Terms of Service

1. Agreement

By accessing or using ComplianceLayer ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree, do not use the Service. These Terms apply to all users, including free tier and paid customers.

"ComplianceLayer" refers to ComplianceLayer, Inc. and its services at compliancelayer.net.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and capable of forming a binding contract to use the Service. If using on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization.

3. Account Responsibilities

• You are responsible for maintaining the security of your API keys and account credentials
• You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized access at security@compliancelayer.net
• You may not share API keys between separate organizations without written permission
• You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account

4. Acceptable Use

Use of the Service is governed by our Acceptable Use Policy, incorporated herein by reference. Key restrictions:

• You may only scan domains and infrastructure you own or have explicit written authorization to scan
• You may not use the Service to facilitate unauthorized access to systems
• You may not attempt to circumvent rate limits, access controls, or scan quotas
• You may not resell raw API access without a written reseller agreement

Violation of the Acceptable Use Policy may result in immediate account suspension without refund.

Where you submit personal data for us to process on your behalf, our Data Processing Addendum forms part of these Terms.

5. Service Availability

We target 99.9% API uptime but do not guarantee uninterrupted service. Planned maintenance will be communicated via our status page. We are not liable for losses arising from service interruptions.

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue features with reasonable notice. For paid plans, material feature removals that we did not disclose before your renewal entitle you to a refund as described in our Refund Policy.

6. Billing and Payment

• Subscriptions are billed in advance on a monthly or annual basis and renew automatically at the end of each billing period until you cancel. You can cancel anytime from Settings → Billing, and cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period
• All fees are in USD and non-refundable except as described in our Refund Policy
• Failed payments result in service suspension after a 7-day grace period
• We may change pricing with 30 days notice; continued use after notice constitutes acceptance
• Annual plans are billed in full at the start of each annual period

7. Free Tier

The free tier (10 scans/month, 1 domain) is provided as-is with no SLA. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the free tier at any time with 30 days notice to registered free users.

8. Data and Scan Results

Scan results are yours. We do not claim ownership of data you submit or results generated for your account. See our Privacy Policy for data handling details.

You grant us a limited license to process submitted domains solely to provide the Service.

9. Intellectual Property

ComplianceLayer, its API, scoring algorithms, documentation, and branding are owned by ComplianceLayer, Inc. These Terms do not grant you any intellectual property rights except the limited right to use the Service per these Terms.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

SCAN RESULTS ARE INFORMATIONAL ONLY. COMPLIANCELAYER DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT RESULTS ARE COMPLETE, ACCURATE, OR CURRENT. DO NOT RELY SOLELY ON SCAN RESULTS FOR SECURITY DECISIONS.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COMPLIANCELAYER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE THREE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold ComplianceLayer harmless from any claims, damages, or expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) arising from: (a) your use of the Service in violation of these Terms; (b) domains you submit for scanning that you did not have authorization to scan; or (c) your violation of any third-party rights.

13. Termination

You may cancel your account at any time from your dashboard. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms immediately without notice. Upon termination, your access ends and we may delete your data per our retention policy.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles. Except for disputes that Section 15 sends to arbitration, disputes shall be resolved in the state or federal courts of Broward County, Florida.

15. Dispute Resolution; Arbitration

Please read this section carefully — it changes how disputes between you and ComplianceLayer are resolved and limits the way you can bring a claim.

Except for the claims carved out below, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, rather than in court. The arbitration will be seated in Broward County, Florida, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court with jurisdiction. Where the amount in dispute is modest, either party may ask that the arbitration be conducted by videoconference or decided on the documents alone, without an in-person hearing.

Arbitration is on an individual basis only. You and ComplianceLayer each waive any right to bring or take part in a class action, collective action, or class arbitration, and the arbitrator may not consolidate claims or preside over any representative proceeding.

Two kinds of claims stay out of arbitration. Either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court if the claim qualifies there, and either party may ask a court for injunctive or other equitable relief over intellectual property infringement or unauthorized access to or misuse of the Service. Those matters, and anything else outside the scope of arbitration, belong to the courts named in Section 14.

16. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable — or, if it cannot be modified, severed — and the remainder of these Terms stays in full force and effect.

If the class-action waiver in Section 15 is found unenforceable as to a particular claim or request for relief, that claim (and only that claim) will be severed from arbitration and heard in the courts named in Section 14. All remaining claims proceed in arbitration.

17. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms. Material changes will be communicated via email 30 days before taking effect. Continued use constitutes acceptance.

18. Contact

Legal inquiries: legal@compliancelayer.net
ComplianceLayer, Inc. — United States