Terms and Conditions

 

By using Hitch services, You hereby agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions set out by Hitch.

  1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meaning:

“Affiliate” means with respect to any entity, any other entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such entity. For the purpose of this definition, “control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;

“Agreement” means this Agreement and any schedules hereto as the same may be amended, varied, modified or supplemented by the parties by agreement in writing from time to time;

“Business Day” means a day where banks open for business in the Philippines;

“Commercial Terms and Conditions” means the commercial terms and conditions agreed by the Client which is an inseparable part of this Agreement;

“Confidential Information” means any information having been designated in writing to be confidential or proprietary or if given orally, is confirmed promptly in writing as having been disclosed as confidential or proprietary or otherwise by the Disclosing Party to the Recipient and, including any Personal Data as defined in this Agreement, all subscriber information (including viewing patterns, viewing details, quantity, time or duration of usage of equipment or viewing of the content), details (including contact details, telephone numbers, network configuration, location information, billing name, billing amounts, credit history and other payment details), information of a commercial, technical or financial nature relating to this Agreement, the Disclosing Party or any of its Affiliates including all trade secrets, know-how, show-how, patents research, development or technical information, confidential and proprietary product or information, Intellectual Property Rights, business plans, operations or systems, financial and trading positions, details of customers, suppliers, debtors or creditors, information relating to the officers, directors or employees of the Disclosing Party or any of its Affiliates, marketing information, printed matter, rates and rate tables, contracts, all regardless of form, format or media whether machine readable or human readable, including written, oral or tangible form and also includes information communicated or obtained through meetings, documents, correspondence or inspection of tangible items;

“Driver” means third party individual whose primary role is to bid for and complete Hitch job assignments distributed via the Hitch App;

“Logistic Provider” means third party logistic service provider that cooperate with Hitch  or its Affiliates whose primary role is to deliver goods/items distributed via the Hitch App;

“Data Processor” means in relation to Personal Data, any person, other than an employee of the Data User, who processes the Personal Data solely on behalf of the Data User, and does not process the Personal Data for any of his own purposes;

“Data User” means a person who either alone or jointly or in common with other persons processes any Personal Data or has control over or authorizes the processing of any Personal Data but does not include a Data Processor;

“Disclosing Party” means the party from whom the Confidential Information originates and is disclosed to the Recipient;

“End User” means any person or entity that has made a request for delivery service of any goods/items through Hitch App.;

“Force Majeure” means any cause beyond a party’s reasonable control affecting the performance by the affected Party of its obligations hereunder including, but not limited to, acts of God, riots or civil disorder, war or military operations, national or local emergency, acts or omissions of government, industrial disputes of any kind (not involving the affected party’s own employees), fire, flood, lightning, explosion, subsidence, inclement weather, acts or omissions of persons or bodies beyond the reasonable control of the said Party, epidemic or pandemic (except the epidemic/pandemic of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) or promulgation of a statutory laws, rules or regulations which causes the Agreement become unenforceable by either Party or both Parties, and other similar reasons;

“Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights, including but not limited to rights to patents, rights in circuit layouts, trademarks, service marks, trade names, registered designs, copyrights, and other forms of intellectual property or industrial property, know-how, inventions, formulae, confidential or secret processes, trade secrets and confidential information, and any other protected rights and assets and any licenses and permissions in connection therewith, in each case in any part of the world and whether or not registered or registrable and for the full period thereof, and all extensions and renewals thereof, and all applications for registration in connection with the foregoing;

“Hitch App” means a mobile application that functions as an app based scheduling tool that matches an End User’s request for chauffeured vehicle services to a registered Driver who is available to provide the service and/or Logistic Provider that able to deliver Goods/items to End User to any destination upon the request of the End User;

“Goods/Items” means any product of Hitch App which enables the End User to use Driver and/or Logistic Provider to obtain the delivery of a variety of products from the Client via Hitch App;

“Client” means a party that carries out business of selling goods/items, food and/or beverages for Hitch and/or a party that carries out business as a retailer for Hitch App, and/or a party that carries out business as a wholesaler for the same;

“Personnel” means all directors, officers, employees, agents and independent contractors thereof;

“Personal Data” means personal data having the meaning ascribed that are under the control of Data User and in respect of which Data Processor is or is required to provide services for the performance of this Agreement;

“Online Payment Feature” means any online payment platform authorized by Hitch which allows for payments to be made electronically using Cash and/ or other source of funds as available from time to time;

“Services” shall have the meaning given to it under Clause 4;

“Service Fee” shall have the meaning as specified in the Commercial Terms and Conditions;

“Term” means the period of this Agreement as specified in Clause 3.1;

“Territory” means Republic of Philippines and its territorial waters; and

“Third Party Claim” means commencement or threatened commencement of any action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration, investigation or litigation, whether civil or criminal, at Law or in equity, made or brought by a third party (non-government).

