By posting any content to the RapidAPI platform, users grant Rapid a permanent, royalty-free, worldwide license that cannot be revoked, and that Rapid may sublicense to third parties, to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display that content in any medium on or off the platform. Rapid separately retains all rights in API metadata, performance data, and service logs.
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This provision grants Rapid a perpetual and irrevocable right to use, sublicense, and create derivative works from all user-posted content, including API Content and Terms posted by API Providers; the irrevocable nature of the license means that content posted to the platform remains licensed to Rapid even after account termination or content removal.
The updated terms establish a new GenAI Features category available through the Service and specify the operational and liability framework governing their use. GenAI Features are provided on an 'as is, as available' basis with no warranties regarding accuracy, reliability, or fitness for any purpose. Under the revised terms, users assume sole responsibility for evaluating and verifying any outputs generated by GenAI Features before taking action based on them. Where chatbot functionality is included, the terms specify that chatbot responses are informational only, may be inaccurate or incomplete, and users must not submit personal data to chatbots. RapidAPI disclaims all liability for losses arising from reliance on GenAI or chatbot outputs.
View change record →Under this clause, any content posted to the RapidAPI platform, including API descriptions, pricing terms, and other API Content, is subject to a permanent, royalty-free, sublicensable license in favor of Rapid that survives account termination. Rapid also retains all rights in API metadata, performance data, and logs generated through use of the service.
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Compare across platforms →"When you post, link, or otherwise make available User Content to the Service, you grant Rapid a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such content throughout the world in any manner or media on or off the Site. Rapid retains all rights in API metadata, performance data, and logs relating to use of the Service.Excerpt from RapidAPI's Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The perpetual and irrevocable nature of the content license may interact with GDPR Article 17 right to erasure requirements for EU users, where personal data embedded in user content may be subject …
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This provision grants Rapid a perpetual and irrevocable right to use, sublicense, and create derivative works from all user-posted content, including API Content and Terms posted by API Providers; the irrevocable nature of the license means that content posted to the platform remains licensed to Rapid even after account termination or content removal.
Under this clause, any content posted to the RapidAPI platform, including API descriptions, pricing terms, and other API Content, is subject to a permanent, royalty-free, sublicensable license in favor of Rapid that survives account termination. Rapid also retains all rights in API metadata, performance data, and logs generated through use of the service.
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