PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.
By using the pages in this site, you agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree, you should not use this site.
We strive to do everything we can to respect the trust customers have in our brand and our commitment to your privacy is no exception. We are committed to protecting and safeguarding consumer privacy on the internet, especially for children. The Online Services are not intended to be used by, or targeted to, anyone under twelve (12) years old. You must at least be 12 years old to use the Online Services. If you are at least 12 years old but not yet eighteen (18) years old, then you must review these Terms with your parent or guardian and they must understand and agree to these Terms in order for you to use the Online Services.
If you or your parent or guardian does not agree to these Terms, then you must immediately stop using the Online Services and request RMHC to close any Online Services account that you have created. You may direct all requests for account/information deletion through the Contact information provided below. By the access and/or use, and the continued access and/or use by you or your child of the Online Services, you are assumed to have given your consent and permission as a person aged 18 years old and above for such continued access and/or use, and are deemed to have agreed to the Terms.
Restrictions on Use
Material from www.rmhc.org.ph and any other World Wide Web site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES PHILIPPINES (“RMHC”) or any of its related, affiliated, or subsidiary companies (together, “RMHC”) may not be copied or distributed, or republished, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way, without the prior written consent of RMHC, EXCEPT: you may download one copy of the material on one computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices. Modification or use of the materials for any other purpose violates the intellectual property rights of RMHC. The material in this site is provided for lawful purposes only. If you download software from our site, the software, including all files, images, contained in or generated by the software, and accompanying data (together, the “Software”) are deemed to be licensed to you by RMHC and McDonald’s Corporation and shall be deemed personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable, non-exclusive, and revocable. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the Online Services. RMHC may update, modify or terminate the Online Services (including any feature, functionality or your access) from time to time, with or without notice to you. The Software may be updated by us automatically on your device once a new version, function, or service is available. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you, but remain with RMHC and McDonald’s Corporation, who owns full and complete title. You may not resell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise convert the Software to a human perceivable form. You will not, nor will you request, engage, induce or otherwise make another person, juridical or otherwise, allow, consent to or otherwise agree with third persons, juridical or otherwise, to (i) make and/or distribute copies of the Online Services and Software (ii) attempt to copy, reproduce, alter, modify, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, transfer, exchange or translate the Online Services and Software; or (iii) create derivative and/or related works of the Online Services and Software of any kind whatsoever.
Access
While the Online Services may be accessible from other parts of the world, the products and services described or featured in the Online Services are available only in the Philippines. Except as described otherwise, all materials in the Online Services are made available only to provide information about RMHC, including our products or services.
RMHC will use reasonable efforts to make the Online Services available at all times. RMHC, however, does not guarantee the quality and availability of the internet, which may be affected by factors beyond the RMHC’s control. RMHC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and franchisees do not accept any responsibility whatsoever for the availability or reliability of the Online Services, or for any difficulty or inability to download or access content or any other communication system failure which may result in the Online Services being unavailable, or for any effect that the Online Services and/or its use may have on any device. You further understand and agree that RMHC does not guarantee any support or maintenance for the Online Services.
RMHC does not have any responsibility for its failure to perform any of its obligations under these Terms caused by or related to any event beyond RMHC’s reasonable control. If such event occurs, then RMHC’s obligations under these Terms will be suspended for the duration of the event.
Use of Online Services
You are responsible for devices, software, internet access, and accounts. In order to use the Online Services, you are required to have a compatible device, software, and internet access. While the version of the Online Services may be upgraded from time to time to add support for new functions and services, RMHC does not represent herein nor guarantee that the Online Services will be compatible with all operating systems, devices, or software. You are also responsible for any messaging and data charges, fees, and taxes for your use of the Online Services, including when we communicate with you by text, email, or other means. You may only use the Online Services with devices that you own or control and using only the authorized operating system applicable to your device. If you create an Online Services account, you are responsible for keeping the account secure, updating or maintaining accuracy of all information, and for all activities under such account.
You must follow these Terms whenever you use the Online Services. You may use the Online Services only as may be permitted by existing laws. Possible evidence of use of this Online Services for illegal purposes will be provided to law enforcement authorities. We reserve the right to suspend any Online Services account or prevent you from using our Online Services if you do not comply with these Terms or if you are suspected of misusing the Online Services. We also reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of these Terms and to take any action that RMHC deems appropriate, including but not limited to, reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators or third parties.
External links
The Online Services may be linked to other links or sites which are not maintained by RMHC. RMHC is not responsible for the content of those external sites. The inclusion of any link to the Online Services does not imply endorsement by RMHC of the sites. The Online Services may also contain downloadable materials from these external sites. RMHC is not responsible for, and has no control over, the content of such downloadable materials or external sites. RMHC cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files or software of any kind, or from any source, available for downloading through the Online Services, will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan Horses or other code or defects that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. NEITHER RMHC OR ANY OF ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THESE THIRD PARTY SERVICES OR EXTERNAL LINKS, SITES OR SOFTWARE.
