Terms of Service

3.1 Creating an account

To access certain features, you must register for an Account by providing accurate and complete information, including your name and email address. You may also register or sign in using a supported third-party identity provider such as Google, subject to that provider's terms.

You agree to keep your Account information current. We may reject or suspend registration attempts that appear fraudulent, abusive, or incomplete.

3.2 Account security

• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your Account.
• You must notify us promptly at hello@coreroute.dev if you suspect unauthorized access, credential compromise, or Account misuse.
• We may require additional verification before restoring access to a compromised Account.
• You may not share your Account with others or create multiple Accounts to evade enforcement actions.

3.3 Account termination by you

You may stop using the Platform at any time. You may request Account deletion through your dashboard settings or by contacting us. Deletion is subject to our Privacy Policy and retention requirements described therein.

4.1 Directory and discovery

• Browsing, searching, filtering, and comparing APIs, providers, categories, countries, and collections.
• Viewing listing details such as documentation links, pricing notes, coverage, categories, and community ratings.
• Accessing public pages without an Account, subject to these Terms and applicable rate limits.

4.2 Community contributions

• Submitting new API listings or suggesting changes to existing listings.
• Writing reviews and ratings based on your experience with listed APIs.
• Creating and sharing collections of APIs.
• Submitting app ideas and community API requests, and participating in voting where enabled.
• Applying to claim or manage a provider listing if you represent that provider.

4.3 Monitoring and status

• Viewing Monitoring Data for certain APIs where monitoring is configured.
• Accessing dashboards or status views that summarize health, incidents, or performance indicators.

4.4 Authenticated dashboard

• Tracking your submissions, saved items, account settings, and role-specific tools.
• Receiving notifications about moderation outcomes and submission status.

4.5 No guarantee of completeness

Listings are compiled from public documentation, community submissions, provider input, and automated enrichment. Information may be incomplete, outdated, or inaccurate. Core Route does not guarantee that every API, provider, or feature is represented on the Platform.

Inclusion in the directory does not constitute an endorsement, partnership, agency relationship, or certification by Core Route unless explicitly stated in writing.

5.1 Your responsibilities

You are solely responsible for your User Content and for ensuring that your submissions comply with these Terms and applicable law. By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that:

• You have all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to submit the User Content.
• Your User Content does not infringe any copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, publicity, or other rights of any third party.
• Your User Content is accurate to the best of your knowledge and not misleading in a material way.
• Your User Content does not contain malware, phishing links, exploit code, or instructions for unlawful activity.
• Your User Content does not include API keys, passwords, tokens, or other credentials unless explicitly requested for a secure verification workflow.
• If you submit a provider claim, you are authorized to represent that provider.

5.2 License you grant to Core Route

By submitting User Content, you grant Core Route a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to host, store, reproduce, display, distribute, adapt, translate, reformat, and otherwise use your User Content in connection with operating, promoting, improving, and archiving the Platform.

This license includes the right to make User Content available to other users and the public where the relevant feature is public by design, and to use your display name or username in connection with that content.

The license continues for User Content that remains published on the Platform even after you delete your Account, except where deletion or removal is required by law or successfully requested and technically feasible.

5.3 Feedback

If you provide suggestions, ideas, or feedback about the Platform ("Feedback"), you grant Core Route a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use that Feedback for any purpose without compensation or attribution, to the extent permitted by law.

5.4 Moderation and editorial control

We may, but are not obligated to, review, edit, reject, remove, restore, or feature User Content at any time and for any reason, including to maintain listing quality, enforce these Terms, respond to legal requests, or protect users.

Moderation decisions are generally final, though you may appeal certain decisions by contacting hello@coreroute.dev with relevant details.

We do not pre-screen all User Content and are not responsible for content posted by users.

6.1 API submissions

When you submit a new API listing, you agree to provide truthful information about the API, including documentation URLs, pricing model, geographic coverage, and category fit. You must not submit duplicate listings, fake APIs, or listings primarily intended to advertise unrelated products.

Approved submissions may be edited by Core Route for consistency, formatting, categorization, or quality. Submission approval does not transfer ownership of the underlying API to Core Route.

6.2 Listing change proposals

You may propose edits to existing listings. Proposals are subject to moderation. Do not propose changes intended to hijack a listing, insert malicious links, or misrepresent a provider.

6.3 Provider claims

If you claim a provider listing, you represent that you are an employee, contractor, or authorized agent of that provider with authority to manage its public directory presence. We may request verification documentation and may deny or revoke claims that cannot be verified.

