Voltaware APIs Terms of Service
Thank you for using Voltaware's APIs, other developer services, and associated software (collectively, "APIs"). By accessing or using our APIs, you are agreeing to the terms below. If there is a conflict between these terms and additional terms applicable to a given API, the additional terms will control for that conflict. Collectively, we refer to the terms below, any additional terms, terms within the accompanying API documentation, and any applicable policies and guidelines as the "Terms." You agree to comply with the Terms and that the Terms control your relationship with us. So please read all the Terms carefully. If you use the APIs as an interface to, or in conjunction with other Voltaware products or services, then the terms for those other products or services also apply.
Section 1: Account and Registration
a. Accepting the Terms
You may not use the APIs and may not accept the Terms if (a) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Voltaware, or (b) you are a person barred from using or receiving the APIs under the applicable laws of the United Kingdom or other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use the APIs.
b. Entity Level Acceptance
If you are using the APIs on behalf of an entity, you represent and warrant that you have authority to bind that entity to the Terms and by accepting the Terms, you are doing so on behalf of that entity (and all references to "you" in the Terms refer to that entity).
c. Registration
In order to access certain APIs you may be required to provide certain information (such as identification or contact details) as part of the registration process for the APIs, or as part of your continued use of the APIs. Any registration information you give to Voltaware will always be accurate and up to date and you'll inform us promptly of any updates.
d. Subsidiaries and Affiliates
Voltaware has subsidiaries and affiliated legal entities around the world. These companies may provide the APIs to you on behalf of Voltaware and the Terms will also govern your relationship with these companies.
Section 2: Using Our APIs
a. Your End Users
You will require your end users to comply with (and not knowingly enable them to violate) applicable law, regulation, and the Terms.
b. Compliance with Law, Third Party Rights, and Other Voltaware Terms of Service
You will comply with all applicable law, regulation, and third party rights (including without limitation laws regarding the import or export of data or software, privacy, and local laws). You will not use the APIs to encourage or promote illegal activity or violation of third party rights. You will not violate any other terms of service with Voltaware (or its affiliates).
c. Permitted Access
You will only access (or attempt to access) an API by the means described in the documentation of that API. If Voltaware assigns you developer credentials (e.g. client IDs), you must use them with the applicable APIs. You will not misrepresent or mask either your identity or your API Client's identity when using the APIs or developer accounts.
d. API Limitations
Voltaware sets and enforces limits on your use of the APIs (e.g. limiting the number of API requests that you may make or the number of users you may serve), in our sole discretion. You agree to, and will not attempt to circumvent, such limitations documented with each API. If you would like to use any API beyond these limits, you must obtain Voltaware's express consent (and Voltaware may decline such request or condition acceptance on your agreement to additional terms and/or charges for that use). To seek such approval, contact the relevant Voltaware API team for information (e.g. by using the Voltaware developers console).
e. Open Source Software
Some of the software required by or included in our APIs may be offered under an open source license. Open source software licenses constitute separate written agreements. For certain APIs, open source software is listed in the documentation. To the limited extent the open source software license expressly supersedes the Terms, the open source license instead sets forth your agreement with Voltaware for the applicable open source software.
f. Communication with Voltaware
We may send you certain communications in connection with your use of the APIs. Please review the applicable API documentation for information about opting out of certain types of communication.
g. Feedback
If you provide feedback or suggestions about our APIs, then we (and those we allow) may use such information without obligation to you.
h. Non-Exclusivity
The Terms are non-exclusive. You acknowledge that Voltaware may develop products or services that may compete with the API Clients or any other products or services.
Section 3: Your API Clients
a. API Clients and Monitoring
The APIs are designed to help you enhance your websites and applications ("API Client(s)"). You agree that Voltaware may monitor use of the APIs to ensure quality, improve Voltaware products and services, and verify your compliance with the terms. This monitoring may include Voltaware accessing and using your API Client, for example to identify security issues that could affect Voltaware or its users. You will not interfere with this monitoring. Voltaware may use any technical means to overcome such interference. Voltaware may suspend access to the APIs by you or your API Client without notice if we reasonably believe that you are in violation of the Terms.
b. Security
You will use commercially reasonable efforts to protect user information collected by your API Client, including personally identifiable information ("PII"), from unauthorized access or use and will promptly report to your users any unauthorized access or use of such information to the extent required by applicable law.
c. Ownership
Voltaware does not acquire ownership in your API Clients, and by using our APIs, you do not acquire ownership of any rights in our APIs or the content that is accessed through our APIs.
d. User Privacy and API Clients
You will comply with all applicable privacy laws and regulations including those applying to PII. You will provide and adhere to a privacy policy for your API Client that clearly and accurately describes to users of your API Client what user information you collect and how you use and share such information (including for advertising) with Voltaware and third parties.
