Terms and Conditions of Use

Last updated: December 10, 2023

Acknowledgment & Consent

Alintana.com (accessible at https://www.alintana.com/), hereinafter also referred to as the “Website”, is the official website of Alintana Publishing (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our“). We use this Website for various purposes including but not limited to promoting, marketing, and delivering Our publishing services (hereinafter the “Services”).

The Terms and Conditions of Use (hereinafter the “Terms & Conditions” or “Terms”), along with Our Privacy Policy (at https://www.alintana.com/p/privacy-policy.html), constitute a binding legal agreement between the users/visitors (hereinafter the “User/s”, “Visitor/s”, “You,” or “Your”) of this Website and Our Company, governing Your access to and use of this Website. These Terms also set out the rights and obligations of all Visitors/Users accessing this Website.

Your access to and use of this Website is conditioned upon Your acknowledgment of, acceptance of, and compliance with these Terms and Our Privacy Policy. By accessing and continuing to use this Website You acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms without limitation or qualification and that you shall comply with all Website usage rules and regulations We set forth as well as all applicable laws. If You disagree with any part of these Terms and/or Our Privacy Policy, You may not access this Website.

By accessing and continuing to use this Website, you also represent that you are over the age of 18 and attest to Your acceptance of and compliance with Our Privacy Policy. We do not permit Visitors/Users under the age of 18 to use this Website.

This Website may contain additional proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms and conditions of which must be observed and followed. Information on this Website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. We may and reserve the right to, in Our sole discretion, revise, amend, modify, or delete any portion of these Terms at any time without notice to You. It is at all times Your responsibility to read the most updated version of these Terms. Your continued use of Our Website constitutes your acceptance of any revisions, amendments, modifications, or deletions to these Terms.

Please read these Terms and Our Privacy Policy carefully before continuing to use Our Website and/or availing of Our Services. If You have additional questions or need more information about Our Terms and Our Privacy Policy, please email Us at contact@alintana.com.

Interpretation & Definitions

The words that use a capitalized initial letter have specific meanings defined in the section above. The following additional definitions likewise remain the same regardless of whether the words appear in singular or in plural form. For the purposes of these Terms:

“Affiliate” hereinafter refers to any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
“Account” hereinafter refers to a unique Account created on this Website to enable You to access Our Services or particular parts of Our Website that require You to log in.

Note: None of Our Services require You to register for an Account on Our Website as of the time that these Terms were last updated and We do not collect, store, and/or process any unsolicited personally-identifying information not necessary for Service delivery at this time.

“Country” hereinafter refers to the Philippines, where Alintana Publishing is based.
“Content” hereinafter refers to Content such as text, images, video, music, and/or other information that can be posted, uploaded, linked to, or otherwise made available by You, regardless of the form of that Content.
"Device" hereinafter refers to any device that can access this Website including but not limited to a computer, a laptop, a smartphone, or a digital tablet.
“Feedback” hereinafter refers to reactions, responses, general feedback, innovations, or suggestions sent by You regarding the attributes, performance, or features of Our Website and/or Our Services.
“Products” hereinafter refers to any contract deliverables, products (including but not limited to digital and/or physical outputs of Our Service packages/piecemeal Services), or items offered for sale on this Website.
“Orders” hereinafter refers to a request by You to purchase Services and/or Products from Us.
“Promotions” hereinafter refers to contests, discounts, giveaways, freebies, or other promotions offered through this Website.
“Third-Party Social Networking Website” hereinafter refers to any third-party websites and their respective Content (including data, information, Products, or Services) that may be displayed on, included in, or made available by/on this Website.

User Accounts

None of Our Services require You to register for an Account on Our Website as of the time that these Terms were last updated and We do not collect, store, and/or process any unsolicited personally-identifying information not necessary for Service delivery at this time. However, in the future, in case this Website gets a user accounts system integrated into it, this section of the Terms are going to apply.

When You create an Account with Us, You must provide Us with information that is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of these Terms, which may result in the immediate termination of Your Account and forfeiture of Your rights and data on Our Website.

You are solely responsible for safeguarding the password that You use to access this Website and for any activities and/or actions and Content related to Your Account as protected by Your password, whether Your password is with Our Website or a Third-Party Social Networking Website used to log in to Your Account.

You agree not to disclose Your password to any third party. You must notify Us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of Your account.

You may not use as a username and/or Account name the name of another person or entity or that is not lawfully available for use, a name or trademark that is subject to any rights of another person or entity other than You without appropriate authorization, or a name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar, or obscene.

Content

Your Right to Submit Content for Posting and Publishing

Our Website allows You to submit Content for posting and publishing, including comments. You are responsible for the Content, including comments, that You submit and get posted and published on this Website, including its legality, reliability, and appropriateness.

By submitting for posting and publishing Content on this Website, You grant Us a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use, modify, publish, publicly perform, publicly display, disclose, sub-license, reproduce, and distribute such Content on and through this Website. You retain any and all of Your rights to any Content You submit for posting and publishing or display on or through this Website and You are responsible for protecting those rights. You agree that this license includes the right for Us to make Your Content available to other Users of this Website, who may also use Your Content subject to these Terms.

You represent and warrant that: (i) the Content is Yours (You own it) or You have the right to use the Content and grant Us the rights and license to the Content as provided in these Terms, and (ii) the posting of Your Content on or through this Website does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, or any other rights of any person and/or legal entity, or any applicable laws.

Content Restrictions

We are not responsible for any Content, including comments, submitted to be posted and published on this Website by its Users. You expressly acknowledge, understand, and agree that You are solely responsible for the Content You have submitted for posting and publishing, including any related activity within/under your Account or pseudonym, whether the activity is performed by You or any other person and/or legal entity using Your Account or pseudonym.

You may not upload, use, and/or transmit on this Website any Content that is unlawful, offensive, upsetting, intended to disgust, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable. Examples of such objectionable Content include, but are not limited to, the following:

Unlawful Content or promoting unlawful activity.
Defamatory, discriminatory, or mean-spirited Content, including references or commentary about religion, race, sexual orientation, gender, national/ethnic origin, or other marginalized groups.
Spam, machine-generated or randomly generated Content, large language model-generated Content, or Content constituting unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling.
Content containing or installing any viruses, worms, malware, trojan horses, or any Content that is designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of a third person and/or legal entity.
Content infringing on any proprietary rights of any party, including patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other rights.
Content used to impersonate any person or legal entity, including Our Company and its employees, agents, or representatives.
Content violating the privacy of any other person and/or legal entity.
False information and features or Content designed to spread misinformation.

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to, in Our sole discretion, determine whether or not any Content is appropriate and complies with these Terms. We also reserve the right, but not the obligation, to, in Our sole discretion, revise, amend, modify, refuse, or remove any and all Content that constitutes a breach of these Terms. We further reserve the right to make formatting edits and change the manner of delivery and display of any Content. We can limit or revoke the use of this Website or parts of this Website if You post such objectionable Content.

By accessing and continuing to use this Website, You acknowledge the fact that We cannot control all of the Content posted by Users and/or third parties on this Website and so you agree to use this Website at your own risk. You understand that, by using this Website, You may be exposed to Content that You may find offensive, indecent, incorrect, or objectionable, and You agree that under no circumstances can You hold Our Company liable in any way for any Content, including any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of your use of any Content on this Website.

Content Backups

Although regular backups of Content are performed, Our Company does not guarantee there will be no loss or corruption of data. Corrupt or invalid backup points may be caused by, without limitation, Content that is corrupted prior to being backed up or that changes during the time a backup is performed.

Our Company can provide support and attempt to troubleshoot any known or discovered issues that may affect the backups of Content. But You acknowledge that We have no liability related to the integrity of Content or the failure to successfully restore Content to a usable state in case of any Content corruption or loss. You also agree that it is Your responsibility to maintain a complete and accurate copy of Your Content in a location independent of this Website.

Copyright Policy

Intellectual Property Infringement

Our Company respects the intellectual property rights of everyone. It is Our policy to respond to any claim that Content posted on this Website infringes on the copyright or other intellectual property rights of any person and/or legal entity.

