These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of Guro Tayo, available at www.gurotayo.com. By visiting, browsing, downloading materials from, or otherwise using this website, you agree to these Terms.

Please read them carefully before using the website.

1. About Guro Tayo

Guro Tayo is an independent educational website that provides teachers, parents, learners, and other members of the education community with teaching resources, learning materials, educational information, announcements, templates, and other useful content.

Guro Tayo is not an official website of the Department of Education (DepEd) or any other government agency, unless a particular page or document expressly states otherwise.

References to DepEd, government offices, schools, organizations, products, services, or third-party websites are provided for informational purposes and do not imply official affiliation, endorsement, or sponsorship.

2. Acceptance of These Terms

By accessing or using Guro Tayo, you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions and our applicable policies, including our Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree with any provision of these Terms, you should discontinue your use of the website.

These Terms apply to all visitors and users of Guro Tayo, including individuals who access articles, download educational materials, submit resources, or communicate with the website.

3. Use of the Website

You may use Guro Tayo for lawful personal, educational, and professional purposes.

You agree not to use the website in a way that:

violates applicable Philippine laws or regulations;
infringes the copyright, trademark, privacy, or other rights of another person or organization;
attempts to interfere with the security, availability, or normal operation of the website;
distributes malware, malicious code, automated spam, or other harmful material;
misrepresents Guro Tayo content as your own where attribution or permission is required; or
uses materials in a manner prohibited by the license, permission, notice, or terms accompanying the material.

Access to some resources may be modified, restricted, suspended, or discontinued when reasonably necessary for maintenance, legal compliance, security, content review, or other legitimate operational reasons.

COPYRIGHT AND CONTENT RIGHTS

4. Guro Tayo Original Content

Unless otherwise indicated, original articles, graphics, layouts, compilations, website text, and other materials created specifically by Guro Tayo are protected by applicable copyright and intellectual-property laws.

You may view and use materials for legitimate educational or personal purposes subject to any notices or conditions appearing on the relevant page or file.

The availability of a material for free download does not automatically mean that copyright has been waived or that the material has been placed in the public domain.

Users should observe any copyright notice, Creative Commons license, attribution requirement, restriction, or other condition attached to a particular resource.

5. Educational Materials and Third-Party Content

Guro Tayo may publish or provide access to materials that fall into different content-rights categories, including:

original materials created by Guro Tayo;
materials submitted by contributors with appropriate permission;
licensed materials;
resources used with the authorization of the rights holder;
materials released under an applicable open license;
government or official-source materials that may lawfully be reproduced or referenced; and
third-party content used, quoted, linked to, or referenced in accordance with applicable law.

Ownership of third-party content remains with its respective copyright owner.

When a particular resource carries its own copyright statement, license, attribution requirement, or terms of use, those conditions should be followed.

Guro Tayo does not claim ownership of third-party trademarks, logos, photographs, documents, or other protected works merely because they are referenced or displayed on the website.

6. Content Submitted by Contributors

Guro Tayo may accept educational resources, articles, worksheets, presentations, templates, photographs, illustrations, or other materials from teachers and other contributors.

By voluntarily submitting material for publication or distribution through Guro Tayo, you represent that:

you created and own the material; or
you have obtained sufficient permission or authorization from the copyright owner to submit and allow Guro Tayo to publish or distribute it; or
the material is subject to a license or legal status that permits the intended use.

You should not submit material that you know infringes another person's copyright, trademark, privacy, or other legal rights.

License Granted to Guro Tayo

By submitting content and requesting or permitting its publication on Guro Tayo, you grant Guro Tayo a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, reproduce, format, display, publish, distribute, and make the submitted material available through the website and related Guro Tayo channels for educational, informational, promotional, and website-operational purposes.

Unless separately agreed in writing, you retain ownership of your original work.

This license does not transfer your copyright to Guro Tayo.

Where appropriate, Guro Tayo may identify or credit the contributor or original source.

7. Copyright Concerns and Takedown Requests

Guro Tayo respects intellectual-property rights.

If you are a copyright owner or authorized representative and believe that material appearing on Guro Tayo infringes your rights, you may contact us and request a review.

Please provide sufficient information to identify:

the copyrighted work concerned;
the material or webpage alleged to be infringing;
your relationship to the copyrighted material;
the basis of your claim; and
a reliable means of contacting you.

Guro Tayo may review, restrict, edit, replace, or remove disputed content when appropriate while the matter is being evaluated.

