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Intellectual Property & Copyright Notice

智慧財產權與著作權聲明

Privacy Policy

Terms of Use

Last updated: 2025/10/25

1. Ownership

Unless otherwise stated, all content on this website, including essays, articles, reflections, field notes, titles, concepts, frameworks, terminology, photographs, drawings, diagrams, audio and video, is the original work of Ming-Chun Hsieh and is protected under the Copyright Act of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and international copyright conventions.

Where content is created with collaborators, or where third-party material is used with permission, this is credited within the relevant page or article.

2. Ideas, frameworks and terminology

The ideas and frameworks developed in this writing, including the concept of "Reproductive Placemaking" and related terminology, represent Ming-Chun Hsieh's ongoing intellectual work. While ideas themselves are free to discuss, the specific expression, structure and wording of these texts is protected. When referring to these concepts, please attribute them to their author and link to the original article.

3. What you may do without asking

You are welcome to:

Read, share links to, and discuss any article.
Quote short passages for the purpose of commentary, criticism, teaching, research or news reporting, within the limits of fair use under the Taiwan Copyright Act, provided that the author and source are clearly credited and a link to the original is included.
Print or save a copy for personal, non-commercial use.

4. What requires written permission

Please contact me before:

Reproducing an article in full or in substantial part, in any medium.
Translating an article into another language for publication.
Including any text, image or diagram in a book, course material, exhibition, report or commercial publication.
Adapting the content into other formats, such as presentations, videos or podcasts.
Using any content for advertising or commercial purposes.

Permission requests:info@tedxnangan.org Requests from educators, students and non-profit cultural organisations are welcome and are usually granted.

5. Automated access and AI training

The content of this website may not be scraped, crawled, bulk-downloaded or otherwise systematically extracted, nor used to train, fine-tune or evaluate artificial-intelligence or machine-learning models, without prior written permission. This restriction applies regardless of the technical means used. Search engines indexing pages to display links and brief excerpts are excepted.

6. Rights management information

Author names, titles, dates, copyright notices and links embedded in the content constitute rights management information and may not be removed or altered when content is quoted or shared.

7. How to cite

Hsieh, Ming-Chun. "[Article title]." [domain], [publication date]. [URL]

8. Reporting infringement

If you believe content on this site infringes your rights, or if you find this site's content reproduced without permission, please contact: info@tedxnangan.org.

Last updated: 2025/10/25

Nature of content. The writing on this website expresses the personal views and ongoing thinking of Ming-Chun Hsieh. It is offered for reading and discussion and does not constitute professional, legal, architectural or educational advice for any specific situation.
Accuracy. I take care to be accurate and to cite sources, but ideas evolve and articles may be revised. Each article shows its publication date and, where relevant, its last revision.
Intellectual property. Use of content is governed by the Intellectual Property & Copyright Notice.
External links and third-party platforms. Links to other sites are provided for reference. I am not responsible for their content. Comments or interactions on third-party platforms (such as social media) are subject to those platforms' terms.
Governing law. These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Last updated: 2025/10/25

This website ([domain]) is the personal website of Ming-Chun Hsieh ("I", "me"). It exists to publish writing, ideas and information about my work. This policy explains what information is collected when you visit, how it is used, and the choices available to you.

1. Who is responsible for your data

Ming-Chun Hsieh, Taiwan.
Contact: info@tedxnangan.org

2. What information is collected

Information you provide. If you contact me through the contact form or by email, I receive the information you choose to share, typically your name, email address and the content of your message.

Information collected automatically. This website is built and hosted on Wix. Wix and its built-in analytics tools may automatically collect technical and usage information, such as IP address, browser type, device and operating system, language settings, referring pages, pages viewed and the date and time of your visit. This information is used in aggregated form to understand how the site is used; it does not identify you by name.

3. Cookies

Wix places cookies that are necessary for the website to function securely and to measure its performance. Where required by law, a cookie notice allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You may also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.

4. Why information is used

To respond to your messages and enquiries.
To understand which writing and pages are read, so that the site can be improved.
To keep the website secure and functioning.

I do not sell personal information, and I do not use it for advertising.

5. Who may process your data

Wix.com Ltd. hosts this website and processes technical data on my behalf under its own privacy policy. Email correspondence is handled through my email provider. No other third parties receive your personal information unless required by law.

6. How long information is kept

Messages and correspondence are kept for as long as needed to respond to you and to maintain a record of our communication, after which they are deleted. Aggregated analytics data is retained according to Wix's data retention settings.

7. Where information is processed

This website is hosted on Wix infrastructure, which may be located outside Taiwan. By using the site you acknowledge that technical data may be processed in those locations.

8. Your rights

Under Taiwan's Personal Data Protection Act and, where applicable, other data protection laws, you may request to access, review, obtain a copy of, correct, supplement, or delete your personal data, or to stop its collection, processing or use. To make a request, contact [contact email]. I may need to verify your identity before responding.

9. Providing information is voluntary

You are not required to provide any personal information to read this website. If you choose not to provide contact details, I will simply be unable to reply to you.

10. Links to other websites

This site links to external websites, including project websites and social media. Those sites have their own privacy policies, which I do not control.

11. Changes to this policy

Updates will be posted on this page with a new "last updated" date.