Last updated: October 28th, 2010
API TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The terms below (API Terms and Conditions) and the Chartbeat Terms and
Conditions at
http://www.chartbeat/com/apiterms/
govern your use of the application programming interface and
technologies, gateways, functions, software, tools, processes,
methods, techniques, know-how, ideas, concepts, designs,
documentation, data, materials and information embodied therein or
otherwise provided by or on behalf of Chartbeat, Inc. (Chartbeat)
hereunder (the Chartbeat API). The Chartbeat API includes all
versions, modifications, enhancements, extensions and derivative works
of any of the foregoing, as implemented or operated by Chartbeat, from
time to time. Chartbeat will announce new releases at
http://blog.chartbeat.com/. By
using the Chartbeat API, you (User) agree to the terms below and the
Chartbeat Terms and Conditions. If you disagree with any of these
terms, Chartbeat does not grant you a license to use the Chartbeat
API. Chartbeat may modify or discontinue the Chartbeat API or a
portion or attribute thereof, or update and change these terms, from
time to time without notice. Each time you use the Chartbeat API, the
current version of these Chartbeat API Terms and Conditions will
apply. Accordingly, when you use the Chartbeat API, you should check
the date of the API Terms and Conditions (which appears above) and
review any changes since the last version.
1. License. The Chartbeat API is licensed, not sold. Chartbeat grants
User a nonexclusive license (without right to sublicense) to use one
copy of the Chartbeat API for personal non-commercial use only;
provided, however, User's license to use any software owned by third
parties and incorporated into or bundled with the Chartbeat API (Other
Software) shall be exclusively governed by the applicable license
agreement accompanying the Other Software.
2. Restrictions. Except and only to the extent expressly permitted in
the Agreement, User shall not directly or indirectly (a) use Chartbeat
API to create any software, product or system that is similar to the
Chartbeat API, (b) disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or use any
other means to attempt to discover any source code or underlying
ideas, algorithms or organization of the Chartbeat API (except and
only to the extent expressly authorized by applicable statutory law),
(c) sublicense, sell, lease, loan or transfer the Chartbeat API or
access or access codes thereto or derive revenues from the use or
provision of the Chartbeat API whether for direct commercial monetary
gain or otherwise, (d) copy, create derivative works of or otherwise
modify the Chartbeat API, (e) use the Chartbeat API in any service
bureau arrangement or otherwise for the benefit of any third party,
(f) use the Chartbeat API, or allow the transfer, transmission, export
or re-export of all or any part of the Chartbeat API or any product
thereof, in violation of any export control or other laws or
regulations of the US or other relevant jurisdiction, (g) cache or
store any content obtained via its use of the Chartbeat API for longer
than reasonable periods, (h) use the Chartbeat API in conjunction with
any application that constitutes, promotes or is used in connection
with spyware, adware or other malicious programs or codes, (i) use the
Chartbeat API in any manner or for any purpose that violates any
applicable law or regulation or any right of any person or entity,
including without limitation intellectual property rights or rights of
privacy or publicity, (j) use the Chartbeat API in any manner that
adversely impacts the stability of Chartbeat's servers or adversely
impacts the behavior of other applications using the Chartbeat API,
(k) use the Chartbeat API in connection with or to promote any
products, services, or materials that constitute, promote, or are used
primarily for the purpose of dealing in counterfeit goods, items
subject to US embargo, hate materials, or the unlicensed sale of
regulated products, (l) present the Chartbeat API so that it appears
to be available from a third party website, or (m) fail to comply with
the Chartbeat Terms and Conditions
at http://chartbeat.com/terms/.
3. Obligations. 3.1 Third Party Content. The Chartbeat API may
provide access to content owned by Chartbeat users and not by
Chartbeat (Third Party Content). User agrees to comply with any and
all requirements or restrictions imposed with respect to usage of such
Third Party Content by its respective owners. User is solely
responsible for making use of Third Party Content in compliance with
the owners' requirements or restrictions. If the owner of any Third
Party Content requests the removal of such Third Party Content from a
User website or application that makes use of the Chartbeat API (User
Website), User agrees to comply with such request within 24 hours
following receipt of such request.
