API Use Policy

1. ABOUT ABILITY COMMERCE APIs.

Ability Commerce publishes applicable application-programming interface (“API”) as part of the SERVICE under the terms of this Agreement. Ability Commerce APIs are available to assist the developer community by reducing the time, effort and cost involved to enable simplified integration between Ability SOFTWARE and third-party applications.

Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, Ability Commerce grants CUSTOMER a non-exclusive, nontransferable, terminable license to interact only with the SERVICE as allowed by the APIs included in the scope of the Agreement as of the Effective date or added by mutual agreement thereafter.

2. PUBLISHED APIs.

2.1 To view available APIs, visit https://abilitycommerce.com/ability-ccs-api/.

3. API USE, MONITORING, VOLUME LIMITS.

3.1 Use. You will use the Ability Commerce APIs solely in connection with the SERVICE and in compliance with the Terms and all applicable laws.

3.2 Monitoring. Ability Commerce may monitor your use of any APIs to improve the quality of SERVICE, and to verify your compliance with the Terms. Monitoring may include, but not limited to, accessing, and using your API client to identify security issues that could affect Ability Commerce, its clients, or its licensors; provided that any such access shall be limited to the API client and the data passing therethrough, and does not grant Ability Commerce the right to monitor or access your computer systems or networks more generally. You will not interfere with this monitoring. Ability Commerce may use any technical means to overcome such interference. Your access to the content provided through any API may be restricted, limited, or filtered in accordance with applicable laws.

3.3 Volume Limits. You will not attempt to exceed or circumvent limitations on access, calls, and use of the Ability Commerce APIs, or otherwise use any API in a manner that exceeds reasonable request volumes, constitutes excessive or abusive usage, or fails to comply, or is inconsistent with, any part of these API Terms or the Ability Commerce Terms of Service.

4. USER INFORMATION & SECURITY.

4.1 User Information. You will use commercially reasonable efforts to protect all information collected from Your Users through your API client from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. All personal data collected from Your Users through your API client should be stored and served using strong encryption. You must delete all personal data you have collected from Your User through your API client (i) upon request from Your User, or (ii) when Your User deauthorizes your application or closes its account with you.

4.2 Security. The network, operating system, and software of your web servers, databases, and computer systems, as well as your API client, must be properly configured to securely operate your application and store data. You must not architect or select your systems in a manner to avoid your security obligations.

4.2.1 Security Breach. In the event of a security breach involving unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or destruction of Your Users’ personal data, you will immediately disconnect any intrusions or intruder and promptly notify Ability Commerce of the breach. You will work with Ability Commerce to promptly remedy any security breach, and in the event any security breach involves the Ability Commerce API or Ability Commerce’s customer data, you will make no public statement regarding such breach without Ability Commerce’s prior written consent, unless such public statement is required by law.

5. PROHIBITIONS.

5.1 General Prohibitions. You will not, and will not allow others acting on your behalf to:

• Share the APIs with any third party or create an API client that functions substantially the same as the APIs and offer it for use by any third party.
• Use the APIs to introduce any virus, worm, defect, trojan horse, malware, or any items of a destructive or harmful nature.
• Use the APIs to defame, abuse, harass, stalk, or threaten others.
• Interfere with or disrupt the APIs or the servers or networks providing the APIs.
• 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).
• Use the API to obtain or transmit personal data from Your Users or expose such personal data to Ability Commerce or any third party, without explicit opt-in consent from Your Users.
• Perform activities unrelated to the Services in the Application.

7. API PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SUPPORT FROM ABILITY COMMERCE.

In your efforts to use Ability Commerce APIs, you may need assistance from Ability Commerce, for example:

• General API Q&A
• Access to additional APIs not currently developed by Ability Commerce to integrate an application with Ability SOFTWARE

Depending on the application you need to integrate, Ability Commerce participation may be required in whole or part.

Some third-party applications may require APIs that have not been developed by Ability Commerce to date.

COMPANY to submit a Support ticket for Professional Services information and quoting as needed by COMPANY Ability Professional Services is currently billable at an hourly rate of $250 per Hour, subject to change.

6. TERMINATION.

Upon any termination of the Terms, or cancellation of the SERVICE, you will immediately stop using the Ability Commerce API and the API client and permanently delete any cached or stored content.