API services terms and conditions
Contractual documentation for the provision of cloud or hosted software-based services by means of an application programming interface (API) without individual human users.
Free API terms and conditions
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Version | 1.0 |
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First published | 26 Jan 2023 |
Last updated | 26 Jan 2023 |
Word count | 12,254 |
Template pages | 26 |
API terms and conditions (basic)
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Version | 1.0 |
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First published | 30 Aug 2022 |
Last updated | 30 Aug 2022 |
Word count | 12,207 |
Template pages | 26 |
API terms and conditions (standard)
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Version | 1.0 |
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First published | 30 Aug 2022 |
Last updated | 30 Aug 2022 |
Word count | 15,298 |
Template pages | 34 |
API terms and conditions (premium)
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Version | 1.0 |
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First published | 30 Aug 2022 |
Last updated | 30 Aug 2022 |
Word count | 19,369 |
Template pages | 45 |
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Free API terms and conditions contents
- Definitions: definitions.
- Credit: docular credit; free documents licensing warning.
- Term: commencement of term; end of term (initial and renewal periods); each services order form creates distinct contract.
API Services : provision of API services access credentials; grant of licence to use API services; limitations on use of API services; prohibitions on the use of the API services; security of access credentials (API services); availability of API services and SLA; no damaging use of API services; no excessive use of the API services; no unlawful use of API services; no access to platform code.- CustomerData: licence ofCustomerdata; licence ofCustomerdata for machine learning purposes; licence ofCustomerdata for aggregation purposes; warranties relating toCustomerdata; back-up ofCustomerdata (API services); restoration ofCustomerdata.
- Scheduled maintenance and
Modifications : right to conduct scheduled maintenance and modify (API services); acknowledgement of modifications byCustomer(API services); limitations on right to modify (API services); notice or prohibition of significant modifications (API services); notice of modifications generally (API services); security modifications (API services); notice of scheduled maintenance (API services); times for provision of scheduled maintenance; maximum aggregate time for scheduled maintenance (API services). Support Services : support services provision; standard of support services; support services in accordance with SLA; suspension of support services.- No assignment of
Intellectual Property Rights : no assignments of intellectual property rights. - Charges: obligation to pay charges; time-base charges limitations; amounts inclusive or exclusive of VAT; variation of charges.
- Payments: issue of invoices; time for payment of charges following invoice; payment methods; interest on late payments; interest on late payments.
- Confidentiality obligations: Providerconfidentiality undertaking;Customerconfidentiality undertaking; disclosure of confidential information to certain persons; exceptions to confidentiality obligations; disclosures of confidential information mandated by law etc; parties to stop using confidential information upon termination; parties to delete confidential information following termination; confidentiality obligations after termination.
- Data protection: compliance with data protection laws; warranty of Customer's right to disclose personal data (GDPR); details of personal data processed bythe Provider(GDPR); purposes of processing of personal data bythe Provider(GDPR); duration of personal data processing byProvider(GDPR); personal data processed byProvideron instructions (GDPR); authorised international transfers of personal data (GDPR); informingCustomerof illegal instructions (GDPR); personal data processed byProvideras required by law (GDPR); confidentiality obligations onProviderpersons processing personal data (GDPR); security of personal data processed byProvider(GDPR); appointment of sub-processor byProvider(GDPR); authorisation forProviderto appoint sub-processors (GDPR);Providerto assist with exercise of data subject rights (GDPR);Providerto assist with compliance (GDPR); obligation to notifyCustomerof personal data breach (GDPR);Providerto provide data protection compliance information (GDPR); deletion of personal data byProvider(GDPR);Providerto allow audit (GDPR); changes to data protection law.
- Warranties: first party general warranties; API services general warranties; warranty of legality of API services; API services intellectual property infringement warranty; breach of API services infringement warranty; second party warranty of authority; exclusion of implied warranties and representations.
- Limitations and exclusions of liability: caveats to limits of liability; interpretation of limits of liability; no liability for force majeure; no liability for loss of profits; no liability for loss of revenue; no liability for loss of use; no liability for loss of opportunities; no liability for loss of data or software (subject to back-up obligations); no liability for consequential loss; per event liability cap upon services contract; aggregate liability cap upon services contract.
- Termination: termination without cause (optionally asymmetric); termination by either party without cause; termination upon breach; termination upon insolvency; termination upon non-payment; rights of termination supplemental or exclusive.
- Effects of termination: surviving provisions upon termination; termination does not affect accrued rights; charges on termination of contract.
- Subcontracting: no subcontracting without consent; subcontracting permitted; first party responsible for subcontracted obligations; subcontracting of hosting.
- General: no waiver; severability; variation written and signed; no assignment without written consent; no third party rights; entire agreement; governing law; exclusive jurisdiction.
- Interpretation: statutory references; section headings not affecting interpretation; calendar month meaning; no ejusdem generis.
Schedule 1 (Availability SLA)
- Introduction to availability SLA: purpose of API services availability SLA; informal definition of uptime (API services).
- Availability: uptime commitment (API services); measurement of uptime; reporting of uptime measurements.
- Service credits: earning service credits (API services); amount of service credits; application of service credits (API services); service credits are sole remedy; service credits upon termination (API services).
- Exceptions: list of exceptions to availability commitment.
Schedule 2 (Support SLA)
- Introduction: introduction to support SLA.
- Helpdesk: helpdesk obligation; purpose of support services helpdesk; access to helpdesk; times of helpdesk availability; all requests for support to go through helpdesk.
- Response and resolution: API services support issue categorisation; allocation of support issue severity categories; support response times; contents of response to support request; support resolution times.
