Terms of Service
Last updated: 2025-11-01
Introduction and Acceptance
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of Sulugoon (“we”, “us”, “our”) and any related features, content, and services. By accessing or using the Service, you accept these Terms.
Definitions
“Service” means the Sulugoon website and related features. “Content” means text, data, images, audio, code, and other materials available through the Service. “You” means the user of the Service.
Eligibility and Permitted Use
The Service is intended for devotional, educational, and non-commercial use. You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms and applicable law.
Accounts and Communications
You may contact us via Messenger or Live Chat provided on the Service. If you engage in chat, you are responsible for any information you submit and for complying with applicable laws.
Third-Party Services and Integrations
The Service integrates third-party services including Crisp (live chat), Google Sheets API, Liturgy.day API, GCatholic ICS calendars, the USCCB public website, Codetabs proxy, and content delivery networks (e.g., jsDelivr, Google Fonts, Bootstrap Icons, Flatpickr). Use of such services is subject to their own terms and policies.
Advertising
If ad units (e.g., Google AdSense) are displayed, ad delivery and measurement are provided by Google subject to its policies. You can manage ad personalization at https://adssettings.google.com/.
Content and Attribution
Liturgical readings and related materials are presented for personal prayer and reflection. Bible text sources include the Biblica® Open Cebuano Contemporary Bible™ (CC BY-SA 4.0), and for certain Deuterocanonical content, the Maayong Balita Biblia © Philippine Bible Society, 1999. Where applicable, you must comply with the licenses and terms of the respective sources.
User Conduct; Prohibited Activities
You agree not to: infringe any rights; misuse or interfere with the Service; attempt to bypass technical measures; scrape or harvest Content beyond reasonable personal use; reverse engineer or decompile any part of the Service; upload or transmit unlawful, harmful, or abusive content; or use the Service in violation of applicable law.
Intellectual Property
The Sulugoon name, branding, site design, and original code are owned by Sulugoon. Content may be subject to third-party licenses. Except as permitted by applicable licenses or law, you may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works of the Service or Content.
No Professional Advice
The Service provides liturgical and biblical materials for devotional use. It does not constitute pastoral, legal, or professional advice.
Availability; Modifications
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time without notice. We may introduce experimental or beta features that may be incomplete or change without notice.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Service and Content are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Sulugoon shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, goodwill, profits, or other intangible losses arising out of or related to your use of the Service.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Sulugoon and its contributors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to your use of the Service or violation of these Terms.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, without regard to conflict of laws principles. You submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Bukidnon, Philippines for any disputes arising out of or relating to the Service.
Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time if we believe you have violated these Terms or applicable law.
Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The date above indicates the latest revision. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
Severability; Entire Agreement
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Sulugoon regarding the Service.