# Terms of service

> Draft terms for using the okdata API and website: accounts and keys, prepaid balance and billing, acceptable use of public data, and liability.

Canonical page: https://okdata.online/terms/

**Draft. This text is a placeholder for review and is not yet in force.**

## Placeholder outline

This page is a draft for legal review. It is not an agreement and nothing on it is in force. The final terms will cover:

- **Keys and accounts.** Who may hold a key, keeping it secret, and what happens when one leaks.
- **Balance and billing.** Prepaid balance in US dollars, per-call prices as published in the [price list](/pricing/), no charge for failed calls, refunds of unused balance.
- **Acceptable use.** Public data only; no use that breaks the law where you operate or the rights of the people the data is about; no reselling the raw feed as a competing API.
- **Availability.** Best effort while in beta; status is published at [/status/](/status/).
- **Liability and changes.** Limits of liability, how changes to these terms are announced, governing law.

Questions: hello@okdata.online.