- Provision of
Support Services : support services to be provided remotely. - Limitations on
Support Services : excessive use of hosted services support; misuse of API service and support services.
Schedule 3 (Data processing information)
- Categories of data subject: prompt for categories of data subject.
- Types of
Personal Data : prompt for types of personal data. - Purposes of processing: prompt for personal data processing purposes.
- Security measures for
Personal Data : prompt for security measures for personal data. - Sub-processors of Personal Data: prompt for identifying sub-processors of personal data.
API terms and conditions (basic) contents
- Definitions: definitions.
- Term: commencement of term; end of term (initial and renewal periods); each services order form creates distinct contract.
API Services : provision of API services access credentials; grant of licence to use API services; limitations on use of API services; prohibitions on the use of the API services; security of access credentials (API services); availability of API services and SLA; no damaging use of API services; no excessive use of the API services; no unlawful use of API services; no access to platform code.- CustomerData: licence ofCustomerdata; licence ofCustomerdata for machine learning purposes; licence ofCustomerdata for aggregation purposes; warranties relating toCustomerdata; back-up ofCustomerdata (API services); restoration ofCustomerdata.
- Scheduled maintenance and
Modifications : right to conduct scheduled maintenance and modify (API services); acknowledgement of modifications byCustomer(API services); limitations on right to modify (API services); notice or prohibition of significant modifications (API services); notice of modifications generally (API services); security modifications (API services); notice of scheduled maintenance (API services); times for provision of scheduled maintenance; maximum aggregate time for scheduled maintenance (API services). Support Services : support services provision; standard of support services; support services in accordance with SLA; suspension of support services.- No assignment of
Intellectual Property Rights : no assignments of intellectual property rights. - Charges: obligation to pay charges; time-base charges limitations; amounts inclusive or exclusive of VAT; variation of charges.
- Payments: issue of invoices; time for payment of charges following invoice; payment methods; interest on late payments; interest on late payments.
- Confidentiality obligations: Providerconfidentiality undertaking;Customerconfidentiality undertaking; disclosure of confidential information to certain persons; exceptions to confidentiality obligations; disclosures of confidential information mandated by law etc; parties to stop using confidential information upon termination; parties to delete confidential information following termination; confidentiality obligations after termination.
- Data protection: compliance with data protection laws; warranty of Customer's right to disclose personal data (GDPR); details of personal data processed bythe Provider(GDPR); purposes of processing of personal data bythe Provider(GDPR); duration of personal data processing byProvider(GDPR); personal data processed byProvideron instructions (GDPR); authorised international transfers of personal data (GDPR); informingCustomerof illegal instructions (GDPR); personal data processed byProvideras required by law (GDPR); confidentiality obligations onProviderpersons processing personal data (GDPR); security of personal data processed byProvider(GDPR); appointment of sub-processor byProvider(GDPR); authorisation forProviderto appoint sub-processors (GDPR);Providerto assist with exercise of data subject rights (GDPR);Providerto assist with compliance (GDPR); obligation to notifyCustomerof personal data breach (GDPR);Providerto provide data protection compliance information (GDPR); deletion of personal data byProvider(GDPR);Providerto allow audit (GDPR); changes to data protection law.
- Warranties: first party general warranties; API services general warranties; warranty of legality of API services; API services intellectual property infringement warranty; breach of API services infringement warranty; second party warranty of authority; exclusion of implied warranties and representations.
- Limitations and exclusions of liability: caveats to limits of liability; interpretation of limits of liability; no liability for force majeure; no liability for loss of profits; no liability for loss of revenue; no liability for loss of use; no liability for loss of opportunities; no liability for loss of data or software (subject to back-up obligations); no liability for consequential loss; per event liability cap upon services contract; aggregate liability cap upon services contract.
- Termination: termination without cause (optionally asymmetric); termination by either party without cause; termination upon breach; termination upon insolvency; termination upon non-payment; rights of termination supplemental or exclusive.
- Effects of termination: surviving provisions upon termination; termination does not affect accrued rights; charges on termination of contract.
- Subcontracting: no subcontracting without consent; subcontracting permitted; first party responsible for subcontracted obligations; subcontracting of hosting.
- General: no waiver; severability; variation written and signed; no assignment without written consent; no third party rights; entire agreement; governing law; exclusive jurisdiction.
- Interpretation: statutory references; section headings not affecting interpretation; calendar month meaning; no ejusdem generis.
Schedule 1 (Availability SLA)
- Introduction to availability SLA: purpose of API services availability SLA; informal definition of uptime (API services).
- Availability: uptime commitment (API services); measurement of uptime; reporting of uptime measurements.
- Service credits: earning service credits (API services); amount of service credits; application of service credits (API services); service credits are sole remedy; service credits upon termination (API services).
- Exceptions: list of exceptions to availability commitment.
Schedule 2 (Support SLA)
- Introduction: introduction to support SLA.
- Helpdesk: helpdesk obligation; purpose of support services helpdesk; access to helpdesk; times of helpdesk availability; all requests for support to go through helpdesk.
- Response and resolution: API services support issue categorisation; allocation of support issue severity categories; support response times; contents of response to support request; support resolution times.
- Provision of
Support Services : support services to be provided remotely. - Limitations on
Support Services : excessive use of hosted services support; misuse of API service and support services.
Schedule 3 (Data processing information)
- Categories of data subject: prompt for categories of data subject.
- Types of
Personal Data : prompt for types of personal data. - Purposes of processing: prompt for personal data processing purposes.
- Security measures for
Personal Data : prompt for security measures for personal data. - Sub-processors of Personal Data: prompt for identifying sub-processors of personal data.