French Translation of an API Contract for a Transport Company

We recently carried out the translation into French of an English-language contract concerning a transport company’s API, intended to be integrated into a commercial partner’s software.

An API for Viewing Rides through an Integrated Dashboard

The contract governed the use of an application programming interface (API) allowing the contracting party to integrate, within its own solution, a dashboard summarizing rides completed by independent third-party providers, for the benefit of its clients.

This type of agreement, common in the mobility sector, requires not only the rigorous translation of technical concepts, but also a solid understanding of the related legal issues.

A Triptych: Technology, Intellectual Property, and Data

The parties defined:

• reciprocal contractual obligations,

• software and API usage rights,

• limitations of liability (disclaimer),

• and rules on the protection of personal data, especially in cases of access by registered or guest users.

Our mission was to precisely adapt both technical and legal language, while ensuring the clarity required in this type of digital contract.

📌 Key Equivalents from this Project

(contextual translation only)

• application programming interface (API) → interface de programmation d’application

• rides / trips → courses

• dashboard → tableau de bord

• software → logiciel

• active users / guest users → utilisateurs inscrits / non-inscrits

• independent third-party providers → prestataires tiers indépendants

• disclaimer → exclusion de responsabilité