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# Acceptable Use Policy

> The rules for using the Financial Data API responsibly.

# Financial Data API — Acceptable Use Policy

*Last updated: 26 June 2026.*

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") applies to everyone who uses the Financial Data API and
related tools (the "Service"), and is incorporated into the Terms of Service. Capitalized
terms not defined here have the meaning given in the Terms.

## 1. Use your own key, within your limits

* Keep your API keys confidential and do not share them across unrelated organizations.
* Do not exceed, evade, or attempt to circumvent the rate limits or quotas that apply to
  your plan, and do not distribute requests across many keys or accounts to bypass them.
* Do not probe, scan, or test the security of the Service, or attempt to gain
  unauthorized access to it, other accounts, or related systems, without our prior written
  permission.

## 2. Respect data rights

* Honor the source attribution returned with each observation, and comply with any terms
  the underlying source imposes on its data.
* Do not bulk-extract the datasets in order to recreate, resell, or redistribute a
  substantially similar data product that competes with or substitutes for the Service.
* Do not present derived analytics as the output of a third-party source, and do
  not strip or falsify provenance or rights metadata.

## 3. Do not misuse the Service

* Do not use the Service for anything unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful, or to infringe the
  rights of others.
* Do not interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service, for
  example through excessive automated load, denial-of-service techniques, or injecting
  malicious code.
* Do not reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from the Service
  except to the extent that restriction is prohibited by law.
* Do not misrepresent the Service, or use it in a way that could reasonably damage our
  reputation or that of the data sources.

## 4. No reliance for high-risk uses

The Service is provided for informational purposes and may contain errors, delays, or
revisions. Do not use it as the sole basis for automated decisions in safety-critical
systems, and understand that nothing in the Service is investment advice.

## 5. Enforcement

We may investigate suspected violations and may throttle, suspend, or terminate access,
with or without notice depending on the severity and on legal or security risk. Where
practical we will give notice and an opportunity to cure. Suspension for abuse or
non-payment does not entitle you to a refund of prepaid fees for the suspended period.

## 6. Reporting

Report abuse, suspected key compromise, or security issues to [support@financialdatapi.com](mailto:support@financialdatapi.com).