.
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (the “Company”) has taken reasonable measures to ensure its e-mails and its attachments are free from viruses and malware. The Company does not warrant against, and will not be liable and/or responsible for, any loss or damage that the receipt, use or other disposition of its e-mails and their attachments may cause to the recipient’s computer or network.
All statements in these emails are statements of the sender and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Company.