Terms of Service

Terms of Service Agreement

Welcome to our social media platform! We are Aklanons.com. Please read these terms of service carefully as they set forth the legally binding agreement between you and Aklanons.com.

1. Your Acceptance

By using our social media platform, you agree to be bound by these terms of service and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms of service, please do not use our platform.

2. Registration

To use our platform, you must register and create an account. You agree to provide accurate and complete information when registering for an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and are solely responsible for all activities that occur under your account.

3. User Content

You retain ownership of all content that you post or upload to our platform. By posting or uploading content, you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, store, display, reproduce, modify, create derivative works, and distribute your content on our platform and in any other media or format.

You agree not to post or upload any content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, invasive of another’s privacy, or otherwise objectionable. We reserve the right to remove any content that violates these terms of service or that we believe is inappropriate or offensive.

4. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to engage in any conduct that violates these terms of service or that is illegal or harmful to our platform or other users. Prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to:

• Harassing, threatening, or abusing other users
• Impersonating another person or entity
• Posting or sharing spam or unwanted messages
• Posting or sharing viruses or other harmful software
• Hacking, cracking, or otherwise attempting to gain unauthorized access to our platform or its systems
• Engaging in any other conduct that we determine, in our sole discretion, to be inappropriate or harmful.

5. Privacy

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. Our privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information. By using our platform, you agree to our privacy policy.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

OUR PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT OUR PLATFORM WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT IT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE.

7. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OUR PLATFORM. OUR LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR THE USE OF OUR PLATFORM.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to your use of our platform or your violation of these terms of service.

9. Termination

We may terminate your access to our platform at any time, for any reason, without notice to you. You may also terminate your account at any time by contacting us.

10. Governing Law

These terms of service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state or country in which our company is located, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

11. Changes to Terms of Service

We reserve the right to modify these at anytime.

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 13, 2026

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://aklanons.com. We operate this web platform and the associated Aklanons iOS and Android mobile applications to provide a community space, educational courses, and social features for our members.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information strictly to provide, secure, and improve our platform. Aklanons.com deeply values your privacy, and we do not sell, share, or monetize your personal data.

• Account & Profile Data: To access the majority of the information and community features on Aklanons.com, users must create an account and sign in. Certain blog posts are available to the general public.
• Mobile App Data: Our iOS and Android applications require specific device permissions to function correctly. When using the app, we request access to your device’s camera and photo library (e.g., for uploading profile pictures), location services, and microphone. We also collect device tokens to send push notifications to active app users.
• Educational Data: For users participating in taking courses or other educational modules, we collect quiz results, exam keys, and course progress. We use this data solely for your instructors to track progress, and we never share it with third parties.
• Comments & Media: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and the browser user agent string to help detect spam. We may provide an anonymized string created from your email address (hash) to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it (their privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/). If you upload images, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract it.
• Technical, Analytics & Security Data: Our Cloudways server logs and Cloudflare infrastructure collect IP addresses and browser data for security purposes, crash reporting, and transient cleanup. We also track general user activity, gamification metrics, and SMTP routing to monitor platform health, engagement, and security.

3. Community Features, Messaging, and Content

• User-Generated Content: You retain full copyright ownership of any content, images, or media you upload to your profile or community groups. By uploading this content, you grant Aklanons.com a license to display it on the platform.
• Direct Messaging: Aklanons.com offers direct messaging between members. Private messages are stored on our servers but are not proactively monitored by administrators. However, if we receive complaints, administrators will investigate the issue with the involved parties and, if applicable, report the incident to the appropriate entities. Aklanons.com strictly prohibits fraudulent activity, criminal activity, hacking, bullying, or any other forms of illegal activity.
• Promotions & Voluntary Assistance: We do not collect payments from members for community initiatives. We occasionally run independent promotions that provide voluntary assistance to members or their families.

4. Cookies

• Comments & Convenience: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for one year so you do not have to fill in your details again.
• Login & Session: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies (this contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser). When you log in, we set several cookies to save your login information (lasts two days) and your screen display choices (lasts one year). If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies are removed.
• Publishing: If you edit or publish an article, we save an additional cookie in your browser indicating the post ID. It includes no personal data and expires after 1 day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor visited the other website. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to their website.

6. Children’s Privacy

Aklanons.com restricts registration to individuals aged 15 and below. We do not allow children under 15 to join the platform, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. We actively moderate all content on the platform to ensure a safe environment. Parents are responsible for their children registering or using their accounts. Our registration page clearly asks questions that are clearly not for ages below 15. It asks for their highest education attainment, their best skills and experience, profession, a company supporting Aklanons, and a website if available. Although they are optional, parents and guardians must not allow a child to register. Although we maintain a clean platform suitable for all ages, we reserve the right to deny children access to Aklanons.com.

7. Data Retention & Your Rights

• Retention: If you leave a comment, we retain the comment and its metadata indefinitely unless we update it so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For registered users, we store the personal information you provide in your profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (usernames cannot be changed). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
• Export and Download: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. Members may easily download their data directly by navigating to their user profile. This feature is available on both the web platform and the mobile applications.
• Complete Deletion: You have the right to erase any personal data we hold about you. Users can delete their account and all associated data by navigating to their user profile on the web platform or in the mobile applications. When we process an account deletion, our system completely and permanently deletes all your data. This includes your user profile, forum posts, direct messages, and educational course progress. Note: This does not include any data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
• Contact for Data Requests: If you need help accessing, exporting, or permanently deleting your personal data, contact us at support@aklanons.com.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our platform, technology, or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will notify users via the Aklanons.com website, through a push notification on the mobile app, or by email. We will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this policy accordingly. Continued use of the platform after updates indicates your acceptance of the revised policy. You are responsible for checking the privacy policy for changes and updates.

9. International Data Transfers

Aklanons.com operates globally, and our server infrastructure (including Cloudways, Amazon AWS, and Cloudflare) may route, store, or process your information on servers located outside your country of residence. By registering for an account and using our platform or mobile applications, you consent to the transfer and processing of your data across international borders in accordance with this Privacy Policy.