API Terms of Use (Acceptable Use Policy)

These terms govern access to the Naturkompass API Suite via documented HTTP endpoints. The provider is Alexander Göcke, Gartenexpedition, Fellackerstr. 4a, 47495 Rheinberg, Germany.

Access is granted via personal API keys. Keys must be kept confidential, not shared with third parties, and not exposed client-side (e.g. in browser JavaScript). The customer is liable for all requests made via their keys.

If compromise is suspected, the key must be rotated immediately. The provider may block keys in case of misuse.

Plan-dependent rate limits and monthly request quotas apply (Free, Pro, Scale, Enterprise). Usage exceeding the quota (overage) is billed according to the tier stated on the offer/pricing page.

To protect the platform, the provider may apply throttling, backoff requirements (HTTP 429), and fair-use limits.

The integration of data into the customer's own applications, analyses, and products within the booked plan and within the Data Licence is permitted.

• circumventing rate limits, quotas, or access controls;
• systematically mirroring/scraping the entire dataset to build a competing catalogue;
• reselling or sublicensing bare API access without own value creation;
• reverse engineering, disrupting operations, security testing without prior consent;
• unlawful, misleading use, or presenting the data as official confirmation.

Reasonable caching to reduce load is permitted. The customer ensures cached data is refreshed at reasonable intervals where currency is relevant to their use case.

Any availability commitment results exclusively from the SLA. Endpoints may evolve under versioning; deprecation-relevant changes are announced with reasonable notice.

In case of violations of this AUP, the provider may throttle access, block individual keys, or suspend access; in case of serious or repeated violations, also terminate. Where reasonable, prior notice is given.