  1. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

2.1 This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings, inducements or conditions, expressed, or implied, oral or written, except which stated in the attachment.

2.2 The Client hereby reads, understands, agrees to the applicable Terms of Service: Transport, Delivery, and Logistics as set forth in the following link: https://Hitch-ph.com/terms-and-conditions, which may be updated by Hitch  from time to time (The “Terms of Service”) and are deemed as integral part of this Agreement;

  1. TERMS

3.1 This Agreement shall take effect from the date of this Agreement and shall continue in force until terminated in writing by either Party.

  1. SCOPE OF SERVICES

4.1 Hitch  appoints Client, and Client agrees to be appointed by Hitch  as (i) Hitch ’s restaurant partner; and/or (ii) Hitch ’s retail partner, and/or (iii) Hitch ’s wholesale partner whereby Hitch  is entitled to accept orders on behalf of the Client from End User through Hitch (“Services”).

4.2 The Services as provided under Clause 4.1 is limited to:

  1. referring End User to the Client;
  2. accepting orders and payments from End User, according to the method sets by Hitch ; and
  3. passing the payment and order from the End User to the Client according to the method sets by Hitch , taking into account the agreed Service Fee.
  4. Cash on Delivery feature, where the Logistic Provider and the Client collect the payment directly from the End User.

4.3 Hitch  may carry out changes to Services, or suspend the Services, without notice.

4.4 Client hereby agrees to open and maintain cooperation with any Hitch authorized person or entity, to facilitate any payment related to Hitch services. In relation to Online Payment Feature, Client hereby gives its consent to Hitch authorized person or entity to collect Service Fee or any fees related to Hitch, on behalf of Hitch , from Client’s funds generated from payments made by using Online Payment Feature, by directly deducting the funds and in no cases Client will hold Hitch authorized person or entity liable for the performance of deduction of Client’s funds that is made for the collection of Service Fee or any fees related to Hitch  and/ or on behalf of Hitch . Clients also agree to give the right to Hitch  to share transaction data in relation to orders using Hitch App and/or Personal Data (if necessary) to Hitch authorized person or entity, solely for the purpose of such Online Payment Feature.

  1. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES

5.1 Hitch ’s Obligations

  1. Hitch shall present on the Hitch  App the range of goods/items or limitations thereof that be subject of the transactions herein, the food & beverage products offered by the Client, and/or retail products offered by the Client Services, and/or wholesale products offered by the Client in Hitch  App for Hitch Food Clients, to the extent that it has been communicated to Hitch .
  2. Whenever an order is received by Hitch , Hitch will communicate the order details to the Client for preparation. A Driver will collect the prepared order. Driver will then deliver the order to the End User and collect from the End User the total order amount and delivery charges or as applicable.
  3. In order to maintain its reputation for quality and high standard of service, Hitch reserves the right to terminate the relationship with the Client if the Client repeatedly receives bad reviews, complaints of failure to fulfill delivery order.

