1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Ambral (“the Service”), operated at ambral.dev, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

Ambral is an open-source AI agent cost tracking platform. The Service provides cost event ingestion via API, real-time dashboards, budget alerts, and analytics for AI infrastructure spending. The core software is released under the MIT License.

3. Use of the Service

You agree to:

Use the Service only for lawful purposes
Keep your API key confidential and not share it with unauthorized parties
Not attempt to disrupt, overload, or interfere with the Service
Not use the Service to transmit malicious data or code
Not reverse-engineer, scrape, or abuse the hosted platform beyond normal API usage

4. Accounts and API Keys

Access to the ingest API requires an API key. You are responsible for all activity under your API key. If you believe your key has been compromised, rotate it immediately and contact us.

5. Self-Hosted Instances

The Ambral core is MIT-licensed open-source software. You may self-host, modify, and distribute it in accordance with the MIT License. These Terms of Use apply specifically to the hosted service at ambral.dev.

6. Data Ownership

You retain full ownership of all data you submit to Ambral. We do not claim any intellectual property rights over your cost event data, agent configurations, or metadata. See our Privacy Policy for details on how we handle your data.

7. Service Availability

We aim to provide a reliable service but do not guarantee 100% uptime. The Service is provided “as is” and “as available.” We may perform maintenance, updates, or modifications that temporarily affect availability.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Ambral and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, or business opportunities, arising from your use of the Service.

Ambral is a cost tracking tool. We are not responsible for the costs incurred by your AI agents, providers, or infrastructure. The dashboards display data as submitted by you; we do not guarantee accuracy of cost calculations.

9. Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to the Service at any time for violations of these Terms. You may stop using the Service at any time. Upon termination, your data will be retained for 30 days and then deleted unless you request earlier deletion.

10. Intellectual Property

The Ambral name, logo, and branding are the property of Ambral. The open-source codebase is MIT-licensed. Third-party trademarks mentioned on this site (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.) belong to their respective owners.

11. Changes to Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time. Material changes will be communicated via the website. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

12. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States. Any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of competent jurisdiction.

13. Contact

For questions about these Terms, contact us at support@ambral.dev.