API Terms of Service

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using the textile.solutions API, you agree to be bound by these API Terms of Service, which supplement and incorporate by reference the textile.solutions Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you may not access or use the API.

2. API Keys and Access

Access to the textile.solutions API requires a valid API key. The following conditions apply to all API keys:

• You must register a textile.solutions account and submit an API access request describing your application, use case, and expected request volume.
• API keys are issued at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to refuse any application without providing a reason.
• You are solely responsible for the security of your API key and for all activity conducted under it.
• API keys must not be embedded in publicly accessible code repositories, client-side JavaScript, or any environment where they can be extracted by third parties.
• You must notify us immediately at developer liaison if you believe your API key has been compromised.
• One API key per application or project. Separate keys may be requested for distinct projects.

4. Acceptable Use

You may use the textile.solutions API for the following purposes:

• Building applications, tools, or services that display textile industry data to end users, subject to attribution requirements.
• Academic, educational, or non-commercial research, with proper attribution to textile.solutions.
• Internal business intelligence and analysis tools for use within your own organisation.
• Prototyping and evaluation of potential integrations, subject to the rate limits applicable to your API tier.
• Caching API responses locally for up to 24 hours to improve application performance.

5. Prohibited Uses

You may not use the textile.solutions API to:

• Reproduce, redistribute, resell, or sublicense API data to any third party, whether commercially or otherwise.
• Systematically extract, mirror, or bulk-download data in a manner that replicates or substitutes for the textile.solutions platform or dataset.
• Build a competing product or service whose primary value is derived from textile.solutions API data.
• Train, fine-tune, or develop machine learning, artificial intelligence, or language models using data obtained from the API, without prior written permission.
• Remove, alter, or obscure any attribution, copyright notice, trademark, or branding associated with data returned by the API.
• Circumvent rate limits by using multiple API keys, proxy servers, or automated credential rotation.
• Use the API in any application that promotes illegal activity, violates the rights of any person or entity, or breaches applicable law.
• Use the API in connection with any form of advertising targeting, audience profiling, or surveillance without our prior written consent.

6. Data Storage and Caching

You may cache API responses to improve performance, subject to the following restrictions:

8. Rate Limits

All API access is subject to rate limits. Current limits are published in the API documentation and may be revised at any time.

9. Intellectual Property

The textile.solutions API — including its endpoints, response schemas, data structures, documentation, and the data it returns — is the intellectual property of textile.solutions or its data licensors. These API Terms grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access the API solely for the purposes described herein. No ownership or other intellectual property rights are transferred. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

10. Changes to the API

textile.solutions reserves the right to modify, deprecate, or discontinue any part of the API at any time. We will endeavour to provide reasonable advance notice of breaking changes via the developer portal or registered email address. textile.solutions accepts no liability for costs, losses, or disruption caused by API changes or periods of unavailability.

11. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your API access immediately, without notice, if we determine that you have:

• Violated any provision of these API Terms or the textile.solutions Terms of Service.
• Used the API in a manner that could harm textile.solutions, its users, or third parties.
• Provided false or misleading information in your API access application.
• Failed to pay any fees due under a commercial licence agreement.

You may terminate your API access at any time by contacting us. Upon termination for any reason, you must immediately cease use of the API and delete all cached or stored API data within 7 days.

12. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

The API is provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis. textile.solutions makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the availability, accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the API or the data it returns. To the fullest extent permitted by law, textile.solutions shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of or reliance on the API.

13. Governing Law

These API Terms are governed by the laws of Sweden. Any disputes arising under these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Stockholm, Sweden.