Hi there, and thanks for your interest in Y! Maps.

Use of the Y! Geocoding Service is governed by both the Y! Maps Terms
of Use and the Y! Maps API Terms of Use. One License Restriction
defined in the Y! Maps API Terms of Use (item ix) prohibits using
the "the stand-alone geocoder for any uses other than displaying
Yahoo! Maps or displaying points on Yahoo! Maps".

Unfortunately, request #1 is indeed a violation of the Y! Maps API
Terms of Use and is therefore not permitted.

Regards,
Gus...

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Gus Maldonado
Sr. Product Manager - Y! GeoSpatial Technologies


--- In yws-maps@yahoogroups.com, "t_suja" <t_suja@...> wrote:
>
> As part of our Geospatial services, we would like to offer a
> Gazetteer service to our clients using Yahoo! Maps Geocoding API.
In
> this respect, we would like to clarify the terms of use on the
below
> item:
>
> (1) Can we use the location coordinates (latitude/longitude)
> obtained through the Yahoo Geocoder to place markers on our maps,
> and to zoom users to locations? Please note we do not use Yahoo
Maps
> to show the locations, as we are showing client specific data,
> although it is a free to use public web site. The data and base
> mapping is rendered through a 3rd party commercial GIS application.
> We do not store the location coordinates for future use.
>
> (2) Assuming we can use the API on our web site, and considering we
> are not using Yahoo Maps, should we include a Yahoo icon or logo on
> our gazetteer web page, to indicate that our gazetteer service is
> using Yahoo Geocoder.
>
> We would appreciate, if you could confirm that item (1) doesn't
> violate the Yahoo! Maps API Terms of Use, and, assuming this is the
> case, provide some guidance on item (2).
>
> I posted this using the Contact us form, but haven't had any reply
> yet. So, considered posting it to the group as our request is quite
> urgent.
>
> Thanks.
>