API Terms of Use template | AML Consultancy Solutions

About this document

What it’s for

Terms that apply when developers and business customers connect their own software to your platform through your API. They control who can use your API and how, protect your data and infrastructure, set out how you will change or retire endpoints, and limit your liability.

When to use it

Public or partner APIs, whether free, freemium or paid
Accepted at developer portal sign-up or when an API key is issued
Alongside your main SaaS terms if customers also use the API

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

Definitions and interpretation
Acceptance, eligibility and order of precedence
Registration and Credentials
Licence to use the API
Usage limits and fair use
Your Applications
Prohibited uses
API Data
Data protection
Security
Fees and payment
Changes, versioning and deprecation
Branding and publicity
Intellectual property and feedback
Confidentiality
Warranties and disclaimers
Limitation of liability
Indemnities
Term, suspension and termination
Force majeure
General
Disputes, governing law and jurisdiction

Also included

Service level for paid Plans (if offered)

How to complete it

Complete the plans and limits table in Schedule 1
Decide the data protection roles in clause 9 and complete Schedule 2
Set the deprecation notice period in clause 12 and the liability cap in clause 17
Use the signature block only for negotiated enterprise access

Key points to check

These terms are for business users – do not use them for consumers
Check that your API documentation and these terms say the same thing about limits and data

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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API Terms of Use

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