Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (the "Terms") form a legally binding agreement between you ("you", "your", the "Developer") and Joporas ("Joporas", "we", "us", "our") governing your access to and use of the Joporas developer platform, website, dashboard, documentation and application programming interfaces (collectively, the "Service").

Please read these Terms carefully. By creating an account, generating an API key, or making any request to our API, you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.

1. Agreement and Acceptance

1.1. These Terms apply to every visitor, registered developer and organisation that accesses the Service, worldwide.

1.2. If you are entering into these Terms on behalf of a company, organisation or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity, and "you" refers to that entity.

1.3. Where you and Joporas have signed a separate written agreement covering the Service, that agreement prevails over these Terms to the extent of any conflict.

2. Definitions

• "API" means the Joporas REST application programming interface, including all endpoints, responses and schemas.
• "API Key" means the unique credential issued to your account to authenticate API requests.
• "Content" or "Opportunity Data" means the scholarship, job, grant, conference, seminar, workshop and internship records made available through the Service.
• "End User" means any person who interacts with an application, product or service that you build using the API.
• "Plan" means the subscription tier applicable to your account, including the free tier.
• "Request" means a single HTTP call to any API endpoint.

3. Eligibility and Account Registration

3.1. Minimum age. You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, to create an account. The Service is not directed at children.

3.2. Accurate information. You agree to provide accurate, current and complete information during registration (including your full name, email address, and where applicable your company name, phone number and country), and to keep it up to date.

3.3. Email verification. We may require you to verify your email address before issuing an API key or enabling certain features. Accounts that remain unverified may be restricted or removed.

3.4. Third-party sign-in. If you register or sign in using Google, your use of that authentication method is additionally subject to Google's own terms. We receive only the profile information you authorise.

3.5. One account per person or entity. You may not create multiple accounts to circumvent rate limits, Plan restrictions, free-tier allowances, suspensions or fees. Doing so is a material breach of these Terms.

4. API Keys and Account Security

4.1. Your API Key identifies your account and authorises Requests on your behalf. You are solely responsible for all activity that occurs under your API Key, whether or not authorised by you.

4.2. You must keep your API Key confidential. Specifically, you must not:

• publish or commit it to a public repository, client-side JavaScript, mobile application binary, or any other publicly accessible location;
• share, resell, sublicense, lease or transfer it to any third party;
• embed it in a product in a way that allows End Users to extract and reuse it.

4.3. You must notify us at legal@joporas.com without undue delay if you know or suspect that your API Key or account credentials have been disclosed, lost or compromised.

4.4. We may rotate, suspend or revoke an API Key immediately where we reasonably believe it has been compromised or is being used in breach of these Terms.

5. Acceptable Use

5.1. You agree to use the Service lawfully, and only for the purpose of building and operating legitimate applications and services.

5.2. Prohibited conduct

You must not, and must not permit any third party to:

• use the Service in violation of any applicable law, regulation, sanctions regime or third-party right;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service, other accounts, or any system or network connected to the Service;
• probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Service, or breach or circumvent any authentication, rate-limiting or security measure, without our prior written consent;
• interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service, including through denial-of-service attacks, excessive concurrent connections or automated abuse;
• bulk-download, scrape, mirror, cache beyond reasonable operational need, or systematically extract the Content in order to create a competing or substantially similar dataset or service;
• resell, redistribute or sublicense raw API responses as a standalone data product;
• remove, obscure or alter any attribution, copyright or proprietary notice;
• reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any part of the Service, except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by applicable law;
• use the Service to build or train a machine-learning model, large language model or dataset intended to reproduce or substitute the Content, without our prior written consent;
• misrepresent your identity, your affiliation with Joporas, or the source of the Content;
• use the Service to transmit malware, spam, or unlawful, defamatory, harassing, discriminatory or fraudulent material;
• use the Service to charge End Users for access to the Content in a manner that misleads them as to its origin or availability.

5.3. Monitoring

We log Request metadata (including endpoint, HTTP method, response status and timestamp) for security, billing, abuse prevention and capacity planning. See our Privacy Policy for details.

6. Rate Limits and Fair Use

6.1. Each Plan carries a daily Request allowance and may carry per-minute or concurrency limits. Your current allowance is shown in your dashboard.

6.2. Requests exceeding your allowance may be rejected, throttled or queued. Persistent overuse may result in suspension or a requirement to upgrade.

6.3. We may change rate limits, quotas and technical constraints where reasonably necessary to protect the stability, security or commercial viability of the Service. For paid Plans we will give reasonable advance notice of any material reduction.

6.4. Even within your allowance, use must be reasonable. We reserve the right to contact you about usage patterns that impose a disproportionate burden on our infrastructure.

7. Plans, Fees, Billing and Refunds

7.1. Free tier. We offer a free Plan with limited allowances. We may modify or discontinue the free Plan at any time.

7.2. Paid Plans. Fees, billing cycles (monthly or annual) and included allowances are those displayed at the time you subscribe. Prices are stated in United States Dollars (USD) unless otherwise indicated.

