API Terms of Service

1. The service

Fineprint ("we") provides an API that fetches publicly available legal documents (terms of service, privacy policies, and similar), extracts clauses against a fixed taxonomy, and returns automated risk assessments: a 0–100 score, a pass / flag / block verdict, and quote-grounded clauses with their source quotes. Monitor checks, a public leaderboard, negotiation playbooks, embeddable score badges, and PDF audit reports are part of the service.

2. Acceptance and eligibility

By creating an API key or using the service you agree to these terms. You must be at least 18 years old. If you use Fineprint on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to bind it.

3. Accounts and API keys

You are responsible for activity under your API keys. Keep them secret; do not share or publish them. We may suspend keys involved in abuse, quota evasion, or violations of these terms.

4. Acceptable use

• Scan only documents you have a lawful basis to access. Do not use the service to circumvent access controls.
• Do not resell raw Fineprint reports as your own competing scoring service without written permission. Building on top of the API (agents, dashboards, integrations) is encouraged.
• Do not abuse the service: no quota evasion, no scraping the API at unreasonable rates, no attempts to disrupt the service.
• You are responsible for your agents' use of the service. If your agent accepts terms, makes purchases, or grants data access based on a Fineprint report, that is your decision and your responsibility.

5. Plans, quotas, and billing

Paid plans are billed per the pricing page. Monthly scan quotas reset each billing period; unused scans do not roll over. Overage, where enabled, is billed at the stated per-scan rate. Fees are non-refundable except where required by law. We may change prices with 30 days' notice. We offer no service-level agreement; the service may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time.

6. Leaderboard, badges, and publications

Scores published to the public leaderboard, embedded via score badges, and audit packs you commission reflect Fineprint's opinion as produced by our published, deterministic methodology applied to the quoted source text, as of the publication date. They are evaluative opinions based on disclosed facts — not assertions about a vendor's motives, business practices, or legal compliance. Published entries may be corrected or removed at our discretion, including in response to vendor disputes (see the methodology and dispute process).

If you republish, embed, or distribute Fineprint scores or reports (including badges), you do so under these terms and you are responsible for the context in which you present them. Do not present a score as Fineprint's endorsement or condemnation of a vendor beyond what the published methodology states.

7. No warranties

The service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Automated extraction can miss, misread, or mis-score clauses. Verify every material finding against the quoted source text. We do not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Fineprint's total liability arising from or relating to the service is limited to the fees you paid in the three months preceding the claim (or $100 if you paid nothing). We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including decisions you or your agents make based on a report — even if we were advised of the possibility of such damages.

Any claim arising from the service must be brought within one (1) year after the claim accrued, or it is permanently barred, to the extent permitted by law.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Fineprint harmless from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the service, your violation of these terms, decisions you or your agents make based on reports, or your republication of scores, badges, or reports.

10. Dispute resolution — binding arbitration

Please read this section carefully: it requires binding arbitration and waives class actions.

Any dispute arising from these terms or the service will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (or Commercial Rules for business users), rather than in court — except that either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court, and either party may seek injunctive relief in court for intellectual-property or security matters.

Class-action waiver: disputes will be resolved only on an individual basis. You waive any right to participate in a class, collective, or representative action, and to a jury trial.

Opt-out: you may opt out of this arbitration provision by emailing fineprintcorp100@gmail.com within 30 days of first accepting these terms, with your name and a clear statement that you decline arbitration.

11. Termination

Either party may terminate at any time. We may suspend or terminate accounts for violations, non-payment, or abuse. On termination your keys are revoked; prepaid fees are not refunded.

12. Changes

We may update these terms; material changes take effect 14 days after posting. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance. Changes to the arbitration section apply only to claims arising after the change.

13. General

If any provision is found unenforceable, it will be narrowed to the minimum extent necessary and the rest remain in effect (severability). These terms are the entire agreement regarding the service. You may not assign them without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger or sale. Neither party is liable for delays caused by events beyond reasonable control (force majeure).

14. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of [STATE], without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except that the Federal Arbitration Act governs the arbitration section. Subject to Section 10, disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in [COUNTY, STATE].

15. Contact

Questions about these terms: fineprintcorp100@gmail.com