Terms & Conditions

Effective date: 25 August 2026

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Purpose of the site

Mandopoplyrics provides Simplified Chinese lyrics, Pinyin romanization, English translations, song-specific Mandarin learning guides, sourced artist profiles and related reference information to help readers understand and learn from Mandopop songs. The site is an independent resource and is not endorsed by the artists, labels, publishers, platforms or copyright owners identified on its pages unless expressly stated.

Automated assistance and editorial review

Automated and AI-assisted tools may help prepare translations, romanization, learning-guide drafts, artist-profile drafts and validation reports. Their use does not guarantee accuracy or publication. Material is cached and must satisfy the site’s applicable source, grounding, validation and editorial-review rules before it is presented as reviewed content. Interpretive learning notes are educational commentary, not statements of an artist’s intent unless a reliable source is expressly cited.

Lyrics and intellectual property

Song lyrics, song titles, recordings, videos, artist names, artwork and related rights belong to their respective copyright holders, artists, labels and music publishers. Mandopoplyrics does not claim ownership of third-party lyrics or recordings. Lyrics, translations and romanizations are presented as a personal and educational reference. Their display does not grant visitors permission to copy, redistribute, publish, license or commercially exploit protected works.

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Permitted use and prohibited conduct

You may browse and use the site for lawful personal purposes. You must not:

• Use the site or its content in violation of law or third-party rights.
• Conduct unauthorized bulk scraping, copying, extraction or republication of site content.
• Use malicious bots or automated traffic that disrupts service, evades controls or imposes an unreasonable load.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the site, database, accounts or administrative features.
• Upload or transmit malware, abusive material, misleading requests or other harmful content.

Normal indexing by reputable search engines is not prohibited by this section.

Song requests and newsletter submissions

Song requests may be entered in Chinese, English or Pinyin. Submission does not guarantee that a song will be fetched, translated or published. We may correct, combine, reject or remove requests to operate the service. You confirm that information you submit is lawful and does not include sensitive personal data. Submitting the newsletter form records a subscription, which may be cancelled through the provided unsubscribe option.

YouTube and third-party services

The site uses YouTube API Services and embedded YouTube players. YouTube and Google process information under the Google Privacy Policy.

Mandopoplyrics may contain advertisements and links to third-party platforms, sellers or affiliate partners. External services control their own content, availability, policies, prices, products and transactions. Mandopoplyrics is not the seller and is not responsible for external content, price changes, fulfillment, refunds, security or purchases made through third parties.

Accuracy and availability

We aim to provide useful and accurate lyrics, Pinyin, translations, metadata and links, but errors, omissions or differences in interpretation may occur. Content is provided for general reference and should not be treated as an official or authoritative translation. Videos, links and site features may become unavailable, change or experience downtime without notice.

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of accuracy, availability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Mandopoplyrics will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss arising from use of the site, typographical or translation errors, temporary downtime, third-party services or external transactions. Nothing in these terms excludes rights or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Enforcement and contact

We may restrict access or take other reasonable action in response to abuse, security threats or violations of these terms. Questions about these terms may be sent to lyricsmandopop@gmail.com.