7.3. Payment processing. Payments are processed by our third-party payment provider. We do not collect or store your full card number, CVV or bank credentials. Your use of the payment provider is subject to its own terms and privacy policy.

7.4. Taxes. Fees are exclusive of taxes, duties and levies. You are responsible for any applicable value-added tax, withholding tax or similar charge, except for taxes on our net income.

7.5. Renewal. Subscriptions continue for the selected billing cycle. Where auto-renewal applies it will be disclosed at checkout, and you may cancel before the renewal date.

7.6. Failed payment. If a payment fails or is reversed, we may downgrade your account to the free Plan or suspend API access until the amount due is settled.

7.7. Refunds. Except where a refund is required by applicable consumer protection law, fees are non-refundable and there are no refunds or credits for partial periods, unused allowances, or periods during which your account was suspended for breach of these Terms. If you believe you have been charged in error, contact legal@joporas.com within 30 days of the charge and we will investigate in good faith.

7.8. Price changes. We may change Plan pricing. Changes take effect at your next billing cycle and we will give you at least 30 days' notice by email.

8. Intellectual Property and Licence

8.1. Our rights. The Service (including its software, API design, schemas, documentation, dashboard, branding, logos and the selection, arrangement, normalisation and enrichment of the Content) is owned by Joporas or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property law. Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership to you.

8.2. Licence to you. Subject to your compliance with these Terms and payment of applicable fees, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence during the term to access the API and to use, reproduce and display the Content within your own applications and services for the benefit of your End Users.

8.3. Scope limits. The licence in clause 8.2 does not permit any activity listed in clause 5.2, and does not permit you to distribute the Content as a standalone dataset, database, download or API.

8.4. Underlying sources. Opportunity Data is aggregated from publicly available announcements published by universities, employers, foundations, governments and other organisations. Those organisations retain all rights in their own materials, names and trade marks. Your use of the Content must not imply endorsement or partnership by any such organisation.

8.5. Your feedback. If you send us suggestions or feedback, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use it without obligation or attribution. We will not treat feedback as your confidential information unless you tell us otherwise in writing beforehand.

9. Data Accuracy and No Reliance

Important. Joporas is a data aggregation platform, not the provider of the opportunities themselves. We do not award scholarships or grants, employ candidates, or organise the conferences listed.

9.1. We use automated extraction (including artificial intelligence services) together with human review to structure Opportunity Data. Despite reasonable efforts, records may be incomplete, out of date, mis-categorised or inaccurate, and deadlines, award values and eligibility criteria may change without notice.

9.2. The Content is provided for informational purposes only. It is not professional, financial, immigration, educational or legal advice.

9.3. You are responsible for how you present the Content to End Users. We strongly recommend that your application directs End Users to the official source link before they apply, act or pay any fee, and that you display the record's last-updated context where available.

9.4. We accept no responsibility for any application submitted, opportunity missed, fee paid, relocation undertaken or decision made in reliance on the Content.

10. Attribution

10.1. Where you display Opportunity Data publicly, you must not present it in a way that suggests you are the original source of the announcement.

10.2. We may request reasonable attribution to Joporas as your data provider. Free-tier users may be required to display attribution as a condition of continued free access.

10.3. You may not use the Joporas name, logo or trade marks except to state factually that your product is powered by the Joporas API. Any other use requires our prior written consent.

11. Service Availability and Changes

11.1. We aim to keep the Service available and performant, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation unless a separate service level agreement has been signed.

11.2. We may perform scheduled or emergency maintenance, and may suspend the Service temporarily where necessary for security, stability or legal compliance.

11.3. API evolution. We may add, change, deprecate or remove endpoints, fields and behaviours. For breaking changes affecting paid Plans we will endeavour to give at least 30 days' notice and, where practicable, maintain a versioned or transitional path. You are responsible for keeping your integration current.

11.4. We may discontinue the Service in whole or in part. If we discontinue a paid Plan, we will refund the unused prepaid portion of your then-current billing cycle.

12. Suspension and Termination

12.1. By you. You may stop using the Service and request deletion of your account at any time by contacting privacy@joporas.com.

12.2. By us for cause. We may suspend or terminate your access immediately and without prior notice where you:

• materially breach these Terms, in particular clause 4 (API Keys) or clause 5 (Acceptable Use);
• fail to pay fees when due;
• create a security, legal or reputational risk for us, our users or third parties;
• become subject to insolvency proceedings or applicable sanctions.

12.3. By us for convenience. We may terminate a free-tier account at any time with reasonable notice, and a paid account at the end of its then-current billing cycle.

12.4. Effect of termination. Your API Key is deactivated, your licence under clause 8.2 ends immediately, and you must cease using and, subject to clause 12.5, delete any cached Content.

