An example of storing *limited* amounts of Content temporarily is to pre-fetch and cache Geocoding results to avoid having to geocode addresses at runtime. If this is your use-case, it's perfectly fine to do so as long as the geocoded locations are displayed using the Google Maps API.
More on this in the second paragraph here: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/geocoding/#Geocoding Note: the geocoding service may only be used in conjunction with a Google map; geocoding results without displaying them on a map is prohibited. For complete details on allowed usage, consult the Maps API Terms of Service License Restrictions: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html#section_10_12 It may be more helpful to know specifically what your prospective use-case and evaluate whether it abides by our ToC. Thanks, Dann On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 7:34 PM, babbos <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > i am not sure if this is the correct group to post these questions but > i am developing a project using the google's Maps API... so here > goes... > > In the project, users query via google's geocode API and get results > on the map. > > The user then may choose to save one of the results for later use... > > > According to the terms of the google Maps API service found in: > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html, Article 10 is about > restrictions. Users of the API may NOT [quote]: > "<i>10.3 pre-fetch, cache, or store any Content, except that you may > store limited amounts of Content for the purpose of improving the > performance of your Maps API Implementation if you do so temporarily, > securely, and in a manner that does not permit use of the Content > outside of the Service;</I>" > > Where Content is defined as: > "<i>7.1 Definitions. (b) "Content" means any content provided through > the Service (whether created by Google or its third party licensors), > including map and terrain data, photographic imagery, traffic data, or > any other content.</i>" > > > > If i am reading correctly i am not allowed to store permanently *any* > information produced by the Maps API? > > I see hundreds of sites storing information from google's Maps API... > > My apologies if i am totally off topic > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. > > -- Daniel Lee Developer Programs Engineer Google, Inc. 345 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 650 253 0967 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" 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-js-api-v3?hl=en.
