Terms of Use

Last Updated: July 4, 2026

Chinalawlist.com and its affiliated entities (collectively referred to as "we," "our," or "us") operate websites, offer products and services through mobile applications and other platforms, and create software solutions. These platforms and offerings are collectively referred to as our "sites," "services," or "sites and services."

These terms, including any supplementary provisions and addendums (collectively referred to as these "Terms of Use" or this "Agreement"), govern our sites and services where we display or link directly to this Agreement. Should any conflict arise between this Agreement and any supplementary terms applicable to a specific site or service, the supplementary terms shall take precedence. This Agreement does not apply to sites and services that do not display or link to this Agreement or that have their own separate terms of use.

By accessing and using our sites and services, you become a "user" and accept this Agreement as a legally binding contract between you and us. We reserve the right to update these terms at any time, and such updates will apply to all subsequent access or use of our sites and services. If you do not accept all provisions of this Agreement, you may reject it by immediately ceasing all access to and use of our sites and services; any continued access or use following such rejection is unauthorized.

You are also obligated to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances relevant to your activities on our sites and services.

Unless expressly permitted by supplementary terms, our sites and services are intended for individuals aged 18 and above. Access or use by anyone under this age is not permitted.

This Agreement grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to access and use our sites and services, including our intellectual property contained therein, solely in accordance with these terms.

1. Content Moderation and Enforcement

We retain the right, though not the obligation, to oversee content (including but not limited to posts, text, code, images, video, binary files, advertisements, accounts, account data, flags, emails, messages, and all other user-generated materials referred to as "content") that is submitted, stored, or transmitted through our sites and services by any user or third party. We also retain the right to monitor conduct (including authorized and unauthorized access or use) and to enforce this Agreement through any means we deem appropriate, at our sole discretion (including automated and manual screening, blocking, filtering, removal from indexes or search results, requiring API usage, requiring bulk posting interfaces, authorization, verification, and deletion or termination of content, accounts, or access). We may initiate, suspend, or modify any enforcement measures at any time without prior notice. Our decision to take or refrain from taking action regarding content, conduct, or potential violations does not waive our right to act similarly with respect to future or comparable matters.

You acknowledge that any action or inaction by us or our representatives (including directors, officers, shareholders, employees, consultants, agents, and other representatives) to prevent, limit, correct, or regulate content, or to enforce this Agreement, is undertaken voluntarily and in good faith. You expressly agree that neither we nor our representatives shall be liable to you or any other party for any such action or inaction.

While our representatives may moderate content at our discretion, they lack the authority to make binding commitments regarding how we will address any complaint, problem, or potential violation. Any representation by our representatives suggesting otherwise is superseded by this provision and is non-binding and unenforceable. For clarity, all opinions, statements, comments, and posts on our sites and services are solely those of the individual poster and do not reflect our views or those of our employees, officers, directors, shareholders, or agents. We do not warrant the accuracy or reliability of information provided by any poster, administrator, or moderator. Administrators and moderators are not our agents, and their opinions are their own. This paragraph cannot be modified, waived, or released except through a written agreement signed by our Chief Executive Officer and the party to whom such modification, waiver, or release is granted.

We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to limit, modify, interrupt, suspend, or discontinue all or any portion of our sites and services at any time without notice. Neither we nor our representatives shall be liable for any such limitations, modifications, interruptions, suspensions, or discontinuations, or for any related losses, harm, or damages.

2. User Content and Conduct

a. User Content

We do not control, endorse, or make any representations or warranties regarding user-generated content. You bear sole responsibility for your access to, use of, or reliance on any user content. You are expected to conduct any necessary investigation, inquiry, research, and due diligence concerning user content.

You are also responsible for any content you post or transmit. If you maintain an account, you are responsible for all content posted or transmitted through that account.