12.5. Survival. Clauses 8 (Intellectual Property), 9 (Data Accuracy), 13 (Disclaimer), 14 (Liability), 15 (Indemnification), 16 (Confidentiality), 18 (Governing Law) and 20 (General) survive termination, together with any provision that by its nature should survive.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

13.1. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Service and the Content are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory.

13.2. We specifically disclaim all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness and quiet enjoyment.

13.3. We do not warrant that the Service will meet your requirements, that it will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Content is accurate, current or complete.

13.4. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any warranty or right that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including certain rights of consumers.

14. Limitation of Liability

14.1. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Joporas and its directors, employees and suppliers shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, nor for any loss of profits, revenue, business, goodwill, opportunity, anticipated savings or data, however caused and under any theory of liability, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such loss.

14.2. Aggregate cap. Our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall not exceed the greater of (a) the total fees you actually paid to us in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) fifty United States Dollars (USD 50.00).

14.3. The limitations in this clause apply to the fullest extent permitted by law but do not exclude liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be limited.

14.4. You acknowledge that the fees for the Service reflect the allocation of risk set out in these Terms, and that these limitations are an essential basis of the agreement between us.

15. Indemnification

15.1. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Joporas and its directors, employees and agents from and against any claim, demand, proceeding, loss, liability, damage, cost or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to:

• your use of the Service or the Content;
• your breach of these Terms or of any applicable law;
• your infringement of any third-party right;
• any application, product or service you build using the API, including any claim by your End Users;
• any content or data you submit to the Service.

15.2. We will notify you promptly of any such claim and may, at our option and expense, participate in its defence. You may not settle any claim in a way that imposes an obligation or admission on us without our prior written consent.

16. Confidentiality

16.1. "Confidential Information" means non-public information disclosed by one party to the other that is marked confidential or would reasonably be understood to be confidential, including API Keys, unreleased features, pricing not publicly listed, and security details.

16.2. Each party will protect the other's Confidential Information with at least reasonable care, use it only to perform under these Terms, and not disclose it except to personnel and advisers who need to know and are bound by comparable obligations.

16.3. These obligations do not apply to information that is or becomes public through no fault of the receiving party, was already known to it, is independently developed, or must be disclosed by law, provided that, where legally permitted, reasonable prior notice is given.

17. Force Majeure

Neither party is liable for any delay or failure to perform (other than a payment obligation) caused by an event beyond its reasonable control, including natural disaster, epidemic, war, civil unrest, terrorism, industrial action, government action, sanctions, failure of the public internet, power or telecommunications infrastructure, or failure of an upstream cloud, payment or artificial intelligence provider. The affected party will notify the other and use reasonable efforts to resume performance.

18. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

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18.1. Governing law. These Terms and any dispute arising out of or in connection with them are governed by the laws of [COUNTRY], without regard to its conflict of laws rules.

18.2. Jurisdiction. Subject to clause 18.3, the courts of [CITY, COUNTRY] have exclusive jurisdiction. Nothing prevents either party from seeking injunctive relief in any competent court to protect its intellectual property or confidential information.

18.3. Good-faith resolution first. Before commencing proceedings, the parties will attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days after written notice of the dispute is sent to legal@joporas.com.

18.4. Consumer rights preserved. If you use the Service as a consumer, you retain the right to bring proceedings in the courts of your country of residence and to rely on the mandatory consumer protection law of that country, where applicable law so provides.

18.5. Time limit. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any claim relating to the Service must be brought within one (1) year after it arises.

19. Changes to These Terms

19.1. We may amend these Terms to reflect changes in the Service, our business, or legal and regulatory requirements.

19.2. We will update the "Last updated" date above. For material changes that adversely affect you, we will give at least 30 days' notice by email to your registered address or by prominent notice in the dashboard.

19.3. Continued use of the Service after the notice period constitutes acceptance. If you do not accept the revised Terms, you must stop using the Service and may cancel your subscription; we will refund the unused prepaid portion of your then-current billing cycle.

20. General Provisions

20.1. Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any order or plan confirmation, constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding the Service and supersede all prior discussions and representations.

20.2. Severability. If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the remaining provisions remain in full force.

20.3. No waiver. Failure or delay in enforcing any provision is not a waiver of it.

20.4. Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign them to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, on notice to you.

20.5. No agency. Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, agency or employment relationship between the parties.

20.6. No third-party beneficiaries. These Terms do not confer rights on any person other than you and Joporas.

20.7. Notices. We may give notice by email to your registered address or through the dashboard. You must give notice to legal@joporas.com.

20.8. Language. These Terms are drafted in English. Any translation is provided for convenience only, and the English version prevails in the event of conflict.

20.9. Export and sanctions. You represent that you are not located in, or acting on behalf of any person in, a country or on a list subject to comprehensive trade sanctions that would make your use of the Service unlawful.

21. Contact

For questions or notices relating to these Terms:

By using the Joporas API you acknowledge that you have read and understood these Terms of Service.