| # file generated using the following command (open the link in browser for up-to-date version with html links) |
| # lynx -dump http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/terms_maps_earth.html |
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| Google Maps/Earth Terms of Service |
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| By downloading, installing, or using the Google Earth software, |
| accessing or using the Google Maps service (together, the "Products" or |
| "Services"), or accessing or using any of the content available within |
| the Products, you agree to be bound by the following: (1) the [1]Google |
| Terms of Service (the "Universal Terms"); (2) the terms found on our |
| [2]Legal Notices page (the "Legal Notices"); and (3) the additional |
| terms and conditions set forth below (the "Additional Terms"). Before |
| you continue, you should read each of these three documents, as |
| together they form a binding agreement between you and Google regarding |
| your use of the Products. Collectively, the Universal Terms, the Legal |
| Notices, and the Additional Terms are referred to as the "Terms". |
| As a condition of downloading, accessing, or using the Products, you |
| also agree to the terms of the [3]Google Privacy Policy. |
| 1. Use of the Products. Google grants you a non-exclusive, |
| non-transferable license to access the Google Maps service, to download |
| and use the Google Earth software and service, and to access the |
| Content (as defined below) within the Products and according to the |
| Terms. |
| 2. Restrictions on Use. Unless you have received prior written |
| authorization from Google (or, as applicable, from the provider of |
| particular Content), you must not: |
| (a) access or use the Products or any Content through any technology or |
| means other than those provided in the Products, or through other |
| explicitly authorized means Google may designate (such as through the |
| [4]Google Maps/Google Earth APIs); |
| (b) copy, translate, modify, or make derivative works of the Content or |
| any part thereof; |
| (c) redistribute, sublicense, rent, publish, sell, assign, lease, |
| market, transfer, or otherwise make the Products or Content available |
| to third parties; |
| (d) reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the |
| source code of the Service or any part thereof, unless this is |
| expressly permitted or required by applicable law; |
| (e) use the Products in a manner that gives you or any other person |
| access to mass downloads or bulk feeds of any Content, including but |
| not limited to numerical latitude or longitude coordinates, imagery, |
| and visible map data; |
| (f) delete, obscure, or in any manner alter any warning, notice |
| (including but not limited to any copyright or other proprietary rights |
| notice), or link that appears in the Products or the Content; or |
| (g) use the Service or Content with any products, systems, or |
| applications for or in connection with (i) real time navigation or |
| route guidance, including but not limited to turn-by-turn route |
| guidance that is synchronized to the position of a user's |
| sensor-enabled device; or (ii) any systems or functions for automatic |
| or autonomous control of vehicle behavior. |
| 3. Appropriate Conduct; Compliance with Law and Google Policies. You |
| agree that you are responsible for your own conduct and content while |
| using the Products, and for any consequences thereof. You agree to use |
| the Products only for purposes that are legal, proper and in accordance |
| with the Terms and any applicable policies or guidelines Google may |
| make available. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree |
| that when using the Products or the Content, you will not: |
| (a) defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the |
| legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; |
| (b) upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any |
| inappropriate, defamatory, obscene, or unlawful content; |
| (c) upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available any content that |
| infringes any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other |
| proprietary right of any party, unless you are the owner of the rights, |
| or have the permission of the owner or other legal justification to use |
| such content; |
| (d) upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available messages |
| that promote pyramid schemes, chain letters, or disruptive commercial |
| messages or advertisements; |
| (e) upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any other |
| content, message, or communication prohibited by applicable law, the |
| Terms or any applicable Product policies or guidelines; |
| (f) download any file posted by another that you know, or reasonably |
| should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner; |
| (g) impersonate another person or entity, or falsify or delete any |
| author attributions or proprietary designations or labels of the origin |
| or source of Content, software or other material; |
| (h) restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the |
| Products or Google services; |
| (i) interfere with or disrupt Google services or servers or networks |