Prohibited content on our sites and services includes, but is not limited to: (1) illegal content; (2) content that facilitates the creation, advertising, distribution, provision, or receipt of illegal goods or services; (3) offensive content (including defamatory, threatening, hateful, or pornographic material); (4) content that discloses another person's personal, confidential, or proprietary information; (5) false or fraudulent content (including misleading responses to user advertisements); (6) malicious content (including malware or spyware); (7) content offering, promoting, advertising, or linking to automated posting products, account creation services, flagging services, bulk telephone numbers, or any product or service that would violate this Agreement; and (8) content promoting unsolicited products or services. Additional content prohibitions may be detailed in supplementary terms for specific site categories or services.

By posting content, you automatically grant and assign to us a perpetual, irrevocable, unlimited, fully paid, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers), worldwide license to copy, perform, display, distribute, create derivative works from, and otherwise use any content you post. You also grant us all rights and causes of action to prevent and enforce against unauthorized use of your posted content.

b. User Conduct

We do not control, endorse, or make any representations or warranties regarding any user or user conduct. You are solely responsible for your interactions with and reliance on other users. You should conduct appropriate investigation and due diligence regarding any user or user conduct.

You are also responsible for your own conduct and activities on, through, or related to our sites and services. If you have an account, you are responsible for all activities conducted through that account.

3. Posting Rules and Account Management

This section applies to all users of our sites and services unless we have specifically granted an exception in a written agreement. We have sole discretion to authorize or deny any exceptions to these terms.

a. Posting Rules

Users may not bypass any technological measures we implement to regulate how content is posted or transmitted. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to: using multiple email addresses (including those generated through automated means); using multiple IP addresses (via proxy servers, modem switching, or other methods); circumventing CAPTCHA through automation or outsourcing; maintaining multiple or fraudulent service accounts (including phone-verified accounts); using URL shortening, obfuscation, or redirection; using multiple phone lines or call forwarding for verification; and content obfuscation through HTML techniques, text-on-images, random text insertion, or content spinning.

Posting content on behalf of another party is expressly prohibited. Users must post content only on their own behalf and may not permit, enable, or encourage third parties to post for them.

Using automated means to post content is strictly prohibited. All content must be posted personally and manually through every step of the posting process. Developing, offering, marketing, selling, distributing, or providing automated posting tools is also prohibited. Any user who provides such automated means will be liable for each instance of access to our sites and services using those means.

Affiliate marketing through our sites and services is expressly prohibited. Users may not post content or communicate with others for affiliate marketing purposes under any circumstance.

b. Account Rules

Users may create, maintain, and use no more than one account per site for posting content on their own behalf. Accounts must be created personally and manually; automated account creation is prohibited, including bypassing CAPTCHA challenges. Users may not create or use additional accounts or another person's account, nor may they permit or encourage others to create accounts on their behalf.

Buying, selling, or creating accounts for others is expressly prohibited. Circumventing any technological restrictions or security measures in the account creation or posting process is also prohibited.

4. Prohibited Access and Activities

This section applies to all users unless we have granted a specific exception in writing. We have sole discretion to authorize or deny exceptions.

To preserve the integrity and functionality of our sites and services, any access or activities that are harmful, inconsistent with, or disruptive to our sites and services or other users' enjoyment are expressly prohibited. This includes, without limitation:

• Collecting user personal information (including email addresses, IP addresses, and phone numbers) for any purpose.

• Copying, aggregating, displaying, distributing, performing, or creating derivative works from our sites and services or their content, whether directly or through intermediaries (including spiders, robots, crawlers, scrapers, framing, iframes, or RSS feeds). Limited exceptions apply to general-purpose internet search engines and noncommercial public archives that: (a) provide direct hyperlinks to our sites; (b) access our sites from a stable IP address using an identifiable agent; and (c) comply with our robots.txt file. We may terminate this exception at any time upon notice.

• Designing, developing, or providing any program, application, or service that enables access to or interaction with our sites and services (including accessing, posting, cross-posting, responding, verifying, or circumventing security measures).

• Decompiling, disassembling, or reverse engineering any part of our sites and services to obtain source code or object code.

• Engaging in activities that impair the integrity, functionality, performance, or quality of our sites and services.

• Attempting to engage in or enable any of the above prohibited activities, regardless of success.

