Terms of Service

Last updated 2026-11-08

These terms apply to TenderTrail at https://tendertrail.fly.dev: its web pages, HTTP API, free demo endpoints and the companion MCP server package. It provides Government of Canada tenders, contract awards and expiring-contract information. By calling the API or paying for a request you agree to these terms.

1. The service

TenderTrail serves information derived from public government data sources:

CanadaBuys tender notices and award notices, published by Public Services and Procurement Canada on open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Data is refreshed on a schedule and may be out of date, incomplete or contain errors from the source or from our processing. Each response says when the data was last fetched where that is known. Always check the official source before relying on a result.

2. Not advice

TenderTrail is research information, not legal, procurement or business advice. Hints such as possible re-tenders are automated guesses, not confirmed links. Always confirm details, dates and requirements on the official notice before bidding or making decisions.

3. Payment

Paid endpoints are paid per request in USDC on the Base network using the x402 protocol. Current prices are published at /pricing and in the API description (/openapi.json). No account or subscription is needed. You are charged only when a request succeeds (HTTP status below 400); invalid input and the error cases described in the API documentation are not charged. Payments are final blockchain transfers and cannot be reversed by us. If you believe you were charged for a failed request, open an issue at https://github.com/tendertrail/support/issues with the transaction hash and we will review it. Do not post anything confidential there: issues are public.

4. Acceptable use

Do not attempt to bypass payment, rate limits or other technical limits, or to disrupt the service.
Do not use the service for unlawful purposes or to harass or discriminate against any person.
Automated use by AI agents and software is expected and welcome within these terms.
We may block traffic that harms the service or other users.

5. No warranty

The service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, including accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose or uninterrupted availability. We may change, suspend or discontinue any part of it.

6. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim relating to the service is limited to the amount you paid us for the requests giving rise to the claim in the 30 days before it arose. We are not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential losses, or for decisions you make based on the service's output.

7. Licences and attribution

The underlying data remains subject to its publishers' licences listed above. You may use responses in your own products and workflows, keeping any attribution the source licence requires.

8. Changes and law

We may update these terms; the date above shows the latest version, and continued use means you accept it. These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable there.