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Alice Blue - Terms & Conditions for API Usage

Prohibitions and confidentiality

a API Prohibitions

When using the APIs, you may not (or allow those acting on your behalf to): - Sublicense the APIs for use by a third party. - Act with the intent of introducing to Alice Blue’s products and services, any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, malware, or any items of destructive nature. - Defame abuse, harass, stalk, or threaten others. - Interfere with or disrupt the APIs or the servers or networks providing the APIs - Promote or facilitate unlawful online gambling or disruptive commercial messages or advertisements. - Reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code from any API or any related software, except to the extent that this restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law - Use the APIs to process or store any data that will in turn invade the privacy of the end user. - Remove, obscure, or alter any Alice Blue terms of service or any links to or notices of those terms.

b Confidentiality

Your credentials (such as passwords, API keys and secrets, and Client IDs) are intended to be used only by you. You will keep your credentials confidential and make reasonable efforts to prevent and discourage other API Clients from using your credentials.

Alice Blue’s communications to you may contain confidential information which includes any materials, communications, and information that are marked confidential or that would normally be considered confidential under the circumstances. If you receive any such information, then you will not disclose it to any third party without Alice Blue’s prior written consent.

Unless expressly permitted by Alice Blue or by the applicable laws, you will not, and will not permit your end users or others acting on your behalf to, do the following with content returned from the APIs.

  • Scrape, build databases, or otherwise create permanent copies of such content, or keep cached copies with the intent of redistributing.
  • Copy, translate, modify, create a derivative work of, sell, lease, lend, convey, distribute, publicly display, or sublicense to any third party.
  • Misrepresent the source or ownership; or
  • Remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices; or falsify or delete any author attributions, legal notices, or other labels of the origin or source of the material.

Liability of the APIs

a Uptime

The API response and account access times may vary due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, trading volumes, market conditions, system performance, technical and other factors. Market volatility, volume, and system availability may delay account access and trade executions.

The uptime and availability of the APIs may be affected by technical or other factors within or outside of Alice Blue’s control or unforeseen circumstances including natural disasters.

b No guarantees or warranties

Alice Blue does not make any promises, commitments, or guarantees about the APIs or related offerings. When permitted by law, Alice Blue, will not be responsible for lost profits, revenues, or data; financial losses; or indirect, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages. To the extent permitted by law, Alice Blue excludes all warranties, guarantees, conditions, representations, and undertakings.

c Limitation of Liability

When permitted by law, Alice Blue will not be responsible for lost profits, revenues, or data; financial losses; or indirect, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages. In all cases, Alice Blue will not be held liable for expense, loss, or damage that is not reasonably foreseeable.