Welcome to A to Z Chinese. A to Z Chinese provides the best online Chinese language learning service. To ensure a safe non-offensive environment for all the users we have established these Terms, which explain the rules of using the site. By accessing any area of A to Z Chinese, users agree to be legally bound and to abide by terms set forth below

Copyright and Permissions

Copyright in all content on this site is owned by A to Z Chinese. No materials on this site may be reproduced, stored, altered or further distributed without our prior written permission.

The audio Mp3 and video MPp lessons provided on A to Z Chinese are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 license, which means you are free to share the work, but you are not allowed to modify or/and use it for commercial purposes. This license does not apply to other content on the site.

Responsibility

A to Z Chinese does not monitor all activity on this site but reserves the right to do so.

Acceptable Site Use

1. Security

Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security measures on this site, including, without limitation:

1.1 Using a false password or one belonging to another user or accessing data not intended for the user or logging into a server or account which such user is not authorized to access;

1.2 Disclosing a password or permitting a third party to use a password or failing to notify A to Z Chinese if a password is compromised;

1.3 Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;

1.4 Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, "flooding", "mail bombing" or "crashing";

1.5 Sending unsolicited E-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or service;

1.6 Forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any E-mail or newsgroup posting;

1.7 Hijacking all or any part of the site content, deleting or changing any site content, or linking to the site without our specific written permission.

2 General Rules

Users agree to use A to Z Chinese only for lawful purposes. Users may not use this site to transmit, distribute, store or destroy material (a) in violation of any applicable law or regulation, (b) in a manner that will infringe the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others or violate the privacy or publicity or other personal rights of others, or (c) that is libelous, obscene, offensive, threatening, defamatory, abusive or hateful.

3 Violations

A to Z Chinese has absolute discretion to determine if any use violates these rules, and to act as it deems appropriate in the event of any violation. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. A to Z Chinese will investigate occurrences which may involve such violations and may involve, cooperate with, and make disclosures to, law enforcement authorities in identifying and prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.

Submissions

All registered A to Z Chinese 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."

A to Z Chinese's policy is not to accept or consider any unsolicited ideas or materials of any kind. Do NOT submit any such materials. If you violate this prohibition, we reserve the right to consider all materials submitted as non-confidential and free of any claims of proprietary or personal rights. Such material and all rights will be our property, free and clear of any claims by you or others, and we will be able to use them for any purpose, including advertising and promotion, without compensation or any other obligations to anyone, including you.

Prohibited Uses

It is strictly prohibited to use or contact this site to disrupt or damage the site, its contents or its security measures or to harass or disparage A to Z Chinese or its products or service or personnel. No unsolicited E-mail (spam) may be directed to or through this site.

Disclaimer of Warranties

A to Z Chinese makes 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.

A to Z Chinese promises to safeguard its members as best as possible but cannot warrant that the site, its servers or emails sent from A to Z Chinese are free of viruses or other harmful components. You will not hold A to Z Chinese 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.

Modification to the site

AtoZ Chinese reserves the right to amend the Terms of Use 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.