Terms of Service

Last updated: March 30, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the EuroValidate API ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

EuroValidate provides a REST API for validating and enriching European business data, including VAT numbers, IBANs, EORI numbers, and company information. We aggregate data from publicly available government APIs and databases.

3. API Key and Account

You must register with a valid email address to obtain an API key.
You are responsible for keeping your API key confidential.
One account per person or organization. Duplicate accounts may be terminated.
You must not share, publish, or embed your API key in client-side code.

4. Rate Limits and Usage

Each pricing tier has a monthly included request quota. Current tier quotas and overage rates:

Free: 100 requests/month — hard cap, HTTP 429 once exceeded
Starter: 5,000 requests/month included, then €0.005 per additional request
Growth: 25,000 requests/month included, then €0.003 per additional request
Scale: 100,000 requests/month included, then €0.002 per additional request

On paid tiers (Starter, Growth, Scale), requests above the included quota are billed at the per-request overage rate through Stripe metered billing. The API does not return HTTP 429 for going over the included quota — overage is automatic and transparent. You will receive an email the first time in a billing period that your usage crosses the included quota.

A technical per-minute burst limit applies to all tiers to protect the service from runaway clients and bill shock. Exceeding the per-minute burst limit returns HTTP 429 with a short Retry-After window.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

Use the Service for any illegal purpose.
Attempt to circumvent rate limits or authentication.
Resell API access without authorization.
Use the Service to perform denial-of-service attacks on upstream government APIs.
Scrape or bulk-download data beyond your tier's rate limits.

6. Data Accuracy

EuroValidate aggregates data from third-party government sources. While we strive for accuracy, we do not guarantee the completeness or correctness of validation results. Each response includes a confidence field indicating data freshness. You are responsible for determining the suitability of the data for your use case.

7. Availability and SLA

We aim for high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted service. Upstream government APIs (VIES, EORI, HMRC) may be unavailable outside our control. The Service employs caching and circuit breakers to mitigate upstream failures. Formal SLA commitments are available for Growth and Scale tiers.

8. Billing and Payment

The Free tier requires no payment.
Paid tiers are billed monthly via Stripe.
You may upgrade or downgrade at any time. Changes take effect immediately.
Failed payments may result in automatic downgrade to the Free tier.
No refunds are provided for partial months.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EUROVALIDATE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

Our total liability shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim.

9a. Geographic Restrictions and Sanctions Compliance

The Service may not be accessed, used, or re-exported by:

Residents of, or entities established in, countries subject to comprehensive EU or US sanctions, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia, Belarus, and the Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions of Ukraine.
Persons or entities appearing on the EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, the OFAC SDN list, or any equivalent restricted-party list.
Users who would be in breach of EU Dual-Use Regulation (EU) 2021/821 or any applicable export-control law by accessing the Service.

By creating an account you represent and warrant that you are not located in, nationally affiliated with, or acting on behalf of a person or entity in any of the above categories. We screen registrations against these lists and may block access based on source IP or declared country.

9b. Acceptable Use

Your use of the Service is also subject to our Acceptable Use Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms.

10. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these terms. You may delete your account at any time by contacting us. Upon termination, your API key will be deactivated and cached data associated with your account will be purged.

11. Changes to Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance. We will notify registered users of significant changes via email.

12. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of Portugal. Disputes shall be resolved in the courts of Lisbon, Portugal.

Contact

For questions about these terms: [email protected]