The agreement excludes OpenRouter's liability for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from service use, inability to access the service, third-party conduct, content obtained from the service, or unauthorized access to user transmissions, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
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This provision limits OpenRouter's financial exposure for a broad range of loss categories including lost profits, data loss, and consequential damages arising from service interruptions or third-party AI model outputs. The limitation applies across all legal theories and regardless of prior notice of potential damage.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of the consequential damages exclusion varies by jurisdiction; EU, UK, and certain US state consumer protection laws may limit its application in consumer-facing contexts.
The updated terms establish that users are responsible for all account activity and charges occurring under their API credentials, with the exception of activity directly caused by OpenRouter's breach of the terms. Users are required to promptly notify OpenRouter of any actual or suspected compromise or unauthorized use of API credentials. OpenRouter reserves the right to suspend, revoke, or limit API credentials or account access if OpenRouter reasonably believes doing so is necessary to protect the service, the user, OpenRouter, or any third party. Additionally, promotional credits provided by OpenRouter have no cash value, cannot be refunded or exchanged except under specific conditions, are non-transferable between accounts, and expire on dates specified at issuance or in accordance with the terms. You can manage your API credentials through your account settings and should promptly contact OpenRouter if you suspect unauthorized access.
View change record →The updated terms clarify that enabling prompt logging automatically activates chat logging as well, and grant OpenRouter a perpetual, worldwide license to use your content for service provision and commercial purposes. This includes the explicit right to license or sell your user content in anonymized form. Users accessing Stealth Program models must now also agree to a separate End User License Agreement. You can disable prompt logging in your account settings if you do not wish to grant these permissions.
View change record →This new provision significantly limits OpenRouter's liability exposure for damages arising from service use or unavailability.
View full change record →Under this clause, OpenRouter's liability for service disruptions, data loss, third-party model outputs, and unauthorized access to user content is limited to the categories specified, excluding indirect and consequential damages to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The practical scope of this limitation may vary by jurisdiction, as some laws do not permit full exclusion of consequential damages.
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1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses are subject to jurisdictional constraints; EU consumer protection law and certain state laws may limit the enforceability of broad consequential damage exclusions against consumers.
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This provision limits OpenRouter's financial exposure for a broad range of loss categories including lost profits, data loss, and consequential damages arising from service interruptions or third-party AI model outputs. The limitation applies across all legal theories and regardless of prior notice of potential damage.
Under this clause, OpenRouter's liability for service disruptions, data loss, third-party model outputs, and unauthorized access to user content is limited to the categories specified, excluding indirect and consequential damages to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The practical scope of this limitation may vary by jurisdiction, as some laws do not permit full exclusion of consequential damages.
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