Restriction of Liability
RMHC will not be liable for any damages or injury caused by, including but not limited to, any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation of transmission, computer virus or line failure. RMHC will not be liable for any damages or injury, including but not limited to, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site, even if there is negligence, or RMHC or an authorized RMHC representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages or both. In no event will RMHC be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, exemplary or consequential losses or damages (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of data, programs or information and the like) of whatsoever kind arising out of your use or access to the Online Services, whether or not in the contemplation of the parties. RMHC total liability to you for all losses, damages and causes of action [in contract, tort (including without limitation, negligence), or otherwise] will not be greater than the amount you paid to access this site.
Submissions
All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics or other information communicated to RMHC through this site (together, the “Submission”) will forever be the property of RMHC. RMHC will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential, and will not be liable for any ideas for its business (including without limitation, product or advertising ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future RMHC operations. Without limitation, RMHC will have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights to the Submission of every kind and nature everywhere. Except as noted below in this paragraph, RMHC will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever without compensation to you or any other person sending the Submission. RMHC’s use and retention of personally-identifiable information you provide to RMHC through this site, including in connection with any Submission, is governed by the RMHC Privacy Policy. You acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and you, not RMHC have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright. For the avoidance of doubt, User Submission expressly excludes those relating to your personal information which is protected by Data Privacy Laws and shall be collected, used, and retained in accordance with RMHC Privacy Policy.
Jurisdiction
Except as described otherwise, all materials in the RMHC site are made available only to provide information about RMHC. RMHC controls and operates this site from its headquarters in Makati, Philippines and makes no representation that these materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this site from other locations you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Some software from this site may be subject to export controls imposed by the Philippines and may not be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported. If you download or use the Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, or under the control of, or a national or any such country or on any such list.
Disclaimer
The material in this site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. RMHC may make changes or improvements at any time. THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW. RMHC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. RMHC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIAL WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. RMHC DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF OR THE RESULT OF THE USE OF THE MATERIAL IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT RMHC) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
Termination
RMHC or you may terminate this agreement at any time. You may terminate this agreement by destroying: (a) all materials obtained from all RMHC sites, and (b) all related documentation and all copies and installations (together, the “Materials”). RMHC may terminate this agreement immediately without notice if, in its sole judgment, you breach any term or condition of this agreement. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials.
Upon any termination, all rights and licenses granted to you herein shall automatically and immediately terminate, and you must cease all use of the Online Services. However, these Terms shall continue to apply to your prior use of the Online Services. Upon termination, all rights of RMHC, including all intellectual property rights, proprietary rights, and licenses in these Terms shall survive, as well as all restrictions on use, limitations of liability, and disclaimers.
Miscellaneous
These Terms and Conditions will be governed and be interpreted pursuant to the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute arising from these Terms shall be submitted to the proper courts of Makati City, Philippines. All other venues are hereby expressly excluded. If any part of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Possible evidence of use of this site for illegal purposes will be provided to law enforcement authorities. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the use of this site. RMHC can revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating this posting. RMHC programs and services are available in many parts of the world. However, the RMHC site may describe programs and services that are not available worldwide. This site may be linked to other sites that are not maintained by RMHC. RMHC is not responsible for the content of those sites. The inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement by RMHC of the sites. No rights shall be deemed waived unless it is made in writing and duly served upon the other party.
Trademark Information
The following trademarks used herein are owned by the McDonald’s Corporation and its affiliates, including RMHC: Ronald McDonald House Charities, RMHC, Ronald McDonald House Charities Logo, Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald House Logo, The House That Love Built, The House That Love Built Design, Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, Ronald McDonald Family Room, RMHC HACER, RMHC ASIA, RMHC Scholars, RMHC Future Achievers, McDonald’s World Children’s Day, World Children’s Day Logo, Keeping Families Close. All other trademarks are the property of the respective trademark owners.
You are allowed use, such as viewing, downloading, posting, of any of Properties only in connection with or relative to the use of the Online Services and only for purposes of activities and promotions of RMHC. No other right to use, such as to print, download extracts or elements of the Properties, edit, reproduce, publish, display, store, commercially exploit, etc., any of the said Properties shall be deemed to have been or construed as having been given other than as specified herein without the written consent of RMHC.
Trademarks, service marks, and all graphical elements, including the look and feel appearing on the Online Services, are distinctive and protected trademarks or trade names of RMHC or its licensors. The Online Services may also contain various third-party names, trademarks, and service marks that are the property of their respective owners.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the Online Services, our promotions, and these Terms, please contact us at:
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES PHILIPPINES
2F, McDonald’s Valero,
HV Dela Costa corner Valero Street,
Salcedo Village, Makati City
Or send an email to: Customer Care rmhc@ph.mcd.com