3.2. Privacy Policy. User will disclose in each User Website a privacy
policy or similar document describing how User collects, uses, stores
and discloses data collected from visitors, including, where
applicable, that third parties (including advertisers) may serve
content and/or advertisements to users of the User Website, collect
information directly from users of the User Website, and place or
recognize cookies on such users' browsers.
3.3. Branding. User agrees to the following: (a) on every website page
that makes use of the Chartbeat API, User shall display a logo
crediting Chartbeat, which may be selected from those logos available
at http://chartbeat.com/about/
using the delivery mechanism specified at that URL, which logo may not
be edited in any fashion; (b) it may not otherwise use the Chartbeat
logo without specific written permission from Chartbeat; and (c) any
use of the Chartbeat logo on a website page shall be less prominent
than the logo or mark that primarily describes the User Website, and
User's use of the Chartbeat logo shall not imply any endorsement of
the User Website by Chartbeat.
3.4 Confidentiality. All calls to the Chartbeat API must reference the
API key issued to User as an approved subscriber. User agrees to keep
the API key confidential, and not to share it with any third
party. This license is personal to you, and any affiliates must seek
and obtain their own license and API key.
4. Ownership; No Implied License. The Chartbeat API and Chartbeat
logos are protected by copyright, trademark, service mark, and/or
other intellectual property rights laws of the US and other
countries. Chartbeat's rights apply to the Chartbeat API and all
output and executables of the Chartbeat API excluding any software
components developed by User which do not themselves incorporate the
Chartbeat API or any output or executables of the Chartbeat
API. Except for the limited license expressly granted herein, no other
license is granted, no other use is permitted and Chartbeat (and its
licensors) shall retain all right, title and interest in and to the
Chartbeat API and Chartbeat logos.
5. Fees. The Chartbeat API is available free to Chartbeat users;
however, for certain types of commercial applications or for a certain
rate of usage of the Chartbeat API, Chartbeat reserves the right to
charge fees. In order to use the Chartbeat API, User must obtain an
API key from Chartbeat. The API key must be part of each and every
call User makes to the Chartbeat API service, regardless of the HTTP
method used by User. If Chartbeat determines that User's use of the
Chartbeat API is commercial, User's request for an API key may be
granted subject to User's payment of license fees. An application is
considered a commercial application if: (i) the primary purpose of
User's application is to derive revenue, (ii) User charges its users a
fee for products or services including integration using the Chartbeat
API, (iii) User sells services to Chartbeat users and uses the
Chartbeat API to bring Chartbeat users' content into User's service,
or (iv) User's site is a "destination" site that uses Chartbeat videos
to drive traffic and generate ad revenue. Chartbeat may monitor the
User Website over time to ensure continued compliance with the
appropriate type of API key.
6. Disclaimers. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN, THE CHARTBEAT
API, OTHER SOFTWARE, THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND CHARTBEAT LOGOS ARE
PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. CHARTBEAT DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE CHARTBEAT API OR OTHER SOFTWARE WILL MEET USER'S
REQUIREMENTS OR BE ERROR-FREE, ANY OPERATIONS OR TRANSMISSIONS WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR SECURE, ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT WILL BE
TRUTHFUL, ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR COMPLETE OR THAT ANY RESULTS CAN BE
ACHIEVED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHARTBEAT HEREBY
DISCLAIMS (FOR ITSELF AND ITS LICENSORS) ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, WITH RESPECT TO THE CHARTBEAT API, OTHER
SOFTWARE, THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND CHARTBEAT LOGOS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, INTEGRATION,
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ALL
WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR
USAGE OF TRADE.
