Copyright & Terms

1. Purpose and Fair Use

Chinglish.Cafe is a non-profit, community-driven archive created for educational, cultural, and entertainment purposes. We aim to document the linguistic phenomenon of “Chinglish” and Chinese internet slang.

The images, texts, and translations featured on this site are collected from the public domain or submitted by our users. We believe this constitutes a “fair use” of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law, as well as similar international fair dealing laws, given its transformative and commentary nature.

2. User-Generated Content

Many entries on this website are submitted by our community. While we review submissions for quality and relevance, we cannot guarantee the copyright status of every image provided by third-party users.

3. DMCA & Takedown Requests

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you are the rightful owner of an image or content featured on this site and believe its use infringes upon your copyright, please let us know. We will gladly and promptly remove it.

To request a takedown, please email us with the link to the specific page and proof of your original content: 📩 Email: copyright@chinglish.cafe

4. Terms of Use

By using Chinglish.Cafe, you agree to enjoy the content in the spirit it was intended: lighthearted cultural observation and humor. Do not use this site to promote hate speech, racism, or genuine malice toward any culture or language.