Terms of Service for KuyaOvlak.com

Last Updated: June 7, 2025

Welcome to KuyaOvlak.com (the “Website”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the content and services offered by KuyaOvlak.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing or using our Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, our Copyright & Fair Use Policy, and our Cookie Policy. If you disagree with any part of these terms, please don’t use our Website.

1. Nature of Service

KuyaOvlak.com creates and publishes original news articles primarily in Tagalog. These articles are derived from, inspired by, or summarize information publicly available on social media platforms and various Philippine news websites. Our content results from our own writing, synthesis, and language adaptation efforts aimed at being easily understood by OFWs and Filipinos. We don’t upload or host videos from other websites.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

a. Our Created Content:

The Tagalog news articles, text (unless explicitly stated otherwise), and the overall design and presentation of this Website are the property of KuyaOvlak.com and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You’re granted a limited license to access and use our content for personal, non-commercial purposes, provided you don’t modify, reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from our original articles without our express written permission.

b. Illustrative Article Images Sourced from Third Parties:

KuyaOvlak.com may use images sourced from publicly available online locations solely as illustrative article images for our content. These images serve illustrative and contextual purposes only, often appearing at the top of an article, and aren’t included within its main body. We don’t claim ownership of these illustrative article images; copyright remains with their respective owners or original copyright holders. Our use of these images and the process for addressing copyright concerns are detailed in our Copyright & Fair Use Policy.

3. User Conduct

You agree to use KuyaOvlak.com only for lawful purposes and in a way that doesn’t infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else’s use and enjoyment of the Website. Prohibited behavior includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any other user, transmitting obscene or offensive content, or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within the Website.

4. Comment Policy

We welcome and encourage comments on our articles. However, to maintain a respectful and constructive environment, please adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Be Respectful: Personal attacks, hate speech, discriminatory remarks (based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, etc.), bullying, or harassment of other commenters or our staff won’t be tolerated.
  • Stay On Topic: Please keep comments relevant to the article or topic being discussed. Off-topic comments may be removed.
  • No Spam or Self-Promotion: Comments primarily intended for self-promotion, advertising, or containing spam links will be removed.
  • No Illegal Content: Don’t post comments that are defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, threatening, or that violate any applicable laws.
  • User Responsibility: You’re solely responsible for the content of your comments. By posting a comment, you represent that you have the right to post the content and that it doesn’t infringe on the rights of any third party.
  • Moderation: KuyaOvlak.com reserves the right to monitor, edit, or remove any comments at our sole discretion, without notice. We’re not obligated to publish every comment submitted.
  • Disclaimer: Comments posted on this website are the views of the individual commenters and don’t necessarily reflect the views of KuyaOvlak.com or its staff.
  • License to Use Comments: By posting a comment on our Website, you grant KuyaOvlak.com a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, reproduce, distribute, display, and perform your comment in connection with the Website and for our business purposes.

Failure to comply with this Comment Policy may result in your comments being removed and, in some cases, your ability to comment being suspended or revoked.

5. DMCA and Copyright Infringement

KuyaOvlak.com respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe your copyrighted work (including an illustrative article image) has been used on our site in a way that infringes copyright, please provide our DMCA Copyright Agent with the information specified in our Copyright & Fair Use Policy. You can find our DMCA Agent contact information on our Contact Us page.

6. Disclaimers of Warranties

Our Website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. While we strive for accuracy in our created Tagalog articles, we don’t warrant the absolute accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information, as it’s often derived from other dynamic public sources. Please read our full Disclaimer for more details.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, KuyaOvlak.com, its owners, or employees aren’t liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your access to or use of (or inability to access or use) the service, or any content obtained from the service.

8. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. We’ll indicate the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. By continuing to access or use our Service after revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

9. Governing Law

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

10. Contact Us

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