There is still greate ambiguity regarding logins to sites using the maps API.
The terms themselvesm now allow logins, as the FAQ has always allowed. But according to the title of that section, the login is supposed to be for "Free, Public Accessibility to Your Maps API Implementation." And it still states, "Your Maps API Implementation must be generally accessible to users without charge." What is the scope of "Public Accessibility" and "generally accessible to users?" Must it truly be open to all comers, or can access be restricted to certain affinitity groups, organizations, etc.? If I set up a site restricted to members of my church congregation at no charge, for example, can I restrict access to members of the congregation? Or must I allow anyone in the "public" to log in? Of if I allow multiple congregations from a certain church to set up seprarate databases and associated maps, protected by login, must I allow any congregatations from other churches (or biker gangs, etc.) to set up such private maps. If I allow a Boy Scout troop to register and set up a private map, must I also allow a gay social club? Or vice versa? On Nov 14, 6:16 am, "Barry Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Re: "2.1 Clicking to Accept or Using the Maps APIs. > (b) using the Maps APIs. ... Google will treat your use of the Maps > APIs as acceptance of the Terms" > > Does that apply to visitors too? I've always understood its the > developer that is agreeing to the API Terms. A site visitor is just > aggreing to the Maps terms (as that is where the map link goes). But > this seems to suggest the site visitor is browser wrapped to agree to > the API terms? If so should the Terms link in the map goto the API > terms? > > This appears to not be the case with after reading 9.3. But that > introduces another issue, do we NEED a Terms of Use for our own > website? PITA if so... > > Won't even mention 9.4! ;p > > Have to say 10.3 is a welcome *clarification*, not nice, but at least > know where 'offically' stand. > > 10.5 is one for Mike ;) > > And section 11 I think is being discussed in the other threads pointed > to by Andrew, for the moment. > > As Marcelo says, IANAL ;) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