If You are a copyright owner or are authorized on behalf of one and You believe that a copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement that is taking place on or through this Website, You must submit Your notice in writing to Us via email at copyright@alintana.com with the subject “Copyright Infringement Claim” and include in Your notice a detailed description and evidence of the alleged copyright infringement. You may be held accountable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) for misrepresenting that any Content is infringing Your and/or any legal entity’s copyright.

DMCA Notice and DMCA Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims

You may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by providing Us with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for more details):

An electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or of the person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner's interest.
A description of the copyrighted work, the rights to which You claim has been infringed upon, including the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the Website page where the copyrighted work or a copy of the copyrighted work exists.
Identification of the URL or other specific location on this Website where the material that You claim is infringing on a copyright is located.
Your address, telephone number, and email address.
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.
A statement by You, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in Your notice is accurate and that You are the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Upon receipt of notification via email, We are going to take whatever action, in Our sole discretion, we deem appropriate, including but not limited to the removal of the challenged Content from this Website.

Placing Orders for Products and/or Services

By placing an Order for Products and/or Services via any of the contact details on this Website, including Our phone number, email addresses, and PayPal payment page, You warrant that You are legally capable of entering into binding contracts and have the capacity to pay for Our Products and/or Services.

Your Information

If You want to place an Order for Products and/or Services available on this Website, You may be asked to supply certain information relevant to Your Order/s including but not limited to Your name, Your email, Your phone number, Your debit/credit card number, the expiration date of Your debit/credit card, Your billing address, and Your shipping information/Service delivery schedule and venue preference.

You represent and warrant that: (i) You have the legal right to use any credit or debit card/s or other payment method/s You submit to us in connection with any Order; and that (ii) all of the information You supply to us are true, correct, and complete.

By submitting such information, You grant us the right to provide the information to payment processing third parties for purposes of facilitating the completion of Your Order.

Order Cancellation

We reserve the right to refuse or cancel Your Order at any time for reasons including but not limited to:

Lack of Product/s availability or lack of staff availability for Service delivery
Error/s in the description/s or price/s of any Product or Service
Incomplete, incorrect, or false information supplied by You
Error/s in Your Order

We also reserve the right to refuse or cancel Your Order if fraud or an unauthorized or illegal transaction is suspected.

Your Order Cancellation Rights

Any Product or Service You purchase can only be returned/refunded in accordance with these Terms & Conditions. Our Company sells Products and Services on or through the Website but each follows its own specific order cancellation and return/refund rules in addition to these general Terms.

For Services, usually in the form of consultations and retreats booked via email, You can cancel your consultation or retreat by notifying Us seven (7) days in advance or You can reschedule by notifying Us seven (7) days in advance via email. We send You an acknowledgment emai as soon as We receive Your request for cancellation or rescheduling. Any down payment or partial payment made to reserve Your reserved schedule and venue for the consultation or retreat is considered forfeited once Your cancellation request has been received and acknowledged by Us. For rescheduling, We may charge additional fees, depending on the schedule and venue. If You are unable to go to Your scheduled consultation or reteat, and/or you are unable to inform Us 7 days in advance of your intent to reschedule, Your consultation or retreat is then considered canceled and any down payment or partial payment made to reserve Your schedule and venue for the consultation or retreat is considered forfeited.

For Products that are outputs of Service packages, the refund procedure in the engagement contract You agreed to when purchasing the Service package is to be followed. Because Our Service packages output made-to-order and personalized Products including but not limited to websites, manuscripts, edited works, and custom designs, We do not offer full refunds and instead offer only partial refunds if, in case, We are unable to output the deliverables set out in the engagement contract.

For any refunds, we can reimburse You no later than 30 days from the day on which We receive the returned Product. For any reimbursement, We can use the same method of payment You had used for the Order. Please note You are responsible for the shipping and handling of the Product/s You are returning.

Conditions for Returns

In order for the Product to be eligible to be returned, please make sure that:

The Product was purchased in the last 14 days
The Product is still in the original packaging
The following Products cannot be returned:

Any Product made to Your specifications (for example, in size) or clearly personalized (for example, designed with a text or image you provided)
Any Product which, according to its nature is not suitable to be returned, deteriorates rapidly, or is already past the date of expiry
Any Product that is not suitable for return due to health protection or hygiene reasons and was unsealed after delivery
Any Product that, after delivery, according to its nature, is inseparably mixed with other items

We reserve the right to refuse the return of any merchandise that does not meet the above return conditions at Our sole discretion.

