From 58467a3fe1b8f6a106329015cf5f5a85075e385c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Freeman Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:53:06 +0000 Subject: Added android license for android sdk. --- licenses/android | 289 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 289 insertions(+) create mode 100644 licenses/android (limited to 'licenses/android') diff --git a/licenses/android b/licenses/android new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..eef62699d372 --- /dev/null +++ b/licenses/android @@ -0,0 +1,289 @@ +ANDROID SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT +LICENSE AGREEMENT + +1. Introduction + +1.1 The Android Software Development Kit (referred to in this License Agreement as the "SDK" and +specifically including the Android system files and packaged APIs) is licensed to you subject to the terms +of this License Agreement. This License Agreement forms a legally binding contract between you and +Google in relation to your use of the SDK. + +1.2 "Google" means Google Inc., a Delaware corporation with principal place of business at 1600 +Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States. + +1.3 This version of the Android SDK is being offered to the developer community on an "Early Look" basis. +With the help and input of the developer community, Google will continue to add new functionality and +features to continually improve the SDK. Once the SDK reaches a more finished form, Google intends to +release most of the components under the Apache v2.0 open source license. + +2. Accepting this License Agreement + +2.1 In order to use the SDK, you must first agree to this License Agreement. You may not use the SDK if you +do not accept this License Agreement. + +2.2 You can accept this License Agreement by: + + (A) clicking to accept or agree to this License Agreement, where this option is made available to you; +or + + (B) by actually using the SDK. In this case, you agree that use of the SDK constitutes acceptance of +the Licensing Agreement from that point onwards. + +2.3 You may not use the SDK and may not accept the Licensing Agreement if you are a person barred from +receiving the SDK under the laws of the United States or other countries including the country in which +you are resident or from which you use the SDK. + +2.4 If you are agreeing to be bound by this License Agreement on behalf of your employer or other entity, you +represent and warrant that you have full legal authority to bind your employer or such entity to this License +Agreement. 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If the users provide you with user names, passwords, or other login +information or personal information, your must make the users aware that the information will be available +to your application, and you must provide legally adequate privacy notice and protection for those users. If +your application stores personal or sensitive information provided by users, it must do so securely. 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You must read and agree to those Terms of Service before you use the Android Maps +API. + +8.1.2 If you use the Android Maps API to retrieve map or satellite image data from Google, you must +include the following copyright notice in your application or service in a manner that is reasonably +available to users: + +"Copyright Notice: Data: (c)2007 TeleAtlas, AND, Europa Technologies, +Kingway, Map Data Sciences Pty Ltd, PSMA, ZENRIN, Geocentre, +MapLink/TeleAtlas; Imagery: (c)2007 DigitalGlobe, EarthSat, Sanborn, +NYGIS, Scankort, TerraMetrics, MassGIS Commonwealth of Massachusetts, +Digital Earth Technology." + +8.2 Google Data APIs + +8.2.1 If you use any API to retrieve data from Google, you acknowledge that the data may be protected +by intellectual property rights which are owned by those who provide that data (or by other +persons or companies on their behalf). 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