5.3 Signing Up and Google's Terms
Signing up for a Google Web API developer's key is
simple. First you'll have to create a Google
account, which at the moment is good only for the Google Web APIs and
Google Answers. Google promises more applications associated with
Google accounts in the future. The requirements are only a valid
email address and made-up password.
You will, of course, have to agree to Google's Terms
& Conditions (http://www.google.com/apis/download.html)
before you can to proceed. In broad
strokes, this says:
Google exercises no editorial control over the sites that appear in
its index. The Google API might return some results you might find
offensive.
The Google API may be used for personal use only. It may not be used
to sell a product or service, or to drive traffic to a site for the
sake of advertising sales.
You can't noodle with Google's
intellectual property marks that appear within the API.
Google does not accept any liability for the use of their API. This
is a beta program.
You may indicate that the program you create uses the Google API, but
not if the application(s) "(1) tarnish, infringe, or
dilute Google's trademarks, (2) violate any
applicable law, and (3) infringe any third party
rights." Any other use of Google's
trademark or logo requires written consent.
Once you've entered your email address, created a
password, and agreed to the Terms of Service, Google sends you an
email message to confirm the legitimacy of your email address. The
message includes a link for final activation of the account. Click
the link to activate your account and Google will email you your very
own license key.
You've signed in, you've generated
a key, you're all set! What now? If you
don't intend to do any programming, just stop here.
Put your key in a safe place and keep it on hand to use with any cool
third-party Google API-based services you come across.
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