api-license-agreement

Drafts a clickwrap-ready US API License Agreement for companies licensing proprietary APIs to third-party developers. Use when drafting API terms of service, developer agreements, API access agreements, or click-through license terms. Produces full agreement (17 sections), condensed terms, or developer quick-reference. Cross-references DPA, SLA, AUP, trademark guidelines, and privacy policy modules.

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name	api-license-agreement
title	API License Agreement (US)
description	Drafts a clickwrap-ready US API License Agreement for companies licensing proprietary APIs to third-party developers. Use when drafting API terms of service, developer agreements, API access agreements, or click-through license terms. Produces full agreement (17 sections), condensed terms, or developer quick-reference. Cross-references DPA, SLA, AUP, trademark guidelines, and privacy policy modules.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/api-license-agreement
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	us
practice	contracts
language	en
tags	["agreement","drafting","transactional"]

API License Agreement (US)

Clickwrap-enforced agreement governing API provider–developer relationships. Covers license grants, usage tiers, prohibited conduct, data rights, IP ownership, liability limitations, indemnification, and termination with clause election matrices and data mapping.

Quick Start

Gather intake information (or apply defaults)
Set clause elections (Permissive / Balanced / Protective)
Complete data map
Draft 17-section agreement
Validate with quality audit
Deliver in requested output mode

Output Modes

Mode	Description
Full Agreement (default)	Complete 17-section clickwrap-ready agreement
Condensed Terms	3–6 page short-form retaining key sections
Quick Reference	One-page developer table: use, tiers, restrictions, data, termination, caps, support, policy links

Step 1: Pre-Draft Intake

Gather unless user says "use defaults" or "just draft":

Parties — Provider legal name, state, entity type, notice address
API identification — Name, Documentation URL, Developer Portal URL
Acceptance mechanism — Clickwrap (checkbox at key issuance) or browsewrap
Business model — Free/paid/tiered; rate limits, quotas, overages, billing
Permitted use — Commercial use? Developer charges end users? Revenue share?
Data sensitivity — Personal data? Regulated (HIPAA/GLBA/FERPA/COPPA)? DPA needed?
Governing law — State, venue, arbitration (AAA/JAMS), class-action waiver?
Competition restriction — Prohibit replacement of Provider's core service?
Branding — Attribution required? Trademark guidelines URL?
Deprecation policy — Breaking-change notice period; deprecation window

Defaults (apply and label when user does not specify):

Item	Default	Placeholder
Acceptance	Clickwrap at API key issuance	[INSERT UX DETAILS]

Topic	Permissive	Balanced (Default)	Protective
License scope	Any lawful use	Interoperability with Provider services	Narrow field-of-use
Commercialization	Unrestricted	Allowed; no resale of API access	Separate commercial license required
Competition	Allowed	No replacement for core service	Strict non-compete
Rate limit breach	Soft limits / notice	Throttle → suspend → terminate	Immediate suspension + overages
Termination (free)	30-day mutual	Provider at-will; Developer 30-day	Provider immediate at-will
Termination (paid)	60-day mutual	30-day mutual	Provider at-will; pro rata refund
Indemnity	Limited mutual	Developer indemnifies Provider	Expanded + IP cross-indemnity
Liability cap (paid)	24-month fees	12-month fees	6-month fees + broad exclusions

Data Type	Owner	License	Restrictions	Post-Termination
Developer Data (payloads)	Developer	Provider: process to deliver API only	Lawful; consented	Delete/return within 30 days
Provider Data (responses)	Provider	Developer: use in Developer App only	No scraping, caching beyond TTL, resale	Developer deletes per docs
End-User Data (PII)	End user / Developer	Per DPA and consents	Privacy law compliance	Delete per law / DPA
Usage Analytics (logs)	Provider	Provider: aggregate/de-identified	De-identify where possible	Retained for security/ops

§	Title	Key Notes
1	Definitions	API, Documentation, Developer Application, Developer Data, Provider Data, Usage Limits, Confidential Information
2	License Grant; Reservation of Rights	Non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable; scope per election; Provider retains all IP
3	Accounts & Credentials	Registration; Developer responsible for credential security and all activity
4	Usage Limits; Tiers; Fees	Tier schedule via [PRICING URL]; overages; auto-upgrade or suspension; free-tier fee notice (30 days)
5	Acceptable Use; Prohibited Conduct	Full prohibited conduct list (see checklist below)
6	API Changes; Versioning; Availability	Breaking-change notice per election; emergency exception; no uptime guarantee unless SLA addendum
7	Support	No obligation unless separate plan; optional status page
8	Data, Privacy & Security	Privacy compliance; DPA trigger; security baseline; 72-hour breach notice; 30-day post-termination deletion
9	IP; Feedback; Branding	Provider owns API/docs/Provider Data; Developer owns App; Feedback: perpetual royalty-free license to Provider
10	Term & Termination	Commences on first use; convenience termination per election; immediate suspension for cause; survival
11	Confidentiality	Mutual; standard exclusions; compelled-disclosure carve-out
12	Representations; Disclaimers	Developer: authority, compliance, data rights; Provider: AS IS / AS AVAILABLE (caps)
13	Limitation of Liability	Consequential damages excluded; cap per election; basis-of-bargain acknowledgment
14	Indemnification	Developer indemnifies Provider; prompt notice, sole control, settlement consent
15	Export Controls & Sanctions	BIS/OFAC/State compliance; not SDN-listed; not in sanctioned territory
16	General Terms	Governing law; venue; modification; no assignment by Developer; severability; force majeure; entire agreement; order of precedence
17	Acceptance	Clickwrap/browsewrap block; entity authority representation

Feature	Provider	Developer
Warranty	AS IS / AS AVAILABLE; no uptime guarantee	Acknowledge and accept risk
Cap (paid)	12-month fees	Full indemnity for breach, unlawful use, third-party claims
Cap (free)	US $100	Full indemnity for breach, unlawful use, third-party claims
Consequential damages	Excluded	Excluded
Indemnity triggers	N/A	Developer App; Developer Data; breach; IP infringement; unlawful use