Terms of Service

These terms govern your use of the RenderHelm API, website, and account portal (the "Service"). By checking the consent box when you create a key, or by calling the API, you agree to these terms. If you use the Service for an organization, you represent that you're authorized to accept these terms for it.

1. Your account and keys

You need an email-verified key to use the Service. You're responsible for keeping your secret key confidential and for all activity under your keys. One free account per person or organization; don't create multiple free accounts to evade limits. Tell us promptly if a key is exposed, and roll it in the portal.

2. Acceptable use

Use the Service only to render content you own or have permission to capture. Our fair-use policy sets RenderHelm's rate limits and prohibited targets, including our refusal of private, internal, or reserved network addresses (SSRF protection). The general conduct rules that apply to every Keelhelm service — what you must not do — are in the company-wide Keelhelm Acceptable Use Policy, which is part of these terms. We may throttle or suspend access that threatens the Service or others.

3. Your content and our license to process it

As between you and us, you keep all rights to the URLs, HTML, parameters, and other inputs you submit, and to the rendered output. You grant us a limited, worldwide license to host, process, transmit, and temporarily cache that content solely to operate and provide the Service to you (for example, to render a request and serve an identical repeat from your cache). You represent that your content and its rendering don't violate these terms or any third party's rights.

4. Intellectual property & takedowns (DMCA)

Copyright notices and takedowns for content rendered or hosted through RenderHelm are governed by the Keelhelm Copyright / DMCA Policy — file through the Keelhelm copyright notice form — and ownership of the Service and its software is covered by the Keelhelm Terms of Service (Our intellectual property), both of which apply to RenderHelm.

5. API terms & changes

Plans set a monthly render-token budget and a per-minute rate; see pricing. We may change, suspend, or discontinue features, limits, or the Service, and we'll give reasonable notice of changes that materially and adversely affect you. The Service is currently in private beta and may change more often.

6. Fees & payment

The free plan is free. Paid plans, when available, are billed in advance each month at the prices shown on the pricing page. Optional overage is billed only if you switch it on. You can cancel anytime; access continues through the period you've paid for. Fees are non-refundable except where required by law.

7. Disclaimer of warranties

These are governed by the Keelhelm Terms of Service (Disclaimers), which apply to RenderHelm.

8. Limitation of liability

Our liability for RenderHelm is governed by the Keelhelm Terms of Service (Limitation of liability), which sets the single liability cap that applies to RenderHelm.

9. Indemnification

This is governed by the Keelhelm Terms of Service (Indemnity), which applies to RenderHelm.

10. Governing law & venue

Governing law and venue are set by the Keelhelm Terms of Service (Governing law and disputes), which applies to RenderHelm.

11. Changes to these terms

How we make and notify changes is governed by the Keelhelm Terms of Service (Changes to the Services and these Terms); we version these app terms (see above) and may ask you to agree again the next time you create a key.

12. Termination

You may stop using the Service and close your account anytime. We may suspend or close accounts that violate these terms or the fair-use policy. On closure you can request export or deletion of your account data as described in the Privacy Policy.

Keelhelm company policies

As noted above, RenderHelm is operated by Keelhelm and is also governed by the company-wide policies in the Keelhelm policy library, incorporated into these terms by reference. To report a concern or illegal content, use the Keelhelm reporting form (see the Reporting & Notice-and-Action Policy).

13. Contact

Questions about these terms? Email hello (at) keelhelm (dot) com, or legal (at) keelhelm (dot) com for legal notices.