Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: May 19, 2025

Welcome to GawangPinoy.com! These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of the website located at https://gawangpinoy.com ("Website"), owned and operated by Engr. Elmer Lopoz ("we", "us", or "our"). By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use this Website.

1. Use of Cookies

We use cookies to personalize your experience and analyze site traffic. By continuing to use GawangPinoy.com, you consent to the use of essential cookies required for site functionality. You may enable or disable optional cookies (analytics or marketing) via your browser settings or our cookie preference center. Disabling essential cookies may impair the operation of the Website.

2. Intellectual Property License

All content on GawangPinoy.com—including text, graphics, logos, images, and software—is the property of Engr. Elmer Lopoz or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the content for personal, non-commercial purposes, subject to these Terms. You must not:

• Copy, republish, or reproduce any part of the Website;

• Sell, rent, sublicense, or distribute any content from the Website;

• Modify or create derivative works based on the content;

• Remove any copyright or proprietary notices.

3. User Comments and Conduct

Certain areas of the Website may allow users to post comments or other content ("Comments"). You are solely responsible for your Comments and warrant that:

• You own or have all necessary rights to post the Comments;

• Comments do not infringe any third-party rights or contain unlawful material;

• Comments are not defamatory, libelous, obscene, or otherwise objectionable;

• Comments will not be used for commercial promotion or political campaigning.

By posting Comments, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and distribute your Comments in any media. We reserve the right to remove or edit any Comments for any reason, including violation of these Terms.

4. Hyperlinking Policy

You may link to our Website without prior permission if you are a:

• Government agency;

• Search engine;

• News organization; or

• Online directory distributor (within industry-standard practices).

Links must be:

(a) Not misleading or deceptive;
(b) Not falsely imply sponsorship or endorsement;
(c) Contextual within the linking party’s site.

Other link requests (e.g., from businesses, community groups, educational institutions) may be considered on a case-by-case basis. To request approval, email elomerlofos@gmail.com with your name, organization, website URL, and desired link location. Approved links may use our corporate name, URL, or other description, but must not use our logo without a trademark license.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and its content are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Engr. Elmer Lopoz and GawangPinoy.com shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your use of, or inability to use, the Website, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Engr. Elmer Lopoz, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your breach of these Terms or your use of the Website.

8. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Any changes will be posted here with an updated "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Website after such changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

9. Governing Law

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

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact:

Engr. Elmer Lopoz
Email: elomerlofos@gmail.com

By using GawangPinoy.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms and Conditions.