API Terms of Use
Last updated: 02/2024
If the Company is directly connected to Unite via an application programming interface (API), these API Terms of Use shall apply in addition to Parts A. (General) and B.I (Platform Terms of Use) of the Unite General Terms and Conditions (can be viewed at https://unite.eu/en-global/terms-of-use). In the event of any discrepancies, the API Terms of Use shall take precedence.
1 Definitions
1.1 ‘Application’ refers to the software application, website, interface, or other means via which the Company can access the Unite API using the API Login Information.
1.2 ‘API Login Information’ refers to any data, including access tokens, used in the respective Unite API for authentication and authorisation purposes.
1.3 ‘Unite API’ refers to any software, including routines, data structures, object classes, protocols, programs, templates, libraries and interfaces, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), software development kits (SDKs), developer tools, API documentation, updates and other related materials, whether material or immaterial, regardless of the form or medium, which Unite provides on https://portal.unite.eu/developers/ or in other ways.
2 Access to the Unite API
2.1 The API Login Information is the exclusive property of Unite. Unite reserves the right to limit or prevent a Company from accessing and using API Login Information if there is any indication that legal regulations, Third Party rights, the Unite General Terms and Conditions, or any other agreements between Unite and the Company have been breached using a Unite API. When deciding on the measures to be taken and the order in which they are to be applied, Unite must take into consideration the legitimate interests of the Company, particularly whether there is any indication that the Company is not responsible or bears only limited responsibility for the breach.
2.2 For the duration of the User Agreement and in accordance with the provisions of these General Terms and Conditions, Unite shall grant the Company a global, non-exclusive, free of charge, non-transferrable, non-sublicensable right to access the Unite API exclusively in connection with the development, implementation and/or distribution of the Company’s application and/or content and solely in accordance with the respective API documentation, which can be viewed at https://portal.unite.eu/developers/ and on which the respective Unite API is based.
2.3 The Unite API is constantly being improved, for example by adding new and/or removing existing features. Unite shall inform the Company of any major changes (‘breaking changes’) to a Unite API by giving reasonable prior notice. The Company must adjust its systems accordingly during this prior notice period to enable continued use of the API. Unite does not guarantee the unlimited functionality of the latest version of the Unite API after implementing such changes.
3 Prohibited actions
Use of the Unite API is subject to the following restrictions:
3.1 The Unite API is to be used exclusively for the development and/or distribution of applications and/or content to be used in connection with the contractual subject matter.
3.2 The disclosure of API Login Information or parts thereof shall be limited to the representatives, employees or service providers of the Company who require access in order to use, maintain, implement, correct or update the application in accordance with the Terms of Use, and who are subject to confidentiality obligations which are equal or superior to those contained herein. The Company is prohibited from disclosing Login Information to Third Parties, particularly end users of a Unite API. If the Company discloses or passes on the API Login Information in violation of this provision, Unite shall be entitled to suspend access to the API.
3.3 The Company may not distribute, sell, lease, loan, transfer, assign or sublicense to Third Parties any rights granted under the Terms of Use.
3.4 The Company may not use or access the Unite API to monitor the availability, performance or functionality of the Unite API, other Unite services or parts thereof.
3.5 The Company may not remove or destroy any copyright, property or confidentiality notices which have been placed on, are contained in, or are connected to the Unite API.
3.6 The Company may not conduct or participate in any activities which impair, interrupt, overburden, disrupt or corrupt access to the servers, security, networks, data, applications or other properties or services of Unite or Third Parties, or enable unauthorised access to these.
3.7 The Company may not circumvent the technical measures put in place to prevent direct access to the database nor make tools or products for this purpose.
3.8 Furthermore, the Company may not carry out any modification, translation, reverse engineering, disassembly, reconstruction, decompiling or copying.
3.9 The Company may not develop any applications which would excessively overload Unite or distribute any spyware, adware, or any other potentially unwanted software.
3.10 The Company may not access or use the Unite API to develop or distribute the application in any way to promote illegal activity.
3.11 The Company may not falsify or alter the unique identifier of the Company’s application or otherwise conceal or change the source of enquiries coming from an application.