Terms of Service
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using AniKotoAPI ("the 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
AniKotoAPI is a free, open-source REST API that aggregates anime data from publicly available sources. The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.
3. Educational Purpose
The Service is built and maintained for educational and learning purposes only. It demonstrates web scraping, API design, and serverless deployment techniques.
4. No Affiliation
The Service is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to anikototv.to, AniKoto, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. All trademarks and content belong to their respective owners.
5. Third-Party Content
All anime data, images, descriptions, and other content displayed through the API belong to their respective copyright holders. The Service does not host, store, or distribute any copyrighted media.
6. Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Service responsibly and in compliance with all applicable laws. You must not:
- Use the Service for any illegal purpose
- Attempt to disrupt or overload the Service
- Scrape the Service to build a competing product
- Redistribute copyrighted content obtained through the Service
- Use the Service to infringe on the rights of others
7. Rate Limiting
The Service uses in-memory caching with a 5-minute TTL. While there are no explicit rate limits, excessive requests may result in temporary degradation of service. Please cache responses on your end.
8. Availability
The Service is hosted on Vercel's free tier and may experience downtime. We do not guarantee 100% availability. The Service may be modified, updated, or discontinued at any time without notice.
9. Limitation of Liability
In no event shall the creators of AniKotoAPI be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Service.
10. Intellectual Property
The source code of AniKotoAPI is open source and available on GitHub under the repository's license terms.
11. DMCA / Takedowns
If you believe your copyrighted content is being displayed through this API without authorization, please open an issue at github.com/Shineii86/AniKotoAPI/issues and we will promptly remove it.
12. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.
13. Contact
For questions about these Terms, open an issue at github.com/Shineii86/AniKotoAPI/issues.