Terms of Service & Race Waiver

Registering for an event

Registration is complete only when we have received and verified your entry fee. Until then your entry is held as pending and your slot is not guaranteed. Slots are limited and are allocated in the order payments are verified.

You are responsible for the accuracy of the details you submit. Entries under a false name, or on behalf of someone who has not consented, may be cancelled without refund.

Eligibility and minors

You must meet the minimum age published for the distance you are entering. If you are under 18, your parent or legal guardian must complete your registration, accept this waiver on your behalf, and confirm by doing so that they consent to your participation and to the risks described below.

Fees, refunds, and transfers

Entry fees are generally non-refundable, including if you are unable to attend. Requests to transfer a slot to another runner are considered case by case — contact us with your reference number and we will advise.

If an event is cancelled by the club, we will publish what happens to entry fees at the time of the announcement.

Force majeure

We may postpone, shorten, or cancel an event for reasons outside our control, including severe weather, government advisories, natural calamity, or public health orders. In that case, the "Fees, refunds, and transfers" section above governs what happens to entry fees, and we are not otherwise liable for costs you incurred in preparing for the event, such as travel or accommodation.

Race waiver — assumption of risk

Running events carry inherent risks, including but not limited to physical injury, heat illness, collisions with other participants or vehicles, hazards of the course and weather, and in rare cases permanent disability or death. By registering you confirm that:

• You are physically fit and have no medical condition that makes participation unsafe.
• You accept these risks voluntarily and participate at your own risk.
• You will follow the instructions of race marshals, officials, and medical staff.
• You consent to receive first aid or emergency medical treatment if organisers judge it necessary.
• You release TheDadiangasRunners, its officers, volunteers, sponsors, and partners from liability for injury, loss, or damage arising from your participation, to the fullest extent permitted by Philippine law.

This waiver does not limit liability for gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by Philippine law, TheDadiangasRunners is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential loss arising from your participation in an event, including lost income, lost opportunity, or costs you incurred preparing to attend. Nothing in this section limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, including liability for gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold TheDadiangasRunners, its officers, volunteers, sponsors, and partners harmless from any claim, loss, or expense — including reasonable legal costs — arising from your own conduct at an event, your breach of these terms, or your breach of the rules of the event.

Waiver of Liability

This is the waiver shown on the registration form and accepted by every runner who enters:

I know that running is a potentially hazardous activity. I agree not to enter and run unless we are medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of an event organizer relative to our ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running in this event, including but not limited to falls, contact with other runners, and the weather condition's effects, all of which are known and appreciated by me.

Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my entity, I, for myself and anymore entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release the organizers and all sponsors, their representatives, and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event, even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons and entities named in this waiver.

I grant permission to all the foregoing to use my name, likeness, and identity in any photographs, motion, pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event in perpetuity, throughout the world, in any media known or developed later for any legitimate promotional purposes. I have read and understand everything written above.

Rules of the event

• Wear your assigned bib number visibly on the front at all times during the race.
• Bib numbers are personal. Running under another runner's bib results in disqualification.
• Complete the full official course. Cutting the course results in disqualification.
• Follow published cut-off times. Marshals may withdraw runners who fall behind them for their safety.

Photography and results

Photographs and video taken at our events may be used to promote the club and future races. Your name, finish time, and category placing may be published in results. Contact us if you would prefer your name withheld from published results.

Personal information

How we handle the details you provide is set out in our privacy policy.

Governing law and disputes

These terms and the race waiver are governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines. If you have a concern, contact us first so we can try to resolve it directly. Any dispute that cannot be resolved this way is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the proper courts of General Santos City, South Cotabato.

Severability and entire agreement

If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest continues to apply. Together with the race waiver above, these terms are the entire agreement between you and TheDadiangasRunners for the event you register for, and replace any earlier version. We may update these terms from time to time; the date at the top of this page shows when they last changed.

Contact

Questions about these terms can go through the contact form, or by messaging us on Facebook.