Terms of Services

Welcome to Comsofil. Please read these Terms of Service (“TOS”) and the our Privacy Policy and Honor Code prior to registering for comsofil.org or using any portion of the Comsofil website (the “Site,” which consists of all content and pages located within the comsofil.org web domain), including accessing any course material, chat rooms, or other electronic services. These TOS, the Privacy Policy and the Honor Code are agreements (the “Agreements”) between you and Comsofil. By using the Site, you accept and agree to be legally bound by the Agreements, whether or not you are a registered user. If you do not understand or do not wish to be bound by the terms of the Agreements, you should not use the Site.

Comsofil reserves the right to modify these TOS at any time without advance notice. Any changes to these TOS will be effective immediately upon posting on this page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the Site after any changes have been made, you signify your agreement on a prospective basis to the modified TOS and all of the changes. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of these TOS.

DESCRIPTION OF COMSOFIL

Comsofil offers online courses that include opportunities for instructor-to-member and member-to-member interactivity, individual assessment of a member’s work and, for members who demonstrate their mastery of subjects, a certificate of achievement or other acknowledgment.

RULES FOR ONLINE CONDUCT

You agree that you are responsible for your own use of the Site and for your User Postings. “User Postings” include all content submitted, posted, published or distributed on the Site by you or other users of the Site, including but not limited to all forum posts, wiki edits, notes, questions, comments, videos and file uploads. You agree that you will use the Site in compliance with these TOS, the Honor Code and all applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations, including copyright laws, any laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from your country of residence, and all Philipines export control laws.

As a condition of your use of the Comsofil services, you will not use the Site in any manner intended to damage, disable, overburden or impair any Comsofil server or the network(s) connected to any Comsofil server or to interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any Comsofil server through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information stored on the Site, its servers or associated computers through any means not intentionally made available through the Site.

THE FOLLOWING LIST OF ITEMS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED ON THE SITE:

Content that defames, harasses or threatens others;
Content that discusses illegal activities with the intent to commit them;
Content that infringes another’s intellectual property, including, but not limited to, copyrights or trademarks;
Profane, pornographic, obscene, indecent or unlawful content;
Advertising or any form of commercial solicitation;
Viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, corrupted files, malware, spyware or any other similar software that may damage the operation of another’s computer or property; and
Content that contains intentionally inaccurate information or that is posted with the intent of misleading others.

Furthermore, you agree not to scrape, or otherwise download in bulk, any Site content, including but not limited to a list or directory of users on the system, on-line textbooks, User Postings or user information. You agree not to misrepresent or attempt to misrepresent your identity while using the Site (although you are welcome and encouraged to use an anonymous username in the forums and to act in a manner that keeps your identity concealed).

USER ACCOUNTS AND AUTHORITY

In order to participate fully in Site activities, you must provide your name, an email address and a user password in order to create a user account (“User Account”). You agree that you will never divulge or share access or access information for your User Account with any third party for any reason. In setting up your User Account, you may be prompted to enter additional optional information (e.g., your address). You represent that all information provided by you is accurate and current. You agree to maintain and update your information to keep it accurate and current.

We care about the confidentiality and security of your personal information. The website administrator and any or all of the Society’s officers will have access to your account information, including any data you store with this account. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information about what information about you Comsofil collects and how Comsofil uses that information.

YOUR RIGHT TO USE CONTENT ON THE SITE

Unless indicated as being in the public domain, the content on the Site is protected by Philippines and foreign copyright laws. Unless otherwise expressly stated on the Site, the texts, exams, video, images and other instructional materials provided with the courses offered on this Site are for your personal use in connection with those cluster courses only. We aim to make much of the Comsofil cluster course content available under more open license terms that will help create a vibrant ecosystem of contributors and further Comsofil’s goal of making education accessible and affordable to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

Certain reference documents, digital textbooks, articles and other information on the Site are used with the permission of third parties, and use of that information is subject to certain rules and conditions, which will be posted along with the information. By using this Site you agree to abide by all such rules and conditions.

You agree to retain all copyright and other notices on any content you obtain from the Site. All rights in the Site and its content, if not expressly granted, are reserved.

USER POSTINGS

User Postings Representations and Warranties. By submitting or distributing your User Postings, you affirm, represent and warrant (1) that you have the necessary rights, licenses, consents and/or permissions to reproduce and publish the User Postings and to authorize the Society and its members/users to reproduce, modify, publish and otherwise use and distribute your User Postings in a manner consistent with the licenses granted by you below, and (2) that neither your submission of your User Postings nor the exercise of the licenses granted below will infringe or violate the rights of any third party. You, and not Comsofil, are solely responsible for your User Postings and the consequences of posting or publishing them.