Section 4: Prohibitions and Confidentiality
a. API Prohibitions
When using the APIs, you may not (or allow those acting on your behalf to):
Sublicense an API for use by a third party. Consequently, you will not create an API Client that functions substantially the same as the APIs and offer it for use by third parties.
Perform an action with the intent of introducing to Voltaware products and services any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, malware, or any items of a destructive nature.
Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, or threaten others.
Interfere with or disrupt the APIs or the servers or networks providing the APIs.
Promote or facilitate unlawful online gambling or disruptive commercial messages or advertisements.
Reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code from any API or any related software, except to the extent that this restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law.
Use the APIs for any activities where the use or failure of the APIs could lead to death, personal injury, or environmental damage (such as the operation of nuclear facilities, air traffic control, or life support systems).
Remove, obscure, or alter any Voltaware terms of service or any links to or notices of those terms.
b. Confidential Matters
Developer credentials (such as passwords, keys, and client IDs) are intended to be used by you and identify your API Client. You will keep your credentials confidential and make reasonable efforts to prevent and discourage other API Clients from using your credentials. Developer credentials may not be embedded in open source projects.
Our communications to you and our APIs may contain Voltaware confidential information. Voltaware confidential information includes any materials, communications, and information that are marked confidential or that would normally be considered confidential under the circumstances. If you receive any such information, then you will not disclose it to any third party without Voltaware's prior written consent. Voltaware confidential information does not include information that you independently developed, that was rightfully given to you by a third party without confidentiality obligation, or that becomes public through no fault of your own. You may disclose Voltaware confidential information when compelled to do so by law if you provide us reasonable prior notice, unless a court orders that we not receive notice.
c. Data Portability
Voltaware supports data portability. For as long as you use or store any user data that you obtained through the APIs, you agree to enable your users to export their equivalent data to other services or applications of their choice in a way that's substantially as fast and easy as exporting such data from Voltaware products and services, subject to applicable laws, and you agree that you will not make that data available to third parties who do not also abide by this obligation.
d. Prohibitions on Content
Unless expressly permitted by the content owner or by applicable law, you will not, and will not permit your end users or others acting on your behalf to, do the following with content returned from the APIs:
Scrape, build databases, or otherwise create permanent copies of such content, or keep cached copies longer than permitted by the cache header;
Copy, translate, modify, create a derivative work of, sell, lease, lend, convey, distribute, publicly display, or sublicense to any third party;
Misrepresent the source or ownership; or
Remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices; or falsify or delete any author attributions, legal notices, or other labels of the origin or source of material.
e. Database and Data Protection
All personal data pertaining to Developers and directed third parties shall, upon application, belong to us and all rights and responsibilities pertaining to that data shall reside with us and be subject to the conditions set out in the Voltaware Terms and Conditions.
Section 5: Brand Features; Attribution
a. Brand Features
"Brand Features" is defined as the trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features of each party. Except where expressly stated, the Terms do not grant either party any right, title, or interest in or to the other party's Brand Features. All use by you of Voltaware's Brand Features (including any goodwill associated therewith) will inure to the benefit of Voltaware.
b. Attribution
You agree to display any attribution(s) required by Voltaware as described in the documentation for the API. Voltaware hereby grants to you a non transferable, non sublicensable, nonexclusive license while the Terms are in effect to display Voltaware's Brand Features for the purpose of promoting or advertising that you use the APIs. You must only use the Voltaware Brand Features in accordance with the Terms and for the purpose of fulfilling your obligations under this Section. In using Voltaware's Brand Features, you must follow the Voltaware Brand Features Use Guidelines. You understand and agree that Voltaware has the sole discretion to determine whether your attribution(s) and use of Voltaware's Brand Features are in accordance with the above requirements and guidelines.
c. Publicity
You will not make any statement regarding your use of an API which suggests partnership with, sponsorship by, or endorsement by Voltaware without Voltaware's prior written approval.
d. Promotional and Marketing Use
In the course of promoting, marketing, or demonstrating the APIs you are using and the associated Voltaware products, Voltaware may produce and distribute incidental depictions, including screenshots, video, or other content from your API Client, and may use your company or product name. You grant us all necessary rights for the above purposes.