Returning Products

You are solely responsible for the cost and risk of returning the Product/s to Us. Once the request to return a Product is approved, you are going to receive via email the details for where to send the Product you are returning.

We cannot be held responsible for any Product that is damaged or lost during return shipment. Therefore, We recommend that You use an insured and trackable mail/package delivery service. We cannot issue a refund without receiving the Product/s.

Gifts

If the Product/s and/or Service/s you are canceling Your Order for were marked as a gift when purchased and then shipped/delivered directly to you, You can receive a gift credit for the value of Your return as long as the return is approved and the Product/s can meet the return conditions.

For Services gifted to You, We cannot refund the price of the Service because the amount considered as a down payment made to reserve Your schedule and venue for the gift consultation or retreat participation is considered forfeited once Your cancellation request has been received and acknowledged by Us.

Should You choose to reschedule the gift consultation or retreat participation instead, We may charge additional fees, depending on the schedule and venue and You must give us notice 7 days in advance. If You are unable to go to Your scheduled gift consultation or retreat, and/or you are unable to inform Us 7 days in advance of your intent to reschedule, Your gift consultation is then considered canceled and any down payment or partial payment made to reserve Your schedule and the venue for the consultation or retereat is considered forfeited. You are going to receive the remaining balance, if any, for the gift consultation or retreat You missed as gift credit.

If the Product/s and/or Service/s were not marked as a gift when purchased, or the gift giver had the Order shipped/delivered to themselves to give it to You later, the return and/or refund is the responsibility of the gift giver and any gift credit is going to be given to the gift giver.

Availability, Errors, and Inaccuracies

We are constantly updating Our offerings of Products and Services on this Website. By continuing to access or use Our Website, You acknowledge and accept that there may be a chance Products and/or Services available on Our Website may be mispriced, described inaccurately, or unavailable, and We may experience delays in updating information regarding Our Products and/or Services on this Website and in Our advertising on other websites.

We cannot and do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information, including Product/Service prices, descriptions, images, specifications, availability, and other related details. We reserve the right to change or update Product/Service information and to correct errors, inaccuracies, and/or omissions at any time without prior notice.

Prices Policy

We reserve the right to revise Our prices at any time prior to accepting an Order.

We may revise any price quoted subsequent to accepting an Order in the event of any occurrence affecting Product/Service delivery caused by government action, variation in customs duties, increased shipping charges, higher foreign exchange costs, and any other matters beyond the control of Our Company. In that event, You have the right to cancel Your Order.

Payments

Payment can be made through the payment methods we have available, such as through debit/credit card (Visa and MasterCard) via PayPal, online bank transfer, or cash.

Payment cards (credit cards or debit cards) are subject to validation checks and authorization by Your card issuer. If We do not receive the required authorization, We cannot be held liable for any delay or non-delivery of Your Order.

Promotions

Any Promotion made available on or through this Website may be governed by rules that are separate from these Terms. If You participate in any Promotions, please review the applicable rules as well as Our Privacy policy. If the rules for a Promotion conflict with these Terms, the Promotion rules are going to apply.

Intellectual Property

By continuing to access or use Our Website, you acknowledge and accept that we own all rights, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to this Website and the Content herein as well as Our Products and Services as We plan, offer, present, and deliver to Our clients, Website Visitors, and Website Users. This Website and all its original Content (excluding Content provided by You or other Users), features, and functionalities are and are going to remain the exclusive property of Our Company and Our licensors.

Our Website is protected by copyright, trademark, publishing rights, publicity rights, and other laws of both this Country and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service We do not offer unless We give prior written consent.

Should You find any intellectual property rights infringement related to Our Website and Content as well as Our Products and Services, please email us with the relevant details at copyright@alintana.com.