If you access, copy, display, distribute, perform, or create derivative works from our sites and services in violation of this Agreement, such actions are unauthorized. Circumventing technological measures or security restrictions is expressly prohibited. For this purpose, cached copies of our webpages constitute "copies" under applicable copyright laws, and CAPTCHAs and phone verification are considered "technological measures" controlling access to our intellectual property.

5. Third-Party Interactions and External Links

We and our representatives are not parties to, have no involvement in, and bear no responsibility for any communications, transactions, disputes, or relationships between you and other users or third parties. You are responsible for conducting due diligence regarding your interactions with others.

Our sites and services may contain links to third-party websites and resources. Since we have no control over these external sites, you acknowledge that we are not responsible for their availability, content, advertising, products, services, or other materials. We do not endorse these third-party sites and are not liable for any loss or damages incurred through their use. YOUR USE OF THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND RESOURCES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IS SUBJECT TO THEIR TERMS AND POLICIES. We reserve the right to block links to our sites through technological or other means at any time.

6. Fees and Payments

We may charge fees for posting content or for certain features, products, services, or licenses. You are responsible for all fees associated with content you post or purchases made through your account. You authorize us or our designated payment processor to charge your chosen payment method for these fees.

Unless otherwise specified, all fees are in Renminbi (RMB/CNY) or as stated on the site. Applicable taxes are additional to the stated fee. Currency exchange and foreign transaction fees are determined by your payment provider.

Except as required by law or otherwise stated on the site, all fees are non-refundable, and purchases may not be canceled by the user. We reserve the right to refuse or terminate any purchase at our discretion.

7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us and our representatives harmless from any third-party claims, demands, or damages arising from: (a) content you post or transmit (including content that a third party deems defamatory or harmful); (b) activity conducted through your account (including posted content and interactions with others); (c) your use of or reliance on user content; and (d) your violation of this Agreement. This indemnification includes attorneys' fees and costs incurred by us. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense of any matter subject to indemnification, and you agree to cooperate with our defense.

8. Disclaimers of Warranties

YOUR USE OF AND RELIANCE ON OUR SITES AND SERVICES IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. OUR SITES AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER.

ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT) ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING: (A) THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, ACCURACY, AND PERFORMANCE OF OUR SITES AND SERVICES; (B) MALWARE, VIRUSES, SPYWARE, OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE DISSEMINATED THROUGH OUR SITES AND SERVICES; AND (C) ANY TRANSACTIONS, INFORMATION, ADVICE, OR INTERACTIONS RESULTING FROM USE OF OUR SITES AND SERVICES.

THESE DISCLAIMERS APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

9. Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE OR OUR REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE FOR ANY USE OF OR RELIANCE ON OUR SITES AND SERVICES OR ANY TRANSACTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, INTERACTIONS, OR DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND OTHERS ARISING FROM USE OF OUR SITES AND SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, STATUTORY, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES TO DAMAGES ARISING FROM AUTHORIZED OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, INABILITY TO ACCESS, OR REMOVAL, DELETION, INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF OUR SITES AND SERVICES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO US, IF ANY. TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU DURING THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR FIVE HUNDRED RENMINBI (RMB 500.00), WHICHEVER IS LESS. IF YOU HAVE NOT PAID US ANY AMOUNTS IN THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO STOP USING OUR SITES AND SERVICES AND CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT.

You release us and our representatives from all claims, demands, and damages of any kind arising from our sites and services or your interactions with others. You waive any provision in applicable law that would limit the scope of this release.

THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

10. Damages and Remedies

We may seek actual or liquidated damages at our election. You agree to pay all actual damages caused by your violation of this Agreement. For certain violations where actual damages are difficult to quantify, you agree to pay liquidated damages as specified in our liquidated damages policy. These liquidated damages represent reasonable estimates of our damages and are cumulative.

11. Injunctive Relief

You acknowledge that any violation of this Agreement may cause us immediate and irreparable harm. We may therefore seek preliminary and permanent injunctive relief without the necessity of posting bond, in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity.