5.2 Client’s Obligations

  1. The Client shall provide Hitch with all information necessary to present all the Client’s offering. This includes the Client’s products, logo, images, menu, prices, and its company identity, which for small businesses includes the owner’s full name and legal address, and for corporations includes the company name, registered address, trade name, authorized signatory and tax identification number (TIN). Relevant changes are to be communicated to Hitch   The Client is required to verify the information published by Hitch  and immediately point out any mistakes or inaccuracies. The Client shall immediately notify Hitch  should there be price changes. For avoidance of doubt, the Client’s products, logo, images, menu, prices, and its company identity may be published on Hitch  App and/all other on-line or traditional media means.
  2. The Client guarantees that information published on Hitch App relating to the Client’s offering satisfies all legal requirements, and in particular satisfies information requirements for End User protection. Hitch  is not required to publish the Client’s offering on Hitch App before all relevant information has been received.
  3. The Client guarantees that the information provided by the Client does not violate any third party’s Intellectual Property Rights.
  4. The Client will process orders with all reasonable care and as soon as they are submitted by the End User. The Client is required to keep its advertised products available to the best of its ability.
  5. The Client guarantees that the products provided, prepared and sold to End Users, are in good quality and safe for consumption. In the event any products of Client are defective, damaged, spoiled or which results in loss or injury to the End User, Client will be personally responsible and/or legally liable for such incident, both material and immaterial, and release Hitch from any claim related to such matter.
  6. The Client is obligated to notify Hitch in no later than 5 minutes if the Client is unable to fulfill an order, so that Hitch  can notify the End User immediately.
  7. The Client agrees to adhere to the range of products and prices as provided to Hitch and as described on the Hitch  
  8. The Client guarantees that the retail products, food and/or beverages offered are of high quality and their storage, production and preparation comply with all relevant retail, restaurant and food safety regulations. If any violations are found by the relevant authorities, the Client must notify Hitch
  9. The Client guarantees that it possesses all licenses required by prevailing laws and regulations and that there are no ongoing criminal, bankruptcy or tax proceedings or other penalties outstanding in relation to its business operations.
  10. The Client guarantees to take great care to keep up-to-date its range of products, prices and associated terms and conditions.
  11. Pay the Service Fee to Hitch in accordance to the method sets by Hitch ;
  12. Provide a reasonable penalty fee if such Service Fee is not paid according to the due date.
  13. The Client acknowledges and agree that Driver may batch several orders for trip efficiencies (where applicable).
  14. If it deems necessary by Hitch , the Client agrees to provide Hitch with the right to reduces the Service Fee as stated under Commercial Terms and Conditions for the purpose to make the Client more profitable, by previously receiving notification from Hitch to Client.
  15. SERVICE FEE AND ANY PAYMENT OBLIGATION

6.1 In consideration to Hitch ’s provision of Services under this Agreement, the Client shall pay Hitch  the Service Fee. The Client is not allowed to charge any service charge to the End User.

6.2 Client agree to pay any and all costs and expenses in connection with any payment obligation to Hitch  including but not limited to promotion and campaign in the manner as Hitch  may specify from time to time, either via Hitch ’s account, Online Payment Feature  or other accounts or payment channels authorized by Hitch , which are intended to make payments for such payment obligation to Hitch.

6.3 The Client hereby agrees to pay and bear any costs such as admin/transfer fees or other fee, in connection with the transfers made by Online Payment Feature or other accounts or payment channels authorized by Hitch , which are intended to make payments to Client’s personal account.

  1. OWNERSHIP AND RIGHTS

7.1 Each Party warrants that it is the legal licensee of all Intellectual Property Rights used under this Agreement and free from any infringement or violation of any third party ownership or intellectual property rights and no other party will claim to have the same ownership of such Intellectual Property Rights.

7.2 All reports, specifications, other similar documents compiled or prepared in the course of this Agreement, including documents, materials produced in respect of the Services and any derivation of any Intellectual Property Rights granted by any Party, pursuant to Clause 7.1, shall be the absolute property of such Party throughout their preparation and at all times thereafter. For the avoidance of doubt, the Intellectual Property Rights subsisting in all reports, specifications and other similar documents set out in this clause shall at all times remain vested in the relevant Party.

7.3 Each Party warrants that it will not use any other Party’s trademark for any marketing activities, including but not limited to promotional activities without prior written consent from the other Party and unless it is conducted based on this Agreement.

  1. COSTS AND STAMP DUTY

8.1 All costs incidental to the preparation and completion of this Agreement, including legal costs (if any) and the stamp duty shall be borne equally by the Parties, provided that such costs shall be agreed in advance by the Parties.

  1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

9.1 Either Party warrants that each Party has entered into this Agreement in full reliance of the following representations and warranties:

9.1.1 Each Party has the capacity and power to enter into and perform and comply with the each Parties obligation under this Agreement;

9.1.2 this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation and enforceable against each Party in accordance with the terms hereof;

9.1.3 Each Party’s execution of and/or performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Agreement do not and will not violate any laws to which each Party is subject or any agreement to which each Party is a party or which is binding on each Party or each Party’s assets;

9.1.4 Each Party is not in default of any agreement to which each Party is bound which may materially and adversely affect each Party financial condition or each Party ability to perform any obligations under this Agreement nor are there any actions, proceedings, claims, investigations, litigation or arbitration pending or threatened against each Party which may have a similar or analogous effect; and

9.1.5 Each Party complies and owns all mandatory licenses under each Party applicable law in its applicable jurisdiction and each person who represents and binds each Party to this Agreement is authorized to represent and to bind each Party.

