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EBAY DEVELOPERS PROGRAM
TERMS OF USE AND API LICENSE AGREEMENT
Thank you for your interest in the eBay Developers Program (the “Program”). Through the Program, eBay offers various tools, content, and services (the “Developer Tools”), including certain eBay Application Programming Interfaces (“APIs”), to manage and facilitate the development of applications that use content from and interact with
The Program and access to the Developer Tools are provided solely for the purpose of promoting and facilitating access to and use of eBay Services (defined below). If eBay believes you or Your Users are using the Developer Tools in any way that undermines eBay’s business interests, eBay may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms, suspend your license to use the APIs, discontinue your participation in the Program, terminate your access to the Developer Tools, and/or reduce your access to all or some APIs. These Terms of Use and API License Agreement (“Terms”) govern your participation in the Program, including your license to use the APIs and take effect as of the earlier of (a) the date you signify your agreement or (b) the date that you first access any Developer Tools or eBay Content (defined below) (the “Effective Date”), These Terms and the Developer Tools will change over time, so please check the eBay Developers Program site periodically to see the latest updates.
You are contracting with an eBay company (individually and collectively referred to as "eBay," "we," or "us") determined by your country of residence. For example and as listed in the chart of eBay companies linked above, if you reside in the United States, you are contracting with eBay Inc.
You represent and warrant that you are authorized to act on behalf of, and have the authority to bind, the party being issued an Application Key (defined below) to these Terms. You and the party being issued an Application Key are collectively referred to as “you” or “your” in these Terms.
DEFINITIONS
“Application Key(s)” means the confidential security keys eBay provides to you for your use of the API, including the developer ID, certificate ID, and application ID.
“Application” means the software application, website or other interface that you develop, own or operate to interact with the API.
“Authorized Use” has the meaning defined in Section 3.1.
“eBay Content” means all of the information, data, content, images, and other material stored by and retrieved from eBay. eBay Content does not include information that you obtain independent of eBay.
“eBay Logos” has the meaning defined in Section 3.4.
“eBay Services” means eBay Sites, including any eBay Content therein, and all other services, applications and tools eBay offers to eBay Users.
“eBay Site(s)” means any one or all of the following: ebay.com and all international versions thereof that are owned, operated, and controlled by eBay Inc. or its subsidiaries (for example, ebay.de, ebay.co.uk, ebay.com.au, etc.).
“eBay User” means any person who accesses any eBay Service, directly or through the Developer Tools.
“eBay User Agreement” means the terms and policies on which eBay offers eBay Services to eBay Users, currently available through a link on the homepage of each eBay Site (for example, the ebay.com User Agreement).
“Your Users” means end-users of your Application and anyone who sublicenses your Application.
“Personal Information” means any information that directly or indirectly identifies an eBay User that you obtain through your participation in the Program and your use of the Developer Tools, including information that you collect directly from Your Users in connection with your Application, information that is included in eBay Content, or information that you otherwise receive from eBay about Your Users or other eBay Users and their trading activities.
Exhibit A: eBay Data Protection Requirements Addendum
This Data Protection Requirements Addendum (the “DPRA”) reflects your commitment to abide by Applicable Law concerning the Processing of the eBay Data (defined below) contained within eBay Content and Personal Information. This DPRA prescribes the minimum data protection and information security standards that you, your agents and assigns must meet and maintain in order to protect eBay Data from unauthorized use, access, disclosure, theft, manipulation, reproduction, a Security Breach or otherwise during the term of the eBay Developers Program Terms of Use and API License Agreement (“Terms”) and for any period thereafter during which you, your agents or assigns has possession of or access to any eBay Content or Personal Information, is incorporated into the Terms by this reference, and is effective as of the Effective Date of the Terms. Your ongoing adherence to a Security Program (defined in Section 3.1 below) based on an Industry Recognized Framework is a condition to you doing business with eBay.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Terms.
eBay Data specifically excludes data classified by eBay as “Restricted Data,” which includes highly sensitive or regulated information that is intended only for a limited audience within eBay or whose release would likely have a material adverse financial or reputational effect on eBay or any Data Subject. Examples include but are not limited to: (i) Government issued identification numbers for specific countries (e.g., USA Social Security number; Germany Shufa ID, Canada Social Insurance number, driver’s license number; state identification number); (ii) Bank account numbers and related bank wire transfer financial information; and (iii) customer date of birth.
You agree that you will not attempt to access, receive, transmit, Process or store any “Restricted Data” with the exception of Payment Card Industry (PCI) regulated data pursuant to Section 11 if authorized by the cardholder.
Additionally:
The following additional terms shall apply to the Processing of Personal Data by you: