Terms of use

Before using our service as a registered online learner we advise you to read the following Terms and Conditions carefully and to know your rights and responsibilities. By becoming a registered learner of our online courses on the www.ourmandarin.com site (hereafter "OurMandarin") you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions that are listed below.

Use of OurMandarin Content and Copyright Policy

You acknowledge and agree that OurMandarin and any necessary contents and materials of OurMandarin remain at all time the sole property of OurMandarin Limited, and are protected by international copyright, trademark, intellectual property and other laws. Members and visitors agree not to publish, display, copy, transmit, or redistribute any picture, voice, text, educational tools and related information of this site without prior written consent of OurMandarin. Any commercial use of OurMandarin's services is strictly prohibited.

All mp3s are produced under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license. This means that you can remix and share these mp3s as much as you want, provided that you attribute the original work to OurMandarin.

Intellectual Property Rights

All content except for mp3s is copyrighted and cannot be published in any other place without our prior written permission and acknowledgement to the original author.

Subscriber's Rights

An OurMandarin subscription allows you access to all of the online tools and resources for personal use. You may also download pdfs and export vocabulary that you have saved to your account. However, all subscription materials downloaded or exported are for personal use only and thus, cannot be re-distributed. For schools and other groups, please contact mailto:ourmandarin@gmail.com for more information.

Your Account

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. OurMandarin reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel subscriptions at our sole discretion.

lease review OurMandarin's privacy policy.

Site Comments, Exchanges and other Content

All registered OurMandarin users may post comments and other content and submit suggestions, ideas, questions, or other information, as long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam."

You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead fellow OurMandarin users and/or staff. We reserve the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content. OurMandarin takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

Links to Third Party Sites

The site contains links to third-party web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of OurMandarin, and thus, we are not responsible for its contents or policies. OurMandarin provides these links as a convenience only, and a link does not imply endorsement of, sponsorship of, or affiliation with the linked site by OurMandarin. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding to any of these third party sites.

Disclaimer of Warranties

This site is provided by OurMandarin on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. We make no representation or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the operation of the site and information, content and materials or products included on this site. You agree that using the site is solely at your own discretion.

OurMandarin promises to safeguard its members as best as possible but cannot warrant that the site, its servers or emails sent from OurMandarin are free of viruses or other harmful components. You will not hold OurMandarin liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of the site, including, but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive and consequential damages.

Modifications to the Site

OurMandarin reserves the right to amend the Terms and modify or discontinue all or part of the site, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice, and is not obligated to update the site. The amended Terms will automatically become effective immediately after they are posted on the site. If you choose to continue using the site (after we publish the amended terms), it means that you have acknowledged these new terms and agree to abide and be bound by them.

Other User Concerns

If you need any clarification or have any questions regarding the “Terms of Use,” feel free to contact us at OurMandarin@gmail.com.