License Grant to Comsofil. By submitting or distributing your User Postings, you hereby grant to Comsofil a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, sub licensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to host, transfer, display, perform, reproduce, modify, distribute, re-distribute, relicense and otherwise use, make available and exploit your User Postings, in whole or in part, in any form and in any media formats and through any media channels (now known or hereafter developed).

License Grant to Comsofil Users. By submitting or distributing your User Postings, you hereby grant to each user of the Site a non-exclusive license to access and use your User Postings in connection with their use of the Site for their own personal purposes.

Management. Comsofil management reserves the right to approve or reject any postings from users.

CERTIFICATES, ETC.

Generally. Comsofil and the volunteer instructors providing courses on the Site (collectively, the “Society”) may offer a certificate of completion or other acknowledgment (a “Certificate”) for members who, in their judgment, have satisfactorily demonstrated mastery of the course material. Certificates will be issued by Comsofil under the recommendation of the underlying instructor. The decision whether a Certificate will be awarded to a given member will be solely within the discretion of the Comsofil officers. Comsofil officers and/or the instructors providing courses on the Site may choose not to offer a Certificate for some Cluster courses.

Registration and Payment. Subject to the foregoing, you may be required to pay a fee to avail of the offered Cluster courses to cover incidentals like rental to the premises, honorarium to our volunteer officers, support staffs, and instructors, and, food, etc., in which case, the following processes and requirements shall apply:

As part of your registration, you will be prompted to submit a photo of yourself, along with one other form of photo identification (“photo ID”). Although these items are collected by Comsofil in accordance with these TOS and the Comsofil Privacy Policy, you should ensure that your enter correct information during your registration. Please refer to the Privacy Policy for additional details on how we handle those items once received by us.
Once your Cluster course registration is completed, you will receive instructions and a confirmation email with your name, Cluster course code. You should also receive invoice for the requisite fees. Please retain these for your records as this information will be required if you seek a refund from Comsofil

TRADEMARKS

Use of Comsofil’s Trademarks. The “Comsofil,” names, logos and seals are trademarks (“Trademarks”) of the Comsofil. You may not use any of these Trademarks, or any variations thereof, without the owner’s prior written consent. You may not use any of these Trademarks, or any variations thereof, for promotional purposes, or in any way that deliberately or inadvertently claims, suggests or, in Comsofil’s sole judgment, gives the appearance or impression of a relationship with or endorsement by these companies.

All Trademarks not owned by Comsofil or the Members that appear on the Site or on or through the services made available on or through the Site, if any, are the property of their respective owners.

Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site without the written permission of the owner of the applicable Trademark.

DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY / LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITIES

THE SITE AND ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, EXCEPT INSOFAR AS ANY SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTIES MAY NOT BE DISCLAIMED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

COMSOFIL AND ITS OFFICERS AND STAFFS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL OPERATE IN AN UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE MANNER, THAT THE SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE COURSES OR CONTENT PROVIDED WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS. COMSOFIL AND ITS OFFICERS AND STAFFS ALSO MAKE NO WARRANTY ABOUT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR QUALITY OF THE SITE OR ANY COURSES OR CONTENT, OR THAT ANY PARTICULAR CLUSTER COURSES OR CONTENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE.

USE OF THE SITE, AND THE CONTENT AND SERVICES OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH THE SITE, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOUR ACCESS TO OR DOWNLOAD OF INFORMATION, MATERIALS OR DATA THROUGH THE SITE OR ANY REFERENCE SITES IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY (INCLUDING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM) OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OR USE OF SUCH MATERIAL OR DATA, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THE COMSOFIL PRIVACY POLICY.

User Postings Disclaimer. You understand that when using the Site you will be exposed to User Postings from a variety of sources and that neither Comsofil nor the Comsofil Participants, Officers, Staffs, Instructors or Members are responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, reliability or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Postings. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Postings that are inaccurate, offensive, defamatory, indecent or objectionable and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against Comsofil or any of the Comsofil Participants, Officers, Staffs, Instructors or Members with respect thereto. Neither Comsofil nor any of the Comsofil Participants, Officers, Staffs, Instructors or Members endorse any User Postings or any opinion, recommendation or advice expressed therein. Neither Comsofil nor any of the Comsofil Participants, Officers, Staffs, Instructors or Members have any obligation to monitor any User Postings or any other user communications through the Site.

However, Comsofil reserves the right to review User Postings and to exercise its sole discretion to edit or remove, in whole or in part, any User Posting at any time and for any reason, or to allow the Comsofil Participants, Officers, Staffs, Instructors or Members to do so. Without limiting the foregoing, upon receiving notice from a user or a content owner that a User Posting allegedly does not conform to these TOS, Comsofil may investigate the allegation and determine in its sole discretion whether to remove the User Posting, which it reserves the right to do at any time and without notice.

