Thank you for using Google Earth! By downloading, installing or using Google Software or any portion thereof ("Google Software"), you agree to the following terms and conditions (the "Terms and Conditions"). The Google Software, and any portion thereof, are referred to herein as the "Software".
Subject to these Terms and Conditions, Google grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Software that is distributed with this Agreement for the duration of this Agreement on a single designated computer. You may make one copy of the Software in machine-readable form for backup purposes only. The backup copy must include all copyright information contained on the original. Such licence shall be, at Google's sole discretion, annual or monthly and is conditional upon the receipt by Google or its authorised reseller of full payment for the Software, but may be terminated as declared in these Terms and Conditions. Your rights in the Software are limited to those expressly granted in this Section 1. Your rights in the Software do not cover any broadcast or media usage without execution of a separate agreement with Google allowing you to do so. The geographical information made available for display using the Software is provided under a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence for printing and use by you only. Any animations, video clips, printouts or screen outputs generated with the Software are for your own use only. You may not use the Google Software in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair Google's services (e.g. you may not use the Google Software in an automated manner), nor may you use the Software in any manner that could interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of Google's services.
Protecting users' privacy is very important to Google. As a condition of downloading and using the Software, you agree to the terms of the Google Privacy Policy at http://www.google.co.uk/privacy.html, which may be updated from time to time and without notice. Information collected by Google in connection with your use of the Software may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Google or its agents maintain facilities. Accordingly, by using the Software you consent to any transfer of such information outside your country. You acknowledge and agree that Google may access, preserve and disclose your account information if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (b) enforce these Terms and Conditions, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (c) detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues (including, without limitation, the filtering of spam), (d) respond to user support requests or (e) protect the rights, property or safety of Google, its users and the public. Google will not be responsible or liable for the exercise or non-exercise of rights under these Terms and Conditions.
You acknowledge that (a) the Software contains proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, and (b) Google owns all rights, titles and interest in and to the Software, and software provided through or in conjunction with the Software, including without limitation all Intellectual Property Rights therein and thereto. "Intellectual Property Rights" means any and all rights existing from time to time under patent law, copyright law, trade secret law, trademark law, unfair competition law and any and all other proprietary rights and any and all applications, renewals, extensions and restorations thereof, now or hereafter in force and effect worldwide. You agree that you will not, nor will allow any third party to, (i) copy, sell, license, distribute, transfer, modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works from, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive source code from the Software, unless otherwise permitted, (ii) take any action to circumvent or defeat the security or content usage rules provided, deployed or enforced by any functionality (including without limitation digital rights management functionality) contained in the Software, (iii) use the Software to access, copy, transfer, transcode or retransmit content in violation of any law or third-party rights or (iv) remove, obscure or alter Google's copyright notices, trademarks or other proprietary rights notices affixed to, contained within or accessed in conjunction with or through the Software.
The Software may communicate with Google servers from time to time in order to check for available updates to the Software, such as bug fixes, patches, enhanced functions, missing plug-ins and new versions (collectively, "Updates"). By installing the Software, you agree to request and receive Updates automatically.
The Software and any related documentation are deemed "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation" respectively, within the meaning of the applicable civilian and military Federal acquisition regulations and any supplement thereto. If the user of the Software is an agency, department, employee or other entity of the United States Government, the use, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure or transfer of the Software, including technical data or manuals, is restricted by the terms, conditions and covenants contained in these Terms and Conditions. In accordance with US Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.212 for civilian agencies and US Defence Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 227.7202 for military agencies, the use of the Software is further restricted by these Terms and Conditions.
The Software may be subject to export controls or restrictions by the United States or other countries or territories. You agree to (i) comply with the requirements of the US Department of Commerce (DOC) Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (see http://www.bis.doc.gov) and all applicable international, national, state, regional and local laws and regulations, including without limitation any applicable import and use restrictions, (ii) not export, or re-export, directly or indirectly, the Software to any country outlined in the EAR, nor to any person or entity on the DOC Denied Persons, Entities and Unverified Lists, the US Department of State's Debarred List or on the US Department of Treasury's lists of Specially Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers or Specially Designated Terrorists, (iii) not export, or re-export the Software to any military entity not approved under the EAR, or to any other entity for any military purpose and (iv) not license, sell, provide or distribute the Software for use in connection with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons or missiles capable of delivering such weapons.
You agree to comply with all local laws and regulations regarding the download, installation and/or use of the Software. You agree to comply with any applicable policies or guidelines that Google may make available from time to time at its sole discretion. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the Software, you will not:
You may terminate these Terms and Conditions at any time by permanently deleting the Software in its entirety. Your rights automatically and immediately terminate without notice from Google if you fail to comply with any provision of these Terms and Conditions. In such event, you must immediately delete the Software. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Google reserves the right to terminate this agreement at any time and for any reason.
The provisions of Sections 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 shall survive any termination or expiry of these Terms and Conditions.
You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Google and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents and employees from and against any claim, suit or action arising from or in any way related to your use of the Software or your violation of these Terms and Conditions, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages, suits, judgments, litigation costs and lawyers' fees, of every kind and nature. In such a case, Google will provide you with written notice of such claim, suit or action.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
a) YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GOOGLE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
b) GOOGLE MAKES NO WARRANTY (I) THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR BUG-FREE, (III) REGARDING THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE AND (IV) THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
c) ANY CONTENT OR MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS CARRIED OUT AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR OTHER DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH CONTENT OR MATERIAL.
d) NONE OF THE SOFTWARE IS INTENDED FOR USE IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR ANY OTHER SUCH ACTIVITIES, IN WHICH CASE THE FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.
e) NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM GOOGLE OR ANY THIRD PARTY OR THROUGH THE SOFTWARE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT GOOGLE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF GOOGLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) RESULTING FROM: (I) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE; (II) THE INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE TO ACCESS CONTENT OR DATA; (III) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; (IV) UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING A FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT IS INTENDED TO EXCLUDE OR LIMIT ANY CONDITION, WARRANTY, RIGHT OR LIABILITY WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED OR LIMITED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF IMPLIED TERMS, OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, ONLY THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS IN SECTIONS 11 AND 12 WHICH ARE LAWFUL IN YOUR JURISDICTION WILL APPLY TO YOU AND GOOGLE'S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions, there shall be no third-party beneficiaries to these Terms and Conditions.
Some of the Google Software is designed to be used in conjunction with Google's search and other services. Accordingly, your use of such Google Software is also defined by Google's Terms of Service located at http://www.google.co.uk/accounts/TOS and Google's Privacy Policy located at http://www.google.co.uk/privacy.html.
a) Entire Agreement. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Google relating to the Software and govern your use of the Software, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements between you and Google regarding the Software.
b) Choice of Law and Forum. These Terms and Conditions and the relationship between you and Google shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, USA without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Google agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Santa Clara, California, USA.
c) Waiver and Severability of Terms. The failure of Google to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavour to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision. The other provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force and effect.
d) Statute of Limitations. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of, or related to, use of the Software or these Terms and Conditions must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
e) Headings. The section headings in these Terms and Conditions are provided for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.