Last updated: 17 June 2026
These terms are a contract between you and Virtus Solutions ("we", "us"), the operator of eolas (the "Service"). By signing up or using the Service, you agree to them. If you don't, please don't use the Service.
eolas is a HTTP API and web dashboard providing access to publicly-available statistical and geospatial datasets from sources including Stats NZ, the OECD, RBNZ, MBIE, LINZ, Stats NZ Geospatial, Waka Kotahi (NZTA), NZ Treasury, MSD, NZ Police / MoJ, ACC, and others as we add them. We don't claim ownership of the underlying data; we provide a unified, queryable interface to it.
Each dataset is sourced from its primary publisher and is generally licensed under CC BY 4.0 or similar. You are responsible for crediting the original source in any work you publish that uses our API.
/v1/integrations/* connector generators (Meltano, Fivetran, Azure Data Factory), custom dataset onboarding, a written SLA, and direct support. Billed by order form or invoice.Pro is billed monthly via Stripe. Enterprise terms (including SLA, support, and pricing) are set out in your signed order form or MSA and summarised at docs.eolas.fyi/sla. Prices are quoted in NZD inclusive of GST where applicable. We may adjust self-serve pricing with 30 days' email notice; changes take effect at your next billing cycle.
You can cancel any time via the billing portal in your dashboard. Cancellation takes effect immediately and you'll be moved to the Free plan; we don't pro-rate refunds on partial months.
If a payment fails (declined card, expired card, etc.), your account is downgraded to the Free plan straight away. You can resubscribe with a working card from your dashboard.
You agree not to:
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that breach these rules. We'll usually email you first.
Pro and Enterprise plans can download whole datasets as single files (Parquet, gzipped CSV, or GeoParquet) via /v1/bulk/<namespace>/<table>. Free plans receive the latest monthly snapshot of each eligible dataset (rolling out).
Every bulk file ships with attribution attached three ways: a NOTICE.txt sidecar in the download, file-level metadata embedded in the Parquet/GeoParquet, and a public manifest entry naming the source, licence, and "as-of" date. You may redistribute bulk-downloaded files (including in commercial work and on paid platforms), provided the NOTICE sidecar continues to travel with the data. Removing or altering it breaches the upstream CC-BY licence (not just these terms).
Some datasets are excluded from bulk download by their licence (for example, OECD data, which we serve under terms that prohibit commercial redistribution). For those, only per-query API access is available; bulk download returns 403 with the reason. Attempting to reconstruct excluded datasets via repeated /v1/data calls is a breach of §4 and the upstream licence.
We pull from authoritative public sources and refresh regularly, but we don't guarantee that every value is current at the moment you query it. Always check the original source before making decisions that depend on the data being live.
Free and Pro plans are provided on a best-effort basis — we monitor the API externally and publish live status at eolas.fyi/status, but we do not guarantee uptime or refresh cadence on those plans. Enterprise customers receive a written SLA (typically 99.5% monthly API uptime and refresh-cadence commitments per dataset) as set out in their order form and summarised at docs.eolas.fyi/sla.
The Service is provided "as is". To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all warranties (express or implied) and limit our total liability to you for any matter arising from these terms to the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim. Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot lawfully be limited under the NZ Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 or Fair Trading Act 1986.
We may update these terms. If a change materially affects your rights, we'll email you at least 14 days before it takes effect. Continued use after the effective date means you accept the new terms.
These terms are governed by the laws of New Zealand. The courts of New Zealand have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from them.
Questions about these terms: [email protected]