READINESSOS

Policy: API & Third-Party Integration Policy

Version: 1.0

Effective Date: 06/06/2026

Last Updated: 06/06/2026

Contact: ReadinessOS@proton.me

1. Document Purpose

This API & Third-Party Integration Policy establishes the principles governing external integrations, application programming interfaces (APIs), webhooks, third-party services, identity verification services, and future interoperability features within ReadinessOS.

The objective of this policy is to enable secure and controlled data exchange while protecting user privacy, vessel information, platform integrity, and operational security.

2. Scope

This policy applies to:

• Public APIs
• Private APIs
• Future enterprise APIs
• Third-party integrations
• Fleet integrations
• Authentication providers
• AI providers
• QR verification services
• Readiness Passport verification
• Future marketplace integrations
• Future recruitment integrations
• Future webhook services

3. Definitions

For the purposes of this policy:

API means an Application Programming Interface provided by ReadinessOS for authorized data exchange.

Integration means any connection between ReadinessOS and an external system.

Third-Party Service means any external software, platform, provider, or organization interacting with ReadinessOS.

Webhook means an automated event notification generated by ReadinessOS.

4. Purpose of Integrations

ReadinessOS may provide integrations to:

• Improve operational workflows
• Synchronize platform data
• Verify professional profiles
• Verify Readiness Passports
• Connect fleet management systems
• Support enterprise customers
• Support recruitment workflows
• Improve reporting
• Improve automation
• Enhance user experience

Integration functionality may evolve over time.

5. API Access

API access may be offered to:

• Enterprise customers
• Fleet operators
• Vessel operators
• Authorized partners
• Approved software providers
• Internal platform services

API availability remains subject to commercial agreements and technical limitations.

6. Authentication

API access may require:

• API keys
• OAuth authentication
• JWT tokens
• Secure authentication tokens
• Digital signatures
• Future mutual authentication methods

ReadinessOS may revoke API credentials at any time to protect platform security.

7. Authorization

API access shall follow the principle of least privilege.

Applications may only access information explicitly authorized for their assigned permissions.

Permission scopes may include:

• Professional profile access
• Vessel access
• Fleet access
• Readiness Passport verification
• Analytics
• Administrative functions
• Reporting
• Webhook subscriptions

8. Data Sharing

ReadinessOS does not provide unrestricted access to platform data.

Only information authorized by:

• User consent
• Platform permissions
• Commercial agreements
• Applicable law
• Administrative approval

may be made available through integrations.

Unauthorized access attempts are prohibited.

9. Readiness Passport Verification

Future API functionality may allow authorized organizations to verify selected Passport information.

Verification may include:

• ReadinessOS Identity
• Identity verification status
• Membership duration
• Badge summary
• Readiness participation summary
• Public profile status

API verification does not certify competence, qualifications, licensing, or regulatory compliance.

10. QR Verification

Future versions of ReadinessOS may generate QR codes linked to professional profiles or Readiness Passports.

QR verification may display only information authorized by the user and permitted by platform privacy settings.

Users remain responsible for enabling or disabling public QR sharing.

11. Webhooks

Future webhook functionality may notify authorized systems of:

• Profile updates
• Membership changes
• Badge awards
• Verification changes
• Document updates
• Vessel events
• Administrative actions
• Future readiness events

Webhook delivery is not guaranteed and should not be relied upon as the sole operational notification mechanism.

12. Third-Party Responsibility

Third-party providers interacting with ReadinessOS remain independently responsible for:

• Security practices
• Privacy compliance
• Data protection
• User authorization
• API credential management
• Compliance with applicable law

ReadinessOS does not control third-party systems.

13. API Rate Limits

ReadinessOS may implement reasonable limitations including:

• Request limits
• Bandwidth limits
• Daily quotas
• Authentication limits
• Burst controls
• Abuse prevention controls

Limits may change without prior notice where necessary to maintain platform stability.

14. API Abuse

Users and third parties shall not:

• Scrape platform data
• Circumvent rate limits
• Harvest user information
• Reverse engineer APIs
• Share credentials
• Bypass authentication
• Abuse verification services
• Automate fraudulent activity
• Generate excessive traffic

API abuse may result in immediate revocation of access.

15. Integration Availability

Third-party integrations may be:

• Modified
• Expanded
• Limited
• Suspended
• Deprecated
• Permanently discontinued

ReadinessOS does not guarantee continuous compatibility with external platforms.

16. Third-Party Failures

ReadinessOS shall not be responsible for failures caused by:

• External API providers
• Authentication providers
• Cloud providers
• Payment providers
• AI providers
• Fleet software
• Enterprise systems
• Internet outages

Users remain responsible for maintaining appropriate operational procedures independent of external integrations.

17. Privacy

All API processing remains subject to:

• User authorization where applicable
• Privacy Policy
• Data Ownership Policy
• Data Retention and Deletion Policy
• Applicable privacy legislation

ReadinessOS does not authorize unrestricted third-party access to personal information.

18. Relationship to Other Policies

This policy should be interpreted together with:

• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policy
• Platform Security Policy
• Data Ownership Policy
• Profile Visibility and Sharing Policy
• Readiness Passport Policy
• AI Usage & Responsible AI Policy

Where conflicts exist regarding personal information processing, the Privacy Policy shall govern.

19. Policy Updates

ReadinessOS may revise this policy as API capabilities, enterprise services, integration architecture, or legal requirements evolve.

Updated versions become effective upon publication unless otherwise specified.

20. Revision History

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