7. Indemnification. User agrees to (a) defend Chartbeat and its
affiliates and their directors, officers, suppliers, employees and
agents (Chartbeat Indemnitees) against any third party claim arising
from or in any way related to its use of the Chartbeat API, Chartbeat
Data, or Chartbeat brand & logos, including but not limited to any
claim that the User Website, the content of the User Website, or any
products developed under this Agreement by User, infringe upon or
violate any third party's intellectual property rights, and (b)
indemnify the Chartbeat Indemnitees for settlement amounts,
liabilities, costs and expenses awarded and arising out of such
claim. A Chartbeat Indemnitee shall give User (a) prompt written
notice of any such claim or allegation, (b) control of the defense and
settlement thereof (provided that any settlement of such claim that
does not contain an unconditional release of the Chartbeat Indemnitee
will require the prior written consent of such Chartbeat Indemnitee)
and (c) reasonable assistance in such defense or settlement.
8. Limited Liability. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY IS PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, In no event shall CHARTBEAT
(or its LICENSORS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES
OR DATA PROVIDERS) BE LIABLE CONCERNING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF thE
agreement, regardless of the form of any claim or action (whether in
CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERwise), for any (A)
MATTER BEYOND ITS REASONABLE CONTROL, (B) LOSS or inaccuracy of data,
loss or interruption OF USE, OR COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE
TECHNOLOGY, GOODS or SERVICES, (C) INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL,
RELIANCE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUES, PROFITS OR GOODWILL or (D)
damages, in the aggregate, in excess of the FEES PAID BY USER TO
CHARTBEAT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE
LIMITATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT FROM ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT
AND SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ANY REMEDY. SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
9. Term and Termination. The license granted herein continues in
effect until terminated by either party. User may terminate the
license by discontinuing use of the Chartbeat API. Chartbeat may
terminate this license at any time for any reason or no reason. User's
rights to use the Chartbeat API terminate automatically if (i) User
violates any of the API Term and Conditions, (ii) Chartbeat publicly
posts a written notice of termination on chartbeat.com, (iii)
Chartbeat sends a written notice of termination to User, or (iv)
Chartbeat disables access to the Chartbeat API to User. All remedies
for breach, and the provisions of Section 2, and Sections 4 through 13
shall survive any termination of the API Terms and Conditions.
10. Assignment. This Agreement and the rights and obligations
hereunder may not be assigned or otherwise transferred by User. Any
attempted transfer in violation hereof will be void and of no
effect. This Agreement will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit
of, the successors, representatives, and permitted assigns of the
parties.
11. Publicity. User hereby consents to Chartbeat's inclusion of its
name in User listings that may be published as part of Chartbeat's
marketing efforts.
12. Independent Contractors. The parties shall be independent
contractors in their performance under this Agreement, and nothing
contained herein will constitute either party as the employer,
employee, agent or representative of the other party, or both parties
as joint venturers or partners for any purpose. While User may
publicly refer to the fact that User has implemented the Chartbeat
API, User agrees not to make other public statements that assert or
imply any other relationship with Chartbeat, Inc., with Chartbeat's
prior written approval.
13. General. The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and
supersedes all prior negotiations and agreements (oral or written),
between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof. The
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflicts of laws
provisions. The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale
of Goods will not apply. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any
action hereunder is in the federal and state courts located in New
York. Any breach of Section 2 (Restrictions) will cause irreparable
harm to Chartbeat for which money damages are not an adequate
remedy. Therefore, in addition to any other remedy, Chartbeat shall be
entitled to an injunction or similar equitable relief against any such
breach or threatened breach without the necessity of posting any
bond. In any action or proceeding to enforce or interpret this
Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover the costs
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that it incurred
in connection with such action or proceeding and enforcing any
judgment or order obtained. No modification, waiver or consent
hereunder will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party
against which enforcement is sought. The failure of either party to
enforce its rights at any time shall not be construed as a
waiver. Except as specifically provided otherwise, each right and
remedy in this Agreement is in addition to any other right or remedy,
at law or in equity, and the exercise of one right or remedy will not
be deemed a waiver of any other right or remedy. If any provision is
determined to be illegal or unenforceable, that provision will be
limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the
Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and enforceable.