Good-faith copyright or licensing concerns may be sent to:

gurotayoph@gmail.com

DOWNLOADABLE MATERIALS

8. Use of Downloadable Resources

Some Guro Tayo pages provide downloadable worksheets, presentations, forms, templates, reading materials, or other educational resources.

Unless a specific resource states otherwise, users should not assume that downloading a file grants unrestricted commercial or redistribution rights.

A file may have separate ownership, copyright, licensing, attribution, or usage conditions. Users are responsible for observing those conditions.

Where Guro Tayo provides a direct download link to an official or third-party source, ownership and applicable terms remain with the respective source or rights holder.

Guro Tayo may remove or replace downloadable materials when necessary because of corrections, updated versions, copyright concerns, technical problems, or other legitimate reasons.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS, SERVICES, AND ADVERTISEMENTS

9. External Websites

Guro Tayo may contain links to external websites, official government pages, cloud-storage services, social-media platforms, advertising networks, or other third-party services.

These external websites are independently operated and are not controlled by Guro Tayo.

We cannot guarantee the availability, accuracy, privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. Visiting or using an external website is subject to that website's own terms and privacy policies.

Users are encouraged to review those policies before providing personal information or downloading files from third-party websites.

10. Advertising

Guro Tayo may display advertisements supplied by third-party advertising partners.

Advertisements are separate from our editorial and educational content unless expressly identified otherwise.

The appearance of an advertisement does not necessarily constitute an endorsement by Guro Tayo of the advertiser, product, service, or claim presented in the advertisement.

Advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies as described in our Privacy Policy.

INFORMATION AND WEBSITE AVAILABILITY

11. Educational and Informational Purpose

Content published on Guro Tayo is intended primarily for educational and informational purposes.

Although reasonable efforts may be made to provide useful and accurate information, educational policies, government issuances, schedules, forms, rules, and other information may subsequently be amended or superseded.

For official decisions or compliance matters, users should verify information against the latest issuances or announcements from DepEd, the relevant government agency, school authority, or other official source.

12. Website Availability and Disclaimer

Guro Tayo is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

While we aim to keep the website accessible and useful, we cannot guarantee that:

the website will always be available without interruption;
every file or link will remain permanently accessible;
all information will always be complete or current;
every downloadable file will be compatible with every device or application; or
technical errors will never occur.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Guro Tayo is not responsible for losses resulting solely from temporary website outages, third-party service failures, external websites, corrupted downloads, incompatible software, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

Nothing in these Terms excludes rights or remedies that cannot legally be excluded under applicable law.

SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION OF ACCESS

13. Violations of These Terms

Guro Tayo may restrict or block access to particular website functions when reasonably necessary to address misuse, security concerns, unlawful activities, infringement complaints, or serious violations of these Terms.

We may also remove submitted content when we reasonably believe that it:

infringes intellectual-property rights;
violates applicable law;
contains malicious or harmful material;
was submitted without appropriate authorization; or
otherwise creates a legitimate legal or security concern.

PRIVACY

14. Privacy Policy

The collection and processing of personal information associated with your use of Guro Tayo are governed by our Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy explains matters such as cookies, analytics, advertising technologies, information users voluntarily provide, and applicable privacy choices.

Please review the Privacy Policy together with these Terms and Conditions.

GOVERNING LAW

15. Philippine Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of the Republic of the Philippines, without prejudice to any mandatory rights that may apply to users under applicable law.

16. Resolution of Concerns

If you have a concern regarding Guro Tayo, including a copyright, privacy, content, or website-related issue, we encourage you to contact us first so that the matter can be reviewed and, when appropriate, resolved informally.

SEVERABILITY

17. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined by a competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be interpreted or limited to the extent necessary to make it enforceable where possible.

The remaining provisions shall continue to apply.

CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

18. Updates to the Terms and Conditions

Guro Tayo may update these Terms and Conditions when necessary to reflect changes in the website, its services, applicable laws, content practices, advertising or privacy practices, or other operational requirements.

When significant changes are made, the updated Terms will be published on this page together with an updated effective date where appropriate.

Your continued use of Guro Tayo after updated Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

CONTACT US

Questions, copyright concerns, licensing inquiries, content-submission concerns, or other matters relating to these Terms and Conditions may be sent to:

Guro Tayo
Website: www.gurotayo.com
Email: gurotayoph@gmail.com

Terms and Conditions