1. Who we are

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of News Search API, including the website at newssearchapi.com, the developer console, and the API at apis.newssearchapi.com (together, the “Service”).

The Service is provided by News Search API, LLC., trading as NovoSenseAI (“we”, “us”, “our”), registered at News Search API, Bellandur, Bangalore, India - 560103.

Contact: [email protected]

By creating an account, generating an API key, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you use the Service on behalf of an organisation, you confirm you are authorised to bind that organisation, and “you” means that organisation.

2. Orders, payments and our reseller (Paddle)

Our order process is conducted by our online reseller Paddle.com. Paddle.com Market Ltd is the Merchant of Record for all our orders.
Paddle provides all customer service enquiries relating to payment and handles returns/refunds processing.
When you buy a paid plan, you also agree to Paddle’s Buyer Terms (paddle.com/legal/buyer-terms) for the purchase transaction.
Paddle collects and remits applicable sales tax / VAT. Prices shown may exclude tax, which is calculated at checkout based on your location.
We do not receive or store your card or bank details.

3. Accounts

You sign in using GitHub, Google, or an email magic link via our authentication service.
You must provide accurate information and keep your sign-in method secure.
You are responsible for all activity under your account and your API keys.
You must be at least 16 years old to create an account, and at least 18 (or the age of majority where you live) to buy a paid plan.

4. Plans, pricing and limits

Current plans, prices, credits and entitlements are published on our pricing page. Prices are shown in your local currency by Paddle, our Merchant of Record, and applicable taxes are calculated at checkout. Custom plans are available by agreement. The Free plan is for non-commercial use only; paid plans permit commercial use.

The API uses a uniform gateway rate limit and a global page-size maximum; plan differences are described on our plans page. The plans page forms part of these Terms.
When you exceed your quota or rate limit, requests are rejected with HTTP 429 until the quota resets or you upgrade. We do not charge overage fees.
“Non-commercial use” means personal, educational, research or evaluation use that does not generate revenue and is not used within a commercial product or service. Any other use requires a paid plan.
We may change prices or plan features for future billing periods. We will give at least 30 days’ notice by email before a price change affects your existing subscription. If you do not agree, you may cancel before the change takes effect.

5. Subscriptions, auto-renewal and cancellation

Paid plans are billed in advance, monthly or yearly, according to the billing period you choose.
Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period at the then-current price, using the payment method held by Paddle, until you cancel.
You can cancel at any time in Console → Billing (Cancel subscription) or by contacting us. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period; you keep paid access until then and will not be charged again.
After a paid plan ends, your account reverts to the Free plan and its limits.
Plan changes take effect immediately. On an upgrade, Paddle charges the prorated difference for the rest of the period. On a downgrade, the unused amount is credited against your next bill; it is not refunded.
If a renewal payment fails, Paddle may retry. If payment is not received, we may downgrade your account to the Free plan.
Refunds are governed by our Refund Policy.

6. API keys

API keys are personal to your account. Do not share, publish or embed keys in public client-side code.
You may create keys up to your plan’s limit and revoke them at any time.
We store keys in hashed form only; we cannot show you a key again after creation.
If you believe a key is compromised, revoke it immediately.

7. News content and third-party rights

Articles referenced by the Service are published by third-party publishers. The Service provides metadata, a short excerpt and a link to the original source on every plan.
We do not own and do not grant you any rights in publisher content. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use, display, storage or republication of any content complies with the publisher’s rights, terms and applicable law (including copyright).
You must preserve source attribution and links where provided.
Publishers may request removal of their content (see Section 8).
We do not verify, endorse or guarantee the accuracy of any news content.

8. Publisher and copyright notices

If you are a publisher or rights holder and believe content in the Service infringes your rights, or you want your content excluded, contact [email protected] with:

Your name and contact details;
The content or source domain concerned (URLs);
A statement of your rights in the content and the action you request.

We aim to respond within 10 business days and will remove or exclude content where appropriate.

Copyright (DMCA) takedown notices. Send notices of claimed infringement to our designated agent at [email protected]. Include, in addition to the above: identification of the copyrighted work; the URL(s) of the material in the Service; a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law; a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner; and your physical or electronic signature. We remove or disable access to the material identified and, where we can, notify the affected user, who may send a counter-notice to the same address. We terminate accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.

9. Acceptable use

Your use of the Service is subject to our Acceptable Use Policy. Breach of it is a breach of these Terms.

10. Your data and privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect and how we use it. You retain any rights in queries you send and grant us a licence to process them to operate, secure and improve the Service.

11. Availability and changes to the Service

We aim to keep the Service available but do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation unless agreed in a separate written service-level agreement.
We may modify, add or remove features, sources or endpoints. We will give reasonable notice of material breaking API changes where practical.

12. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or terminate access, with or without notice, if you breach these Terms or the Acceptable Use Policy, if your use creates a security or legal risk, or if required by law.
You may close your account at any time by contacting us. Closing your account cancels any subscription at the end of the current period.
On termination, your right to use the Service ends. Sections that by their nature should survive (including 7, 13, 14, 15 and 16) survive termination.

13. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

14. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or loss of profits, revenue, data or goodwill.
Our total liability arising out of or relating to the Service in any 12-month period is limited to the amounts you paid for the Service in that period, or USD $100 if you are on the Free plan.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law (for example, for fraud, or death or personal injury caused by negligence), or your statutory rights as a consumer.

15. Indemnity

You will indemnify us against claims, losses and costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of content in breach of third-party rights, your breach of these Terms, or your misuse of the Service.

16. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. The courts of Bengaluru, Karnataka have exclusive jurisdiction, except that consumers may also bring claims in their country of residence where the law allows.

17. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. Material changes will be notified by email or in the console at least 30 days before they take effect. Continued use after that date means you accept the updated Terms.

18. Contact

News Search API, LLC. (NovoSenseAI) News Search API, Bellandur, Bangalore, India - 560103 [email protected]

Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) forms part of the Terms of Service between you and News Search API, LLC. (NovoSenseAI) for News Search API. It applies to the website, console and API.

1. Use within your plan

Use the Service only within your plan’s quotas, rate limits and permitted use.
Free plan: non-commercial use only. Commercial use requires a paid plan.
Do not try to bypass quotas or rate limits — for example by creating multiple accounts, pooling keys across accounts, or distributing requests to evade limits.

2. API keys

Do not share, sell, lend or publish your API keys. Each key is for use by your account (and, for organisations, your own staff and systems).
Do not embed keys in public client-side code, mobile apps or public repositories.
Do not use another person’s key.
Revoke any key you believe is exposed.

3. No resale of raw feeds

You must not:

Resell, sublicense, redistribute or provide the raw API output or a substantially similar feed to third parties as a standalone data product, mirror or competing news API;
Bulk-download or systematically cache API output to build a dataset for redistribution beyond what your plan permits;
Scrape the website, console or API outside documented endpoints.

Building your own application or product that uses API data (e.g. displaying headlines with attribution, analytics, alerts) is permitted on paid plans, subject to Section 4.

4. Respect publishers’ rights

Articles come from third-party publishers. You are responsible for complying with copyright, publisher terms and applicable law when you display, store or republish any content.
Keep source attribution and links to the original article where provided.
Do not remove or alter copyright notices, or present publisher content as your own.
Honour removal requests passed on by us or by publishers.

5. No abuse