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Terms and Conditions for APIs. Last updated on 24 May 2022 by Legal Research Team at TermsFeed. Terms and Conditions for APIs. PrivacyPolicyGenerator Terms&ConditionsGenerator CookiesPolicyGenerator DisclaimerGenerator EULAGenerator ReturnandRefundGenerator TermsofServiceGenerator TermsofUseGenerator Home Blog TermsandConditionsforAPIs TermsandConditionsforAPIs Lastupdatedon24May2022byLegalResearchTeamatTermsFeed Whilewecoveredvariouswaysonhowtoannouncetheupdatesofyourlegalagreementstousers(andwhythisisimportant),wementionedhowfarmoreimportantisforthelegalagreementstobeenforceable. Legalagreementsyourwebsiteormobileappcanbeanyofthebelow: PrivacyPolicy TermsandConditions TermsofService CommunityGuidelines Andmore Onewaytomakethelegalagreementsunenforceableistoadopttheso-calledbrowse-wraptechnique,whereyourlegalagreementssitinthefooterofyourwebsite. Inabrowse-wraptechnique,thatareaofyourwebsitewouldbetheonlyreferencetoyourlegalagreements-PrivacyPolicy,TermsandConditions(alsoknownasTermsofUseorTermsofService)andsoon. Here'sthefootersectionofFacebook.com: Tomaketheagreementsenforceable,adoptthetheclick-wraptechniqueinstead: Placeacheckboxthatmakesitmandatorytobecheckedbyusersbeforeaformissubmitted,e.g.whenplacinganorder,whencreatinganaccountetc. Placeanotificationabovethesubmitbuttontoinformsusersthat,whensubmittingtheformandclickingthebelowbutton,theyagreetothelegalagreements "IAgree"CheckboxbyTermsFeedtoolcanhelpyouenforceyourlegalagreementsin3easysteps. Step1.Adjustthesettingsinordertodisplayyourlegalagreementsproperly. Step2.Customizethestyletomatchyourbranddesign. You'redone!JustcopythegeneratedcodefromStep3andcopy-pasteitonyourwebsite. Here'showZappos.comisplacinganotificationofthelegalagreementsbeforeuserscancreateanaccountontheirwebsite: Here'showFacebookisdoingaclick-wraptechniquefortheirTermsofUse,DataUsePolicyandCookieUse: Here'showEngineYardisplacingamandatorycheckboxtobecheckedbeforeyouregister: Ifyouhaveamobileapp,thesameclick-wraptechniquecanbedonewith2buttons:1todecline,1toaccept.HereishowAirbnbisdoingthiswith2buttons(DisagreeandAccept),butalsowithacheckboxasanextrastep: APIs(APIstandsforApplicationProgrammingInterface),however,faceadifferentchallenge:howcanyouhaveacheckboxthatusersmustchecktobesurethatusersagreetoyourlegalagreementsbeforeusingtheAPI? APIdeveloperscantryanyofthefollowing(examplesbelow): Method#1:OnlyallowdeveloperstousetheAPIaftertheycreateanaccountviayourwebsiteandreceiveanaccesskey. Inthiscase,youplacethelegalagreementsrightbeforedeveloperscancreateanaccountusingtheclick-wraptechniquetomakeitmandatoryforthedeveloperstocheckacheckbox(orhavepropernotificationofthelegalagreements). Method#2Listthelegalagreements(thatcanbeTermsandConditions,TermsofServiceorTermsofUse)rightafteradeveloperisaccessingyourAPI. Inthiscase,developersaccessingtheAPIforthefirsttimewillbepromptedtoreadthelegalagreementsandprovidetheirconfirmation,e.g.typeaccepttoaccepttheagreementortypedeclinetodeclineit. ExampleforMethod#1 BecauseotherdeveloperswantingtoaccessyourAPIneedtohaveanaccountfromwhichtheycanreceivetheaccesskey,youcanimplementtheclick-wrapmethod. Youcanimplementthiseitherwhendevelopersarecreatinganaccountforthefirsttimeorwhentheyarerequestingtheaccesskeyforthefirsttime. HereishowFabric.io,fromTwitter,isimplementingan"IAgreetotheFacebricSoftwareandServicesAgreement"click-wraptechnique: LinkedIn,forexample,hasTermsofUseforAPIandfortheirPlugintoo: UserscanusethePlugin,butarenotifiedthatbyobtainingandusingtheLinkedInPlugintheyagreetothePluginsTermsofUse: ExampleforMethod#2 Apple'sXcodecanbeusedasanexampleforMethod#2explainedabove,whereyoucouldlisttheagreementviatheAPIitselfanddevelopersmustagreetoitbeforetheyusetheAPI. ThiscanbeusefulforAPIsthataren'trequiringdeveloperstohaveanaccountwithyouorhaveanaccesskey. It'snotrecommendedtousethismethodiftheAPIstopsfunctioningbecausethedevelopermustagreetotheagreement.Itcaninterruptvariousservicesthatyou'reprovidingtodevelopers. AfteryouinstallXcodeanddonotrunitforthefirsttimetoagreetothelegalagreements,XcodeisnotifyingyouofthiswhenyouopenTerminal: Thetextisclear: YouhavenotagreedtotheXcodelicenseagreements.YoumustagreetobothlicenseagreementsbelowinordertouseXcode. Xcodeprovidesadirectpathwherethelicenseagreementisavailable,butthefullagreementisalsolistedintheTerminal: Theconfirmationyou'regivingisn'tasimpleEnterkey,butyou'rerequiredtotypeagreeinordertoacceptthelicenseagreement. Thisissimilartoan"IagreetotheTermsofService"checkbox. Hereisthelastparagraphthatisrequiringyoutotypeagree: Thetextreads: Bytyping'agree'youareagreeingtothetermsofthesoftwarelicenseagreements.Type'print'toprintthemoranythingelsetocancel,[agree,print,cancel] MakingsurethelegalagreementsareavailabletodevelopersusingyourAPIisimportant,butit'smoreimportanttomakesurethattheselegalagreementsareproperlyavailabletodevelopersbeforetheyusetheAPIforthefirsttime,theyareinformedoftheseagreementsandthattheyagreetothetermsyou'veset. CreatePrivacyPolicy,Terms&Conditionsandotherlegalagreementsinafewminutes.Freetouse,freetodownload. Getstartedtoday⇢ LegalResearchTeamatTermsFeed Thisarticleisnotasubstituteforprofessionallegaladvice.Thisarticledoesnotcreateanattorney-clientrelationship,norisitasolicitationtoofferlegaladvice. Terms&Conditions 24May2022