Claim approval does not grant you ownership of the Platform listing or exclusive control over all community content about that provider.

6.4 Reviews and ratings

Reviews must reflect your genuine experience or reasonable professional assessment. You must not post fake reviews, compensated reviews without disclosure where required by law, defamatory statements, or reviews that disclose confidential information belonging to others.

We may remove reviews that violate these Terms or appear to be part of a manipulation campaign.

7.1 Security and abuse

• Gain unauthorized access to Accounts, systems, networks, or data belonging to Core Route or other users.
• Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Platform except with our prior written authorization.
• Circumvent rate limits, captcha challenges, authentication controls, or access restrictions.
• Use automated scripts, bots, or scrapers to extract data from the Platform at a volume or manner that exceeds reasonable personal use, overloads infrastructure, or bypasses technical controls.
• Introduce viruses, worms, malicious code, or other harmful components.
• Engage in denial-of-service attacks or other conduct that disrupts Platform availability.

7.2 Misrepresentation and fraud

• Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with a provider, company, or organization.
• Create Accounts using false information or on behalf of others without authorization.
• Manipulate reviews, votes, rankings, or monitoring signals through fake accounts or coordinated inauthentic behavior.
• Use the Platform to distribute spam, chain letters, or unsolicited commercial messages.

7.3 Legal compliance

• Violate any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.
• Infringe intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of third parties.
• Harass, threaten, or abuse other users or Core Route personnel.
• Collect or harvest personal information about other users without their consent.

7.4 Enforcement

Violation of this Acceptable Use Policy may result in content removal, Account suspension or termination, IP blocking, and reporting to law enforcement where appropriate. We may investigate violations and cooperate with legal authorities.

8.1 Restrictions

• You may not copy, scrape, mirror, or republish substantial portions of the Platform or its database except as expressly permitted by a written agreement with Core Route or as allowed by applicable law.
• You may not use Platform data to build a competing directory in a manner that misappropriates Core Route's compilation or proprietary presentation.
• You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from the Platform except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by law.
• You may not remove copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices from the Platform.

8.2 Rate limits and availability

We may impose rate limits, usage quotas, or access controls on any part of the Platform, including public pages and authenticated APIs, to protect service stability. We may modify or discontinue features with or without notice, though we will aim to provide reasonable notice for material changes affecting paid features if any are introduced in the future.

Counter-notices

If your User Content was removed due to a copyright notice and you believe the removal was in error, you may submit a counter-notice to legal@coreroute.dev with information sufficient for us to evaluate your claim. We may restore content where appropriate under applicable law.

Cooperation

Core Route may assume exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which case you agree to cooperate with our defense. You may not settle any claim that imposes obligations on Core Route without our prior written consent.

17.1 Termination by Core Route

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Platform, remove User Content, or disable your Account at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, created legal or security risk, or if we are required to do so by law.

We may also discontinue the Platform or any feature in whole or in part. Where practicable, we will provide advance notice of material discontinuation affecting registered users.

17.2 Termination by you

You may stop using the Platform at any time. Account deletion is handled as described in our Privacy Policy.

17.3 Effect of termination

Upon termination, your right to access the Platform ceases immediately. Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including definitions, intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, governing law, and dispute provisions.

Termination does not automatically delete public User Content previously published, as described in our Privacy Policy.

19.1 Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which Core Route is established, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where mandatory consumer protection laws in your country of residence provide otherwise and cannot be waived by contract.

19.2 Informal resolution

Before initiating formal legal proceedings, you agree to contact us at legal@coreroute.dev and attempt to resolve the dispute informally within thirty (30) days. Most concerns can be resolved quickly through good-faith communication.

19.3 Jurisdiction

Subject to mandatory local law, you agree that courts located in the jurisdiction of Core Route's establishment will have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform, except where applicable law grants you the right to bring claims in your local courts.

20.1 Entire agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any additional guidelines referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and Core Route regarding the Platform and supersede prior agreements or understandings on the same subject matter.

20.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

20.3 No waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by Core Route.

20.4 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your Account without our prior written consent. Core Route may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets with notice where required by law.

20.5 Force majeure

Core Route is not liable for failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, terrorism, labor disputes, internet or utility failures, or actions of government authorities.

20.6 Language

These Terms are written in English. Any translated version is provided for convenience only. In the event of conflict, the English version controls.