API License Agreement and Terms
Last Updated: July 4th, 2025
IMPORTANT: THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY TO ANY ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE API PACKAGE REFERENCED BY HTTPS://WWW.ABORTIONPOLICYAPI.COM/ AND ALL DATA AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THE PATIENT FORWARD TECHNOLOGY BELONGS TO PATIENT FORWARD, A PROJECT OF NEO PHILANTHROPY INC. (“PATIENT FORWARD,” “NEO,” “US,” “OUR,” AND “WE”). PLEASE READ THIS API LICENSE AGREEMENT (THIS “AGREEMENT”) CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING THE ABORTION POLICY API; THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND NEO (PATIENT FORWARD). BY CLICKING “I ACCEPT,” DOWNLOADING, ACCESSING, OR USING THE ABORTION POLICY API IN ANY WAY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU (1) HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT, (2) ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT WITH NEO (PATIENT FORWARD), AND (3) HAVE THE RIGHT, AUTHORITY, AND CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY IDENTIFIED DURING YOUR REGISTRATION PROCESS, AS APPLICABLE.
If you access or use the Abortion Policy API solely in your individual capacity and for your own, personal use, then all references to “you” in this Agreement will be deemed to refer to you as an individual. If you access or use the Abortion Policy API on behalf of, or within your capacity as, a representative, agent, or employee of any entity, then all references to “you” in this Agreement will be deemed to refer to such entity.
PLEASE NOTE THAT This Agreement is subject to change by Patient Forward in its sole discretion at any time. When changes are made, Patient Forward will make a new copy available at https://www.abortionpolicyapi.com/terms. Patient Forward will also update the “Last Updated” date at the top of the Agreement. Any changes to the Agreement will be effective immediately for new users of the Abortion Policy API and will be effective thirty (30) days after posting notice of such changes for existing users of the Abortion Policy API. Patient Forward may require you to provide consent to the updated Agreement in a specified manner before further use of the Abortion Policy API is permitted. If you do not agree to any change(s), you should stop using the Patient Forward Technology (as defined in Section 4 below). Otherwise, your continued use constitutes acceptance of such change(s). PLEASE REGULARLY CHECK THE WEBSITE TO VIEW THE THEN-CURRENT TERMS.
1. Definitions.
1.1 “Abortion Policy API” means Patient Forward’s proprietary Site programming interface that is designed to permit you to receive Patient Forward Data to assist you in the creation of Sites.
1.2 “Site” means a software application, tool, plugin, statistical model, or website developed by you embedding the Abortion Policy API.
1.3 “Documentation” means any user instructions, manuals, online help files, or other materials that are provided by Patient Forward in connection with the Abortion Policy API.
1.4 “Patient Forward Data” means Patient Forward’s data and content made available from Patient Forward’s proprietary database through the Abortion Policy API.
1.5 “SDK” means any software development kit made available by Patient Forward that enables you to embed the Abortion Policy API into your Site.
2. API License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Patient Forward grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, internal use only license, during the Term of this Agreement, to (i) use the Abortion Policy API, SDK, and Documentation to develop, test, and support your Site; (ii) distribute or allow access to your integration of the Abortion Policy API within your Site to end users of such Site; and (iii) display the Patient Forward Data received from the Abortion Policy API within your Site. If you make the Abortion Policy API or any Patient Forward Data available through your Site, without limiting any of our other rights or remedies hereunder, you agree that you shall disclaim our liability to your end users and indemnify us (including NEO, its directors, officers, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, consultants, contractors; and the successors, assigns, licensees and agents of each of the foregoing against any third-party claims arising from or related to such use. You will have no right to license, distribute, or otherwise transfer the stand-alone Abortion Policy API, SDK, or Documentation to any third parties. You are solely responsible for all activities required by or otherwise related to the development and production of your Site, and the accuracy, completeness, quality, legal right to use or possess, appropriateness, and reliability of your Site. You shall comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the use, provision, and distribution of your Site, including export of the same.
3. Third Party Materials. You acknowledge that use, reproduction and distribution of certain third-party materials included in the Abortion Policy API and SDK may be subject to other terms and conditions found in separate third-party license agreements or “READ ME” files included with the applicable third-party materials. Some of these additional third-party materials may include open source components licensed under an open source software license. All such third-party materials, including open source components, are governed solely by the terms of the applicable third-party licenses and not this Agreement.
