These terms govern your use of https://relationship.kiveo.org (the “Site”), a free static reference tool for Chinese kinship terms. By using the Site you agree to them. If you do not agree, please stop using it.

Effective date: 2026-11-12 · Last updated: 2026-11-12

1. The service

The Site provides a kinship-term calculator, reference tables and explanatory articles. It is provided free of charge, requires no account, and runs entirely in your browser. We may add, change or remove features, and may occasionally take the Site offline for maintenance.

2. Permitted use

  • You may use the Site for personal, educational and non-commercial reference, and you may share links to any page.
  • You may quote short excerpts with a visible link back to the source page. Republishing the complete term tables or systematically scraping the Site is not permitted without prior permission.
  • Do not interfere with the Site, attack it, inject scripts, or use it in any way that breaks applicable law or third-party rights.

3. Accuracy and disclaimer

Chinese kinship terms vary enormously between regions, dialects and families. All results are compiled from common usage and are provided “as is” for everyday reference only — not as linguistic, genealogical, legal or academic authority. We do not warrant that results are complete, accurate or fit for any particular purpose. When it matters, follow your family’s own custom.

4. Third-party services and ads

The Site displays Google AdSense ads and uses Google Tag Manager for analytics. Those services are operated by third parties under their own terms; we do not control their content or their data practices. Ad placements are labelled so they can be distinguished from our content. See the Privacy Policy for details and opt-out options.

5. No user accounts, no user content

The Site offers no registration, comments or upload. Anything you type stays in your browser and is not submitted to us, so we neither claim ownership of it nor accept responsibility for storing it.

6. Intellectual property

Site design, original text, illustrations and compiled data are the property of the project or its licensors. The underlying Chinese kinship terms are part of the language and are not owned by anyone. Open-source code is published under the licence in the GitHub repository.

7. Availability and liability

We aim to keep the Site available, but do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from use of the Site or reliance on its content.

8. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the Site evolves. The revised version takes effect when posted on this page, with the “last updated” date shown above. Continuing to use the Site afterwards means you accept the revision.

9. Contact

Questions about these terms, content corrections, or copyright and privacy requests: see the contact page.

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