Section 6: Termination
a. Termination
You may stop using our APIs at any time with or without notice. Further, if you want to terminate the Terms, you must provide Voltaware with prior written notice and upon termination, cease your use of the applicable APIs. Voltaware reserves the right to terminate the Terms with you or discontinue the APIs or any portion or feature or your access thereto for any reason and at any time without liability or other obligation to you.
b. Your Obligations Post-Termination
Upon any termination of the Terms or discontinuation of your access to an API, you will immediately stop using the API, cease all use of the Voltaware Brand Features, and delete any cached or stored content that was permitted by the cache header under Section 5. Voltaware may independently communicate with any account owner whose account(s) are associated with your API Client and developer credentials to provide notice of the termination of your right to use an API.
c. Surviving Provisions
When the Terms come to an end, those terms that by their nature are intended to continue indefinitely will continue to apply, including but not limited to: Sections 4b, 5, 8, 9, and 10.
Section 7: Liability for our APIs
a. Warranties
Except as expressly set out in the terms, neither Voltaware nor its suppliers or distributors make any specific promises about the APIs. for example, we don't make any commitments about the content accessed through the APIs, the specific functions of the APIs, or their reliability, availability, or ability to meet your needs. we provide the APIs "as is".
Some jurisdictions provide for certain warranties, like the implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. except as expressly provided for in the terms, to the extent permitted by law, we exclude all warranties, guarantees, conditions, representations, and undertakings.
b. Limitation Of Liability
When permitted by law, Voltaware, and Voltaware's suppliers and distributors, will not be responsible for lost profits, revenues, or data; financial losses; or indirect, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages.
To the extent permitted by law, the total liability of Voltaware, and its suppliers and distributors, for any claim under the terms, including for any implied warranties, is limited to the amount you paid us to use the applicable APIs (or, if we choose, to supplying you the APIs again) during the six months prior to the event giving rise to the liability.
In all cases, Voltaware, and its suppliers and distributors, will not be liable for any expense, loss, or damage that is not reasonably foreseeable.
c. Indemnification
Unless prohibited by applicable law, if you are a business, you will defend and indemnify Voltaware, and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and users, against all liabilities, damages, losses, costs, fees (including legal fees), and expenses relating to any allegation or third-party legal proceeding to the extent arising from:
your misuse or your end user's misuse of the APIs;
your violation or your end user's violation of the Terms; or
any content or data routed into or used with the APIs by you, those acting on your behalf, or your end users.
Section 8: General Provisions
a. Modification
We may modify the Terms or any portion to, for example, reflect changes to the law or changes to our APIs. You should look at the Terms regularly. We'll post notice of modifications to the Terms within the documentation of each applicable API, to this website, and/or in the Voltaware developers console. Changes will not apply retroactively and will become effective no sooner than 30 days after they are posted. But changes addressing new functions for an API or changes made for legal reasons will be effective immediately. If you do not agree to the modified Terms for an API, you should discontinue your use of that API. Your continued use of the API constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms.
b. General Legal Terms
We each agree to contract in the English language. If we provide a translation of the Terms, we do so for your convenience only and the English Terms will solely govern our relationship. The Terms do not create any third party beneficiary rights or any agency, partnership, or joint venture. Nothing in the Terms will limit either party's ability to seek injunctive relief. We are not liable for failure or delay in performance to the extent caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control. If you do not comply with the Terms, and Voltaware does not take action right away, this does not mean that Voltaware is giving up any rights that it may have (such as taking action in the future). If it turns out that a particular term is not enforceable, this will not affect any other terms. The Terms are the entire agreement between you and Voltaware relating to its subject and supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreements on that subject.
Section 9: Choice of law
These Developer Terms shall be governed by English law and the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate upon any claim or dispute which may arise out of or in connection them or in respect of the Voltaware Terms and Conditions.