# Cerone API Terms of Service

Effective date: March 5, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern access to and use of the Cerone APIs, SDK, website, and related services (collectively, the "Services") provided by Homer Semantics ("we", "us", "our"). By creating an account, using an API key, installing the SDK, or otherwise using the Services, you agree to these Terms.
## Beta Service Notice

The Services are currently offered as a beta version. Beta services may contain bugs, errors, or instabilities and are provided for evaluation and early-access purposes only. Features, APIs, quotas, and pricing are subject to change without notice during the beta period. Homer Semantics and Anant Dhavale make no commitment to maintain beta features in future releases. By using the Services during beta, you acknowledge and accept these limitations and agree not to rely on the Services for mission-critical or production workloads without appropriate independent safeguards.
## 1. Eligibility and Account Responsibilities

You must be legally able to enter into these Terms. You are responsible for all activity under your account and API keys. You must keep credentials secure and notify us promptly of unauthorized use.

## 2. License and Service Access

Your use of the SDK is subject to the Cerone SDK Commercial License in the `LICENSE` file. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive right to access and use the Services in accordance with these Terms, your plan limits, and applicable law.

## 3. Acceptable Use and Restrictions

You may not, and may not permit others to:

1. Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, decode, or otherwise attempt to derive non-public source code, algorithms, models, scoring logic, prompts, or internal APIs, except to the limited extent prohibited by applicable law.
2. Use the Services or SDK to build, benchmark, validate, or improve a competing product or service, including competitive publications intended for commercialization.
3. Attempt model, prompt, or dataset extraction, or systematic output analysis intended to replicate Cerone functionality.
4. Circumvent plan limits, usage quotas, authentication, billing, anti-abuse controls, monitoring controls, or any access restrictions.
5. Probe, scrape, fuzz, or penetration-test the Services without our prior written authorization.
6. Use the Services in a way that violates law, infringes third-party rights, or materially degrades service reliability or security.

## 4. Plans, Quotas, and Billing

Free and paid plans, quotas, and pricing are described on our website or order form and may be updated from time to time. Exceeding usage limits may result in throttling, overage charges, suspension, or requirement to upgrade. Fees are non-refundable except where required by law or expressly stated.

## Free Tier and Trial Usage

The Cerone free tier includes up to 25 validations during the first 5 days from account activation ("Trial Period").

After the Trial Period ends, continued API usage may require an active paid plan or may be subject to reduced or zero quota, at Cerone's discretion unless otherwise stated in a signed commercial agreement.

Unused trial validations do not roll over. Cerone may modify, suspend, or discontinue free-tier/trial offerings at any time.

## 5. Data Handling

You are responsible for ensuring you have rights to submit data to the Services and for configuring your own redaction and data governance controls. We may process submitted data to provide, secure, and improve the Services consistent with our privacy commitments and legal obligations, including India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA 2023).

## 6. Confidentiality

Non-public technical, security, pricing, and product information we provide is confidential and must not be disclosed to third parties without our written permission.

## 7. Feedback

If you provide feedback, suggestions, or ideas, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free right to use them without restriction.

## 8. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend or terminate access immediately for suspected abuse, security risk, non-payment, legal risk, or breach of these Terms or the SDK license. On termination, your right to use the Services ceases immediately.

## 9. Disclaimers

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

## 10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HOMER SEMANTICS and ANANT DHAVALE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, OR REVENUE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) USD $100 OR (B) FEES PAID BY YOU TO US IN THE THREE (3) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.

## 11. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Pune, Maharashtra, India. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may elect, at our sole discretion, to bring any dispute in the courts of the jurisdiction where you are domiciled or incorporated.

## 12. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Updated Terms become effective when posted. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

## 13. Contact

Questions / Support: info@homersemantics.com anantdhavale@gmail.com
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