Thank you for your help!
On May 9, 6:54 pm, "Thor (Google Employee)" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dan, > > I should caveat by saying that I am also not a lawyer, but in general, > providing 4. on your list is always true and all of the data added to > the map by paying customers is then available to free users (ie. there > is not a private version of the map for paying customers and a less > detailed map for free users), your use case meets the free ToS: > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#tos_commercial > > Many thanks, > > Thor. > > On May 9, 6:44 pm, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I am developing a commercial web service based on Google Maps, and I > > want to make sure I do not violate the terms. This paragraph is what > > is troubling me: > > > 10. License Restrictions. [...] you must not: > > 10.4 charge users or any other third party any fee for the use of the > > Maps API Implementation, the Service, or the Content, unless you have > > entered into a separate written agreement with Google or obtained > > Google's written permission to do so (but if you are a consultant who > > creates or hosts Maps API Implementations for third party customers, > > you may charge such customers a fee for your consulting or hosting > > services); > > > I am hoping that my service falls under the "consultant" part, but I'm > > not sure. Description: > > > 1. I have created a web service based on Google Maps. It is hosted on > > my server. > > 2. I will try to sell this service to clients, such as cities or > > corporations. > > 3. The clients create and edit maps within the administration area on > > my server. > > 4. The maps are then integrated into the clients own website, which > > are all publicly available & free. > > 5. All data and code is generated by my server. (put on the client's > > site through an iFrame) > > > The question is if I am a consultant? My understanding of consulting > > is that he/she is typically hired by some company. In my case, I am > > not hired, rather I am selling a finished product. But I still think > > it sounds like I fit under the consultant part of the terms. Do you > > agree? > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en. > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en. -- 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.