9.2 Either Party warrants that the representations and warranties in this Clause 9 shall continue to be true for so long as this Agreement subsists, and each Party will bear the risk respectively and legally be processed if in the event the representation and warranties stated herein are proven to be incorrect or untrue. All Service Fee remains outstanding and shall promptly notify each Party in the event any of the aforementioned representations or warranties is incorrect or become untrue in any way or form.

  1. TERMINATIONAND SUSPENSION

10.1 Either Party may terminate this Agreement in the event of a material breach by the other Party of this Agreement if the breach is not cured within two (2) days’ notice thereof by the non-breaching Party.

10.2 Either Party may terminate this Agreement by giving to the other Party not less than thirty (30) days’ written notice prior to the effective date of the termination as specified in the notice.

10.3 At any time, Hitch  may, upon giving written notice to Client, immediately terminate this Agreement or temporarily suspend the Services, if:

(a) Hitch  suspects that there is any unlawful, illegal and/or fraudulent act committed by Client and/or its employees or agents;

(b) Client repeatedly receives bad reviews from End Users or complaints of failure to fulfil meals orders; or

(c) Client is in violation of any food safety or other regulations relating to restaurants and/or meals.

10.4 At any time, either Party may terminate this Agreement, upon giving written notice to the other Party thirty (30) days prior to the intended date thereof. However, either party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon giving a written notice, if the other Party violates any of the provisions of this agreement, terminates or suspends its business, enters into bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or other analogous proceedings, or becomes subject to any law, regulation or restriction which prevents such other Party performing its obligations under this Agreement.

10.5 The termination of this Agreement shall not relieve or limit each of the Parties from its obligations, responsibilities and liabilities accruing prior to such termination.

 

 

  1. INDEMNITY

11.1 The Client agrees to defend, indemnify and keep indemnified and hold harmless Hitch, its assets, subsidiaries, Affiliates, agents, directors, officers, employees and/or assignees, harmless from and against any claims, damages, costs, judgments, losses or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), arising in relation to matters outside Hitch ’s control, including but not limited to the quality of food and beverage and services provided by the Client, as well as the restaurant’s safety or hygiene. The Client further indemnifies Hitch  from Third Party Claim resulting from any violation of laws and regulations by the Client.

11.2 Notwithstanding any other provision herein, it is agreed that neither Party shall be liable to the other Party for any loss of profit, goodwill, business opportunity, and anticipated savings or for any indirect or consequential loss or damage suffered or flowing from either Party.

11.3 Hitch  cannot guarantee that its Services will be free from any malfunctions, but will exercise all reasonable endeavour to resolve any such case.

  1. CONFIDENTIALITY

12.1 Each Party shall keep confidential and shall not disclose to any person or use directly or indirectly for its own or any other person’s benefit other than for the due performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement, any Confidential Information disclosed, made available or otherwise provided to the Receiving Party by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party. This clause shall not apply to any Confidential Information which at the time it is disclosed, made available or otherwise provided by the Disclosing Party, is in the public domain and shall cease to apply to any information which subsequently becomes publicly available otherwise than as a consequence of any breach by the Receiving Party.

12.2 The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to:

12.2.1 its directors and employees to the extent that their duties will require them to have access to such Confidential Information, provided that the Receiving Party shall instruct such directors and employees to treat such Confidential Information as confidential and not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than the proper discharge by them of their duties; and

12.2.2 its external auditors, lawyers and professional advisers, and the Receiving Party shall ensure that the persons to whom such disclosure is made are contractually bound by the provisions of this clause by the incorporation of corresponding provisions of confidentiality in their employment and other applicable contracts.

12.3 These confidentiality obligations shall endure, even after the expiry or termination of this Agreement, with limit 3 (three) months after the expiry of this Agreement and/or until the Confidential Information enters the public domain.

 

 

  1. PERSONAL DATA

13.1 Both Parties herewith shall comply with their respective obligations as the Data User and the Data Processor as required under all applicable laws and regulations in connection with any Personal Data in relation to this Agreement.

  1. FORCE MAJEURE

14.1 Both Parties are released from responsibility to all obligations and delay of work as consequence of Force Majeure. Force Majeure is defined as any extraordinary circumstances which is an unforeseeable, inevitable event and/or beyond reasonable control of the Parties including but not limited to epidemic or pandemic (except the epidemic/pandemic of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19), natural disaster, war, rebellion, aggression, sabotage, riot of mass, and existence of governmental laws, rules or regulations which directly influences or affects the performance of this Agreement.

