Copyright & DMCA Policy
1. Ownership
The reader texts, pinyin annotations, word lists, level system, site design and interface are created for MandarinMiles. Some linguistic datasets are used under open licences; the sources, licences and our modifications are recorded on the Data Sources & Credits page, including material under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Fonts and third-party libraries are used under their respective licences.
AI-assisted illustrations: some images on this site are produced with generative AI tools and then selected, arranged and edited by a person. We claim rights in our selection, arrangement and human edits; we do not assert exclusive copyright in raw machine-generated output where the applicable law does not recognise it. See the AI Content Disclosure.
Narration: reader audio is synthesised speech generated from our own text, not a recording of a human performer.
2. Reporting infringement
We respect intellectual property and respond to valid notices. Send a written notice to our designated agent:
DMCA Agent: David Yuan (operator of MandarinMiles)
Email: [email protected]
Your notice must include: (1) identification of the copyrighted work; (2) the exact URL of the material you believe infringes it; (3) your name, address, telephone number and email; (4) a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law; (5) a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner; and (6) your physical or electronic signature.
3. What we do
We review notices, remove or disable access to material that appears to infringe, notify the person who posted it where applicable, and terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances. Counter-notices meeting the statutory requirements may be sent to the same agent; we will follow the restoration process in 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). If you are outside the US, we will also handle your complaint under applicable local law.
4. Licensing questions and attribution errors
If you believe we have used open data without correct attribution, or you would like to license our content, write to [email protected]. We correct attribution errors promptly.
MandarinMiles is operated by David Yuan, an individual based in mainland China.