API License Agreement

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API License Agreement

API License Agreement

Licensor Information

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Licensee Information

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Effective Date

This API License Agreement ("Agreement") is effective as of {{effective_date}} ("Effective Date").

1. Grant of License

1.1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, {{licensor_company_name}} ("Licensor") hereby grants to {{licensee_company_name}} ("Licensee") a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Licensor's API (as defined below) solely for the purpose of {{purpose_of_use}}.

1.2. "API" refers to the application programming interface provided by Licensor, including any associated documentation, software, code, and other materials made available by Licensor to enable Licensee to interact with Licensor's services or data.

2. API Key and Security

2.1. Licensor will provide Licensee with an API key or other credentials necessary to access and use the API. Licensee shall keep its API key confidential and secure, and shall not share it with any third party.

2.2. Licensee is solely responsible for all activities that occur under its API key, regardless of whether such activities are authorized by Licensee.

3. Restrictions and Obligations

3.1. Licensee shall not: (a) modify, adapt, sublicense, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the API; (b) use the API for any illegal, unauthorized, or unethical purpose; (c) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the API or the data contained therein; (d) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the API or its related systems or networks.

3.2. Licensee agrees to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with its use of the API, including but not limited to privacy laws such as the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) in South Africa, or similar data protection laws in other African jurisdictions.

3.3. Licensee shall provide {{data_privacy_contact_email}} as the point of contact for any data privacy concerns related to this agreement.

4. Intellectual Property

4.1. Licensor retains all right, title, and interest in and to the API, including all intellectual property rights associated therewith. This Agreement does not grant Licensee any ownership rights in the API.

4.2. Licensee agrees it will not challenge Licensor’s ownership of the API or any of its intellectual property rights.

5. Term and Termination

5.1. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until terminated as provided herein.

5.2. Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice if the other party breaches any material term of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within {{cure_period_days}} days after receiving written notice thereof.

5.3. Upon termination, Licensee shall immediately cease all use of the API and delete any copies of the API or related data in its possession or control.

6. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

6.1. THE API IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE API WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

6.2. IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF THE API, EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. LICENSOR'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY LICENSEE TO LICENSOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, or {{maximum_liability_amount}} {{currency}} if no fees have been paid.

7. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

7.1. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of {{governing_country}}, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

7.2. Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination, or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the {{arbitration_institution}} in {{arbitration_city}}, {{arbitration_country}}.

8. Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals, or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter.

Signatures

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

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By: _________________________

Name: {{licensor_signatory_name}}

Title: {{licensor_signatory_title}}

Date: {{licensor_signature_date}}

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By: _________________________

Name: {{licensee_signatory_name}}

Title: {{licensee_signatory_title}}

Date: {{licensee_signature_date}}