12. Disclosure of Information

Our Privacy Policy governs the release of user information. We disclose information only in limited circumstances, including with user permission, as required by law, or in response to valid legal process. If you seek user identity or account information for a civil legal matter, you must serve us with a valid subpoena.

We reserve the right to disclose personal information about you without prior permission if we believe such action is necessary to: (1) comply with legal requirements; (2) protect our rights or property; (3) enforce this Agreement; or (4) protect the interests of our users or others.

13. Copyright Policy

We have adopted a copyright policy in compliance with applicable laws. We may disable or terminate accounts of users who repeatedly infringe copyrights or other intellectual property rights. Please refer to our copyright policy for more information.

14. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy governs the collection, use, and disclosure of user information and is incorporated by reference into this Agreement.

15. Supplemental Terms for Specific Services

Certain sites and services have additional terms based on their subject matter, including:

• Health Sites and Services

• Legal Sites and Services

• Money & Business Sites and Services

• Shopping Sites and Services

• Travel & Leisure Sites and Services

• Classified Sites and Services

• Auto-Related Sites and Services

16. Parental Controls

Commercial parental control protections (software, hardware, or filtering services) are available to limit access to harmful material. Information about such providers is available at relevant online resources. We do not endorse any specific products or services.

17. Notice for California Residents

Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users may contact us with questions or complaints via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by mail at:

Chinalawlist.com
Privacy Office
No. 303 Caoyang Road, Putuo District
Shanghai, China

18. Dispute Resolution

We prefer to resolve disputes informally. Before initiating arbitration, you agree to discuss the matter with us for at least 30 days. Please send your name, contact information, concern, and proposed solution to us at the address above.

If we cannot mutually agree on a resolution, any claim will be resolved through binding arbitration administered by a recognized arbitration institution in Shanghai, China (such as CIETAC) or as otherwise agreed. You must begin arbitration within one year of your claim arising; otherwise, it is waived.

You agree to arbitrate only in your individual capacity, not as a class representative. Claims may not be joined with other claims. Arbitration will be held exclusively in Shanghai, China, and each party bears its own costs. The arbitrator's decision is binding and may be entered as judgment in any competent court.

19. General Provisions

a. Promotions

Sweepstakes, contests, and promotions may have specific rules that supplement this Agreement. By participating, you agree to those rules.

b. Intellectual Property

All content on our sites and services is copyrighted. Our trademarks, graphics, logos, page headers, icons, scripts, and service names are our property. You may not use our marks in any way likely to cause confusion or deceive the public. Patents owned by us apply to our sites and services and their features.

c. Artificial Intelligence

Content and images on our sites and services may be created or enhanced with Generative AI tools in accordance with our policies.

d. Reservation of Rights

We reserve all rights, title, and interest in our sites and services. No rights are granted except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.

e. Entire Agreement

This Agreement (including referenced documents) constitutes the entire agreement between you and us. There are no third-party beneficiaries except our representatives. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.

f. Governing Law and Forum

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the People's Republic of China. Claims not subject to arbitration shall be brought exclusively in courts in Shanghai, China. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of these courts. Claims must be filed within one year of arising, or they are forever barred. Claims filed contrary to this section are improperly filed, and we may recover attorneys' fees and costs up to RMB 2,500.

g. Electronic Communications

By using our sites and services, you consent to receive electronic communications from us. We will communicate via email or site notices. All electronic communications satisfy legal requirements for written communications.

h. Electronic Contracting

Your electronic submissions constitute your agreement and intent to be bound by transactions. This applies to all records, notices, policies, contracts, and applications. You are responsible for the hardware and software required to access and retain electronic records.

i. Termination and Assignment

You may terminate your account or stop using our sites and services at any time. We may terminate or suspend access for any reason, including violation of this Agreement. You may not transfer or assign this Agreement; any attempt is ineffective. We may transfer, assign, or delegate this Agreement.

j. Feedback

You grant us a royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual license to use any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations, or other feedback you provide.

k. Waiver

Failure to enforce any provision does not constitute a waiver of that provision or right.