WageAPI — Terms of Use
Effective date: 2026-03-23
Last updated: 2026-03-30
Provider: Maciej Starosielec, trading as Aethar (aethar.dev)
Contact: [email protected]
1. Acceptance
These Terms of Use govern your use of services provided by Maciej Starosielec, trading as Aethar (“we”, “us”, “Aethar”). By subscribing to or using the WageAPI service (“API”), you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the API.
2. Service Description
WageAPI provides salary and wage benchmarking data derived from publicly available U.S. government sources, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (BLS OES), O*NET (U.S. Department of Labor), and Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (BEA RPP).
3. Acceptable Use
You may:
- Use API responses to build applications, dashboards, reports, and internal tools.
- Cache responses locally to reduce redundant calls.
- Display data publicly, provided attribution requirements (Section 4) are met.
You may not:
- Resell, redistribute, or sublicense raw API responses as a standalone dataset or competing data product.
- Scrape, bulk-download, or systematically extract the full dataset through repeated API calls.
- Misrepresent the data source — you must not claim the data originates from your own research or proprietary collection.
- Use the API in any way that violates applicable law, including but not limited to discrimination in hiring or compensation decisions.
- Attempt to reverse-engineer, interfere with, or degrade the API infrastructure.
4. Data Attribution
When displaying data obtained from WageAPI to end users, you must include a visible attribution such as:
Data sourced from BLS OES and O*NET via WageAPI.
The exact wording is flexible, but it must credit the underlying government data sources (BLS and/or O*NET) and may optionally credit WageAPI.
5. Rate Limits and Fair Use
Rate limits are enforced per API key and vary by subscription tier (as defined on RapidAPI). Exceeding your plan's rate limit will result in HTTP 429 responses. Sustained abuse or circumvention of rate limits (e.g., rotating keys) may result in suspension.
6. Data Accuracy Disclaimer
WageAPI aggregates and serves data from U.S. government sources on a best-effort basis. We do not guarantee:
- The accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any data returned.
- That data reflects current labor market conditions — source datasets are updated periodically by their respective agencies.
- That the API will be available without interruption.
You are responsible for validating data suitability for your use case.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Aethar and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenue, arising from your use of the API.
Total aggregate liability for any claim related to the API shall not exceed the fees you paid for the API in the 3 months preceding the claim.
8. Billing
All billing, payments, and subscription management are handled by Paddle.com Market Limited (“Paddle”), who acts as Merchant of Record. Aethar does not process payments directly. Billing disputes should be directed to Paddle support or to [email protected]. See our Refund Policy for details on cancellations and refunds.
9. Termination
Aethar reserves the right to suspend or terminate your API access at any time for:
- Violation of these Terms.
- Abuse of rate limits or infrastructure.
- Non-payment (handled by RapidAPI).
You may stop using the API and cancel your subscription through RapidAPI at any time.
10. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms at any time. Material changes will be communicated via the API documentation or RapidAPI listing. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.
11. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Poland and the European Union. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Poland.
Questions? Reach out at [email protected].