API Terms of Use

By creating an API key or calling the Cinema Watch API (the “API”), you agree to these terms, our Acceptable Use Policy and our API Privacy Notice. Your Cinema Watch account is also covered by the Cinema Watch Terms of Service. If these terms and those conflict on something about the API, these terms apply. If you use the API for a company, you agree for that company.

• Keep your API keys secret. Do not put them in browser or mobile app code, or share them. You are responsible for all requests made with your keys.
• If a key leaks, roll or delete it from your dashboard straight away and tell us at hello@cinema-watch.com if you think it was misused.
• Do not create extra accounts or keys to get around your plan's limits.

Each plan has a per-minute rate limit, a monthly request quota and a maximum number of keys, shown on the pricing page. Requests over a limit are refused with a 429 response. We may change plans and limits; for significant reductions we will give notice where we can.

Paid plans are not available yet. When they are, their prices and billing terms will be shown before you buy.

The API returns film and TV information such as titles, descriptions, images, release dates, cast and episodes from the Cinema Watch database. Titles, artwork and other material about films and shows remain the property of their owners. We do not guarantee that the data is complete, accurate or current.

• Show that data from the API comes from Cinema Watch, for example with “Data from Cinema Watch” and a link, where your users can see it.
• You may cache responses to make your app faster, but refresh them regularly and do not keep a copy of the data longer than your app needs it.
• Do not resell or redistribute the data on its own, or use it to build a database or API that competes with Cinema Watch.
• Images and other material may be protected by copyright and other rights of their owners. You are responsible for having the rights you need to display them.

You are responsible for your app and for how you use the data, including following the laws that apply to you and to your users. Do not suggest that Cinema Watch endorses your app, and do not use our name or logo except to credit the data.

We work to keep the API available, and you can see its current health on the status page, but we do not promise any level of uptime. We may change, version, limit or stop parts of the API. We will try to give notice of breaking changes in the changelog.

You can stop using the API and delete your keys at any time. We may suspend or revoke keys, or close access, if you break these terms or the Acceptable Use Policy, if your use puts the service or other users at risk, or if the law requires it. Where we can, we will tell you why.

To the fullest extent the law allows, the API and the data are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

To the fullest extent the law allows, Cinema Watch and the people who run it are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost data, profits or goodwill, arising from your use of the API. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

We may update these terms. We will post the new version here with a new “last updated” date and, for significant changes, tell you by email or in the dashboard. If you keep using the API after a change takes effect, you accept the new terms.

Questions about these terms: hello@cinema-watch.com.