Your Feedback to Us

Your feedback is important to Us. You may send Your comments, concerns, and suggestions to support@alintana.com. By giving feedback to Us, You hereby assign to Us all rights, title, and interest in any Feedback You provide Us. If for any reason such assignment is ineffective, You agree to grant Our Company a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use, reproduce, disclose, sub-license, distribute, modify, and exploit such Feedback without restriction.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites and/or services not owned or controlled by Our Company.

By continuing to access or use Our Website, you acknowledge and accept that Our Company has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites and/or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Our Company 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 the use of or reliance on any third-party content, products, or services available on or through any third-party websites or services.

We strongly advise You to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that You access or visit, including and outside of Our Website.

Termination

By continuing to access or use Our Website, you acknowledge and accept We may terminate or suspend Your Account (if/when a user accounts system is available) and/or Your access to Our Website or parts of Our Website, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to situations wherein You breach these Terms.

Upon breaching these Terms, Your Account (if/when a user accounts system is available) is automatically terminated and, as a User/Visitor on this Website, Your right to access and use this Website/parts of this Website ceases immediately.

If You would like to voluntarily terminate Your Account (if/when a user accounts system is available), You may do so in the Account Settings section of this Website or contact us via email to have Your Account and information deleted. Moreover, You may simply discontinue using this Website.

Limitation of Liability

By continuing to access or use Our Website, you acknowledge and accept, notwithstanding any damages You might incur, the entire liability of Our Company and any of Our Affiliates, suppliers, or partners under any provision of these Terms and Your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the amount actually paid by You and received by Us on or through this Website or the maximum amount of 100 Philippine Pesos if You haven't purchased anything on or through this Website.

To the maximum extent permitted by any applicable law in Our Country, in no event shall Our Company or its Affiliates, suppliers, or partners be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, loss of data or other information, for business interruption, for personal injury, loss of privacy arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use this Website, third-party software and/or third-party hardware used with this Website, or otherwise in connection with any provision of these Terms), even if Our Company or any Affiliate, supplier, or partner has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if the remedy fails of its essential purpose.

There are countries or states/regions within those countries that do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or the limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that a number of the above limitations may not apply. In those countries or states/regions, each party's liability is to be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

"AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" Disclaimer

By continuing to access or use Our Website, you acknowledge and accept that this Website is provided to You "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable laws, Our Company, on Our own behalf and on behalf of Our Affiliates and Our and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to this Website, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage, or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, Our Company provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that this Website can meet any and all of Your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards, or be error-free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected.

Without limiting the foregoing, neither We nor any of Our Affiliates, suppliers, partners, or service providers make any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of this Website, or the information, Content, and materials or Products/Services included thereon; (ii) that this Website will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or Content provided through this Website; or (iv) that this Website, its servers, the Content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of the Company are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components.

A number of jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on the applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to You. But, in such a case, the exclusions and limitations set forth in this section shall be applied to the greatest extent enforceable under applicable laws.

Governing Law

The laws of Our Country, excluding its conflicts of law rules, shall govern these Terms and Your use of this Website. Your use of this Website may also be subject to other local, state, national, or international laws.

Disputes Resolution

By continuing to access or use this Website, if You have any concerns or disputes related to this Website, You hereby agree to try to resolve the concern/dispute informally first by contacting the Company via email.

For European Union (EU) Users

If You are a European Union consumer, you are going to benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of the country where You reside.

United States Legal Compliance

You represent and warrant that (i) You are not located in a country that is subject to the United States government embargo, or that has been designated by the United States government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and (ii) You are not listed on any United States government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

Severability and Waiver

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision can be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable laws and the remaining provisions are going to continue in full force and effect.

Waiver

Except as provided herein, the failure to exercise a right or to require performance of an obligation under these Terms shall not effect a party's ability to exercise such right or require such performance at any time thereafter nor shall the waiver of a breach constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach.

Changes to These Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right, at Our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, We will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days' notice before any new Terms take effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at Our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use Our Website after those revisions become effective, You agree to be bound by the revised Terms. If You do not agree to the new Terms, in whole or in part, please stop using this Website and/or Our Services.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms & Conditions, You can contact us:

Through the contact details on this page on Our Website: https://www.alintana.com/p/contact-alintana-publishing.html
By sending Us an email: contact@alintana.com