Yahoo! Developer Network Usage Policy (via Mowser)

This page describes policies and guidelines for the use of the APIs and Web Services on the Yahoo! Developer Network web site. It will tell you what you need to know about integrating our services in your application and how you can get more from the Yahoo! Developer Network. It contains these sections:

Rules for Using Yahoo! APIs and Web Services Commercial Usage Allowances and Restrictions Contact Us

Rules for Using Yahoo! APIs and Web Services

Yahoo! makes our APIs and Web Services available to you under the Yahoo! Developer Network Terms of Use, except as otherwise indicated within that document. By using our documentation, code samples, and services you agree to these terms.

In addition, you must:

Use an application ID for each application. Register yours here. Include proper attribution within your application. Comply with our commercial usage allowances and restrictions, which can vary by API.

Commercial Policies

The Yahoo! Developer Network commercial usage policies differ depending on the API or Web Service you are using. Such policies are explained in the documentation of each API or Web Service. You can also contact us for more information.

Some of our APIs and Web Services are made available only for non-commercial use. For such APIs and Web Services, it's NOT PERMITTED to:

Use these services in high traffic, established commercial-oriented or business web sites or applications Incorporate these services into applications or web sites monetized indirectly (by advertising, affiliate links) or directly - including subscriber-only content (subscriptions, software-as-a-service, hosted applications where your users pay for access) and for-pay applications, products or services Access these services through productivity tools for businesses created to bring value to a business function, typically only accessible to select users

See our FAQ for more information about these non-commercial use only services.

Yahoo! Maps

The Yahoo! Maps APIs are covered under the Yahoo! Maps API Terms of Use. Please refer to that document for complete information. Here is a summary intended for your assistance as an introduction. This summary is not a complete set of terms and should not be relied upon as a substitute for reading the full terms.

With the Yahoo! Maps APIs, you may:

Build Internet or intranet applications or web sites that use Yahoo! Maps APIs for personal or business use as long as the applications are free of charge and do not exceed the daily rate limit Use our documentation and examples as starting points to create your application Provide professional services that include implementation to create work-for-hire Include advertising on the same page or site where you display Yahoo! Maps

With the Yahoo! Maps APIs, you may NOT:

Use the API to produce paper maps for sale, advertising or promotions Create Yahoo! Maps with location information that is less than 6 hours old and derived from a GPS device or any other location sensing device Include Yahoo! Maps in applications for which you charge users, even though the Yahoo! Map might be a small part of the service; this includes subscription, software-as-as-service applications and packaged applications Build fleet management, navigation, routing, asset tracking or other applications that use real-time data Re-use Yahoo! Maps imagery without the API, such as storing a saved Map Image and serving it from your own site Batch encode geocodes, store or otherwise redisplay within your application the geocode obtained from Yahoo! Maps APIs Circumvent our rate limiting or application tracking in any way

To confirm that your application meets these guidelines, connect with us for updates and notifications or let us know how Yahoo! can help you, please send us your contact information.

Yahoo! Search

The Yahoo! Search APIs are covered under the Yahoo! Developer Network Terms of Use. Yahoo! Search APIs are subject to usage guidelines rather than commercial restrictions - except for Local Search which is available only for non-commercial use at this time.

With the Yahoo! Search APIs (except for Local Search), you are free to build applications that make up to the standard rate limit volume of queries as long as they do NOT:

Include non-Yahoo! sponsored search elements Include meta-search functionality; integrating results from a variety of Search providers Circumvent our rate limiting or application tracking in any way

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