Links to Other Sites. The Site may include hyperlinks to sites maintained or controlled by others. Comsofil and the its Officers, Staffs, Instructors or Members are not responsible for and do not routinely screen, approve, review or endorse the contents of or use of any of the products or services that may be offered at these sites. If you decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER COMSOFIL NOR ANY OF THE COMSOFIL’S PARTICIPANTS, OFFICERS, STAFFS, INSTRUCTORS, OR MEMBERS WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES, EITHER ACTUAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, OR YOUR (OR ANY THIRD PARTY’S) USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, OR YOUR PLACEMENT OF CONTENT ON THE SITE, OR YOUR RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH THE SITE, WHETHER YOUR CLAIM IS BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTORY OR OTHER LAW.

IN PARTICULAR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER COMOSIFL NOR ANY OF THE COMSOFIL’S PARTICIPANTS, OFFICERS, STAFFS, INSTRUCTORS, OR MEMBERS WILL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT EDX OR ANY OF THE EDX PARTICIPANTS HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE AT FAULT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS FOR DEFAMATION, ERRORS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA OR INTERRUPTION IN AVAILABILITY OF DATA).

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, hold harmless and indemnify Comsofil and its officers and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, faculty, students, fellows, governing board members, agents and volunteers from and against any third-party claims, actions or demands arising out of, resulting from or in any way related to your use of the Site, including any liability or expense arising from any and all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature. In such a case, Comsofil or one of Offiers will provide you with written notice of such claim, suit or action.

MISCELLANEOUS

Termination Rights; Discontinuation of Courses and Content. You agree that Comsofil, in its sole discretion, may terminate your use of the Site or your participation in it, for any reason or no reason, upon notice to you. It is Comsofil’s policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances the accounts of users of the Site who are repeat copyright infringers. Comsofil and its Officers reserve the right at any time in their sole discretion to cancel, delay, reschedule or alter the format of any Cluster course offered through Comsofil, or to cease providing any part or all of the Site content or related services, and you agree that neither Comsofil nor any of its Officers will have any liability to you for such an action. If you no longer desire to participate in the Site, you may terminate your participation at any time. The rights granted to you hereunder will terminate upon any termination of your right to use the Site, but the other provisions of these TOS will survive any such termination.

Entire Agreement. These TOS, the Honor Code, and the Privacy Policy together constitute the entire agreement between you and Comsofil with respect to your use of the Site, superseding any prior agreements between you and Comsofil regarding your use of the Site.

Waiver and Severability of TOS. The failure of Comsofil to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these TOS is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision and the other provisions of these TOS shall remain in full force and effect.

Choice of Law/Forum Selection. You agree that these TOS and any claim or dispute arising out of or relating to these TOS or any content or service obtained from or through the Site will be governed by the laws of the Philippines, excluding its conflicts of law provisions. You agree that all such claims and disputes will be heard and resolved exclusively in Philippine’s courts. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts over you for this purpose, and you waive and agree not to assert any objection to such proceedings in those courts (including any defense or objection of lack of proper jurisdiction or venue or inconvenience of forum).

Effective Date: August 18, 2021.

COMSOFIL Honor Code Pledge

COLLABORATION POLICY

By enrolling in a Cluster course on Comsofil, you are joining a special community of learners. The aspiration of Comsofil is to provide OFWs who has the motivation and ability to engage coursework from Comsofil’s volunteer instructors providing Cluster courses on the Site the opportunity to attain the best educational experience that classroom-type instructions and/or internet technology enables. You are part of the community who will help Comsofil achieve this goal.

Comsofil depends upon your motivation to learn the material and to do so with honesty. In order to participate in Comsofil, you must agree to the Honor Code below and any additional terms specific to a class. This Honor Code, and any additional terms, will be posted on each class website.

COMSOFIL HONOR CODE PLEDGE

By enrolling in an Comsofil Cluster course, I agree that I will:

Complete all assignments and projects and quizes / exams with my own work and only my own work. I will not submit the work of any other person.
Maintain only one user account and not let anyone else use my username and/or password.
Not engage in any activity that would dishonestly improve my results, or improve or hurt the results of others.
Not post answers to problems that are being used to assess student performance.

Unless otherwise indicated by the instructor of a Cluster course, learners on Comsofil are encouraged to:

Collaborate with others on the lecture videos, exercises, homework and labs.
Discuss with others general concepts and materials in each course.
Present ideas and written work to fellow Comsofil learners / members or others for comment or criticism.

CHANGING THE HONOR CODE

Please note that we review and may make changes to this Honor Code from time to time. Any changes to this Honor Code will be effective immediately upon posting on this page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the Site after any changes have been made, you signify your agreement on a prospective basis to the modified Honor Code and any changes contained therein. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Honor Code.