14.2 If one of the Party has delayed or prevented from performing its obligations hereunder as a result of an event of Force Majeure, it shall promptly notify the other Party in writing as soon as possible after the occurrence of such an event of Force Majeure.

14.3 If the Party, who is suffering, does not or neglects to notify the other Party hence all lost, risks and consequences which may arise shall be borne solely by the Party who suffered from such Force Majeure.

14.4 If the event of Force Majeure continues for a period exceeding 60 (sixty days) calendar days and both Parties had negotiated in good faith and did not settle on a suitable resolution, then either Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other Party hereto.

  1. SEVERABILITY

15.1 The invalidity or unenforceability for any reason of any part of this Agreement shall not prejudice or affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement.

15.2 If further lawful performance of this Agreement or any part of it shall be made impossible by the final judgment or final order of any court of competent jurisdiction, commission or government agency or similar authority having jurisdiction over either Party, the Parties shall forthwith use their reasonable endeavors to agree amendments to this Agreement so as to comply with such judgment or order.

  1. VARIATION

16.1 Hitch  reserves the right to modify or amend the general terms and conditions without the Client’s consent. However, Hitch  shall notify such changes through email and the Client has the chance to object within 2 weeks as of the receipt of such notification of changes.

16.2 Any terms and conditions of the Client are not part of this Agreement unless Hitch  expressly agrees to adhere to them in writing.

  1. ASSIGNMENT

17.1 Hitch  may assign all or any part of this Agreement or its rights, interest or obligations at any time to any of its Affiliates which can sufficiently execute the obligations under this Agreement.

  1. NOTICES

18.1 All notices, demands or other communications required or permitted to be given or made under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by email, prepaid registered post or by fax as specified in the Commercial Terms and Conditions.

18.2 If occurs any change to the address above, then the Party who change its address shall inform the other party at the latest 3 (three) business days prior to the effectiveness of such change.

18.3 Any such notice, demand or communication shall be deemed to have been duly served:

18.3.1 in case of a notice delivered by hand, on the day of actual delivery as evidenced by receipt;

18.3.2 in case of a notice transmitted by facsimile, on the day of transmission as evidenced by receipt of transmission from the sender’s machine (transmission report) stating that the communication has been sent in full without error and received by the recipient;

18.3.3 in case a notice sent by registered post, 3 days after posting;

Provided that, any notice given in accordance with the above but received on a day which is not a business day or received after normal business hours at the place of the recipient shall be deemed to have been duly received on the next business day.

  1. GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION

19.1 This Agreement is governed and construed under the Philippine laws.

19.2 In case of any dispute arising from this agreement, the same shall be filed exclusively in the proper courts in Quezon City to the exclusion of any other court venue and/or jurisdiction .

  1. DRIVER AS THE THIRD-PARTY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

20.1. The third-party agreement which stipulates that Driver agrees to provide goods/items which was ordered to the Client by the Hitch ’s End User, shall constitute as an independent agreement between the end-user and the Driver which is not an employee or agent of Hitch .

20.2. Hitch  does not provide any transportation services and shall not be held responsible whatsoever for any Driver’s action, negligence, failure, lateness, or rejection to provide transportation service, specifically retail and/or food delivery service from Client’s store to the End User. Regarding the delivery of products using the Cash On Delivery (COD) payment method, Hitch  and / or its affiliates, are not responsible for any losses that may arise from the payment method chosen by the End User. Any losses or damages that may occur are entirely the responsibility of the Driver together with End Users and Third Parties who sell products to End Users.

20.3. Hitch  does not and shall not guarantee the safety, reliability, compatibility, or capability of the Driver during the performance of his/her obligation in delivering the retail products, and/or food and/or beverages from Client’s store to the end-user. Therefore, the Client hereby hold Hitch  harmless and discharge Hitch  from any and all responsibility, claim, cause, or damage which occurs from such delivery service.

20.4. The Client shall not cause the Driver to assert any claim or interest in, or take any action which may in any way: 

  1. adversely affect the validity or enforceability of Hitch ’s Intellectual Property Rights over the Hitch App;
  2. result in the harm or misuse of, bring into disrepute, or adversely affect Hitch ’s rights or interest in and to the Hitch App; or
  3. result in obtaining registrations in or otherwise challenge the validity of Hitch ’s ownership of or rights in the Hitch App.