4. Restrictions. You agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, you will not, and will not permit or authorize any other person to, directly or indirectly, do or attempt to do any of the following: (i) make any of Abortion Policy API, SDK, Documentation, or any other documentation or technology that is accessible through the Patient Forward website (collectively, the “Patient Forward Technology”) available to any third party without Patient Forward’s prior written consent; (ii) sell, lease, share, transfer, sublicense or fail to protect the confidentiality of the Abortion Policy API, SDK, or Documentation, directly or indirectly, to any third party, including any data broker, ad network, ad exchange, or other advertising monetization-related party; (iii) use the Abortion Policy API in a manner that, as determined by Patient Forward in its sole discretion, exceeds reasonable request volume, constitutes excessive or abusive usage, or otherwise fails to comply or is inconsistent with any part of the Documentation; (iv) interfere with or disrupt Patient Forward services or servers or networks connected to Patient Forward services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to Patient Forward services, or transmit any viruses, worms, defects, trojan horses, or any items of a destructive nature through your use of the Patient Forward Technology; or (v) except as permitted by this Agreement, copy, adapt, reformat, reverse-engineer, disassemble, decompile, or otherwise modify the Patient Forward Technology, Patient Forward’s website other content or services, or any of our other services, through automated or other means. Patient Forward has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor your use of the Patient Forward Technology to determine compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
5. Modifications; Limitations. You acknowledge that the form and nature of the Patient Forward Technology may change without prior notice. Patient Forward is under no obligation to make available to you any update or new version of the Patient Forward Technology or for ensuring that any versions of the Abortion Policy API is compatible with Sites developed on previous versions of the Abortion Policy API. Patient Forward reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Patient Forward Technology, including access to the Abortion Policy API, in whole or in part, at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. In such case, Patient Forward will have no liability whatsoever on account of any change to the Patient Forward Technology or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Patient Forward Technology. Patient Forward reserves the right to limit your access to the Patient Forward Technology at any time, including by imposing caps on data, limitations on API calls, or other limitations regarding your utilization of the Patient Forward Technology.
6. Proprietary Rights.
6.1 Patient Forward IP. Subject only to the limited rights expressly granted under this Agreement, Patient Forward and/or its licensors shall retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Patient Forward Technology, including the Abortion Policy API and SDK (including, without limitation, all models, algorithms, templates, or other sample code or components provided therein), and any and all intellectual property rights embodied therein. Any rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved to Patient Forward (and its licensors). If you provide Patient Forward with any suggestions, requests, report edits, corrections, or other feedback relating to the Abortion Policy API or other Patient Forward Technology (“Feedback”), you hereby grant to Patient Forward a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable, non-exclusive right to freely disclose, reproduce, distribute, sublicense, modify, exploit and otherwise use and commercialize the Feedback in connection with Patient Forward’s mission and to include such Feedback in Patient Forward’s products and services, without any obligations or restrictions.
6.2 Your IP. As between you and Patient Forward, and subject to Patient Forward’s intellectual property rights in and to the Patient Forward Technology, you shall retain ownership of all of your right, title, and interest in and to your Site(s), including all of your intellectual property rights embodied therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you covenant not to assert against Patient Forward, its affiliates, licensees, contractors or users, any intellectual property rights in and to any modifications made by you to any models, algorithms, sample code, or other materials included within the Abortion Policy API.
6.3 No Trademark Rights. Nothing in this Agreement gives you a right to use any of Patient Forward’s trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, or other distinctive brand features. You agree not to adopt, use, or attempt to register, whether as a corporate name, domain name, product name, trademark, service mark, or other indication of origin, any trademark of Patient Forward, or any mark that is confusingly similar to or will dilute the distinctive nature of the Patient Forward trademarks.
6.4 Confidentiality Obligations. All non-public information regarding the Patient Forward Technology learned by you through your use of the Patient Forward Technology will be considered Patient Forward’s confidential and trade secret information (“Confidential Information”). You will only use such Confidential Information to exercise your license rights granted under this Agreement. Except as expressly permitted herein, you shall not provide, disclose, or make available any Confidential Information to any person or entity other than your employees or contractors whose access to such Confidential Information is necessary to enable you to exercise your rights under this Agreement; provided that any such employees and contractors must be bound by confidentiality obligations that are at least as protective of the Confidential Information as those contained in this Agreement and must only be permitted to use or access the Patient Forward Technology in their capacity as an employee or contractor of you (and not for the benefit of any third party). You agree to take all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorized person has access to the Confidential Information. You will immediately give notice to Patient Forward of any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information and will reasonably cooperate with Patient Forward in the investigation of the matter.
7. Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement commences when Patient Forward approves your access to the Abortion Policy API and continues until terminated by Patient Forward or you in accordance with this Agreement (the “Term”). Patient Forward may postpone, curtail, suspend, or terminate your access to any Patient Forward Technology at any time upon written notice to you. In addition, Patient Forward may immediately terminate this Agreement at any time if: (i) Patient Forward suspects that you have breached any provision of this Agreement; (ii) Patient Forward is legally required to do so; (iii) Patient Forward decides not to provide the Abortion Policy API, SDK, Documentation, or Patient Forward Data to users in the country in which you reside; or (iv) on ten (10) days’ written notice for Patient Forward’s convenience. You further agree that Patient Forward may immediately disable the ability of any Site to interoperate with the Patient Forward Technology and suspend or terminate your right to access the Patient Forward Technology for any of the foregoing reasons in subsections (i)–(iv). You may terminate this Agreement at any time by discontinuing all use of the Patient Forward Technology. Upon any termination of this Agreement, you will immediately: (a) cease the use of all of the Patient Forward Technology; and (b) destroy all copies of the Abortion Policy API, SDK, portions of any Sites built using the Abortion Policy API, and any other Patient Forward Technology or other copies of Patient Forward’s Confidential Information in your possession or control. The provisions of Sections 1 and 6 through 11 will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
8. No Warranty. THE PATIENT FORWARD TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT INCLUDE, AND PATIENT FORWARD DOES NOT OFFER OR PROVIDE, LEGAL ADVICE OR LEGAL SERVICES. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY INFORMATION OR DATA PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PATIENT FORWARD TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OR DATA PROVIDED THROUGH THE ABORTION POLICY API, IS MADE AVAILABLE “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS,” AND MAY NOT BE ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE OR SERVICES, AND YOU USE OR RELY ON SUCH INFORMATION, OR THE SITE OR SERVICES, AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PATIENT FORWARD DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE PATIENT FORWARD TECHNOLOGY DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ANY SITE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY OF THE FOREGOING ISSUES WILL BE CORRECTED. NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AND PATIENT FORWARD EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING: (I) NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE (EVEN IF PATIENT FORWARD IS ADVISED OF THE PURPOSE), TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ACCURACY, AND (II) ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE.
9. Limitation of Liability. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL PATIENT FORWARD OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR DATA USE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE PATIENT FORWARD TECHNOLOGY OR ANY RELATED SITES. MOREOVER, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF PATIENT FORWARD ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR ITS SUBJECT MATTER, HOWEVER CAUSED, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, AND/OR OTHER TORT, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED TEN U.S. DOLLARS ($10). MULTIPLE CLAIMS WILL NOT EXPAND THIS LIMITATION.
10. Indemnification. You will defend, indemnify, and hold Patient Forward, NEO, and its directors, officers, employees, suppliers, consultants, contractors, and agents harmless from and against any and all actual or threatened third-party claims, suits, actions, or proceedings arising out of relating to: (i) any allegation that you or your Site infringes any third party’s intellectual property rights, misappropriates any trade secret of any third party, or violates an individual’s rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) any violation by you of any applicable law or regulation; (iii) any non-compliance by you with the terms of this Agreement; (iv) any personal injury or tangible property damage directly caused by you or your Site; or (v) any negligence, misrepresentation, or willful misconduct on the part of you or your representatives. Patient Forward shall reasonably cooperate with you in the defense of such claim at your expense. Patient Forward reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle any matter without the prior written consent of Patient Forward. Patient Forward will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.
11. General. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed as creating an agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship between the parties hereto. Neither party shall have any right or authority to assume or create any obligations or to make any representations or warranties on behalf of any other party, whether express or implied, or to bind the other party in any respect whatsoever. Each party is responsible for all of its own expenses incurred in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Patient Forward may freely assign this Agreement. You may not assign, transfer, or sublicense any obligations or benefit under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Patient Forward and any purported transfer or assignment in violation of this section is void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. All legal notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed to the applicable party as follows: (i) to Patient Forward, by email to hello@patientforward.org; (ii) to you, by email to your last email address on record. All notices shall be deemed to have been duly given or made on the date of receipt, provided such receipt has been confirmed by the recipient. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws principles, and all suits hereunder will be brought solely in the state and federal courts located in New York City, New York. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary for this Agreement to remain enforceable. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. No term or provision hereof will be considered waived by either party, and no breach excused by either party, unless such waiver or consent is in writing signed on behalf of the party against whom the waiver is asserted. Except for modifications made by Patient Forward in accordance with the terms of this Agreement above, this Agreement may be amended or supplemented only by a writing that refers explicitly to this Agreement and that is signed by both parties. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, and all prior and contemporary proposals and discussions relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, and controls over the preprinted terms of any purchase order or similar document. All notices, modifications and waivers under this Agreement must be in writing.