| connected to Google services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, |
| policies or regulations of networks connected to Google services; |
| (j) use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other |
| device to retrieve or index any portion of the Google services or |
| Content, or collect information about users for any unauthorized |
| purpose; |
| (k) submit content that falsely expresses or implies that such content |
| is sponsored or endorsed by Google; |
| (l) create user accounts by automated means or under false or |
| fraudulent pretenses; |
| (m) promote or provide instructional information about illegal |
| activities; |
| (n) promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual; or |
| (o) transmit any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, or any items |
| of a destructive nature. |
| 4. Content in the Products. Google Maps and Google Earth allow you to |
| access and view a variety of content, including but not limited to |
| photographic imagery, map and terrain data, business listings, reviews, |
| traffic, and other related information provided by Google, its |
| licensors, and its users (the "Content"). Additionally, you may choose |
| to access other third party content made available in the Products |
| through Google services such as Google Gadgets. You understand and |
| agree to the following: |
| (a) Map data, traffic, directions, and related Content are provided for |
| planning purposes only. You may find that weather conditions, |
| construction projects, closures, or other events may cause road |
| conditions or directions to differ from the map results. You should |
| exercise judgment in your use of this Content. |
| (b) By using the Products, you do not receive any, and Google and/or |
| its licensors and users retain all ownership rights in the Content. You |
| may not use, access or allow others to use or access the Content in any |
| manner not permitted under the Terms, unless you have been specifically |
| permitted to do so by Google or by the owner of that Content, in a |
| separate agreement. |
| (c) Certain Content is provided under [5]license from third parties, |
| including but not limited to Tele Atlas B.V. ("Tele Atlas"), and is |
| subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights owned by or |
| licensed to Tele Atlas and/or such third parties. You may be held |
| liable for any unauthorized copying or disclosure of this Content. Your |
| use of Tele Atlas Content, including but not limited to printing or use |
| in marketing or promotional materials, is subject to additional |
| restrictions located in the [6]Legal Notices page. |
| 5. Additional Terms for Google Earth. |
| (a) Export Restrictions. The Google Earth software is subject to United |
| States export controls. By using the Google Earth software, you agree |
| to use the software only for purposes that are legal, proper and in |
| accordance with these Terms. Specifically, you agree to comply with all |
| applicable export and reexport control laws and regulations, including |
| the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") maintained by the U.S. |
| Department of Commerce, and trade and economic sanctions maintained by |
| the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. |
| (b) Automatic Updates. The Google Earth software may communicate with |
| Google servers from time to time to check for available updates to the |
| software, such as bug fixes, patches, enhanced functions, missing |
| plug-ins and new versions (collectively, "Updates"). By installing the |
| Google Earth software, you agree to automatically request and receive |
| Updates. |
| 6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY. |
| (a) GOOGLE AND ITS LICENSORS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TELE ATLAS |
| AND ITS SUPPLIERS) MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE |
| ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT OR THE PRODUCTS. |
| (b) SUBJECT TO SECTION 14.1 OF THE GOOGLE UNIVERSAL TERMS, GOOGLE AND |
| ITS LICENSORS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TELE ATLAS AND ITS |
| SUPPLIERS) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTENT AND |
| THE PRODUCTS, AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS RESULTING |
| FROM YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT OR THE PRODUCTS. |
| 7. U.S. Government Restricted Rights. If the Products are being used or |
| accessed by or on behalf of the United States government, such use is |
| subject to additional terms located in the "Government End Users" |
| section of our [7]Legal Notices page. |
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| References |
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| 1. http://www.google.com/terms_of_service.html |
| 2. http://www.google.com/intl/en-us/help/legalnotices_maps.html |
| 3. http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html |
| 4. http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html |
| 5. http://www.google.com/intl/en-us/help/legalnotices_maps.html |
| 6. http://www.google.com/intl/en-us/help/legalnotices_maps.html |
| 7. http://www.google.com/intl/en-us/help/legalnotices_maps.html |