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Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -07001page.title=Legal Notice
Dirk Dougherty3506ac82014-02-21 11:15:52 -08002page.type=about
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8<h1>Legal Notice</h1>
9
10<p>Android is an open platform that's freely available to you as an app developer. You can
11immediately download the Android SDK, develop apps, and distribute them to the world without any
12registration or fees.</p>
13
14<p>Android is developed by Google Inc. and the <a
15href="http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/">Open Handset Alliance</a>. We've made it available to you
16as a development platform pursuant to our commitment to openness, freedom, and innovation in
17mobile.</p>
18
19<p>To start developing apps for Android, <a
20href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html">download the free Android SDK</a>.</p>
21
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -070022<h2 id="Brands">Android Brands</h2>
23
Dirk Dougherty5baafab2012-08-01 13:49:11 -070024<p>The "Android" name, the <img src="images/android-logo.png" alt="Android"
25style="margin:0;padding:0 2px;vertical-align:baseline" /> logo, and
26<a href="http://www.google.com/permissions/">other trademarks</a> are property of Google Inc.
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -070027You may not use the logo or the logo's custom typeface.</p>
28
29<p>You may use the word "Android" in a product name only as a descriptor, such as "for Android"
30and the first instance should be followed by a TM symbol, "for Android&trade;." In other
31messaging, the word "Android" may be used in text as a descriptor, as long as it is followed by a
32proper generic term (for example, "Android&trade; application"). Any use of the Android name
33must include footer attribution in your communications: "Android is a trademark of Google Inc."</p>
34
35<p>The Android Robot logo <img src="images/robot-tiny.png" alt=""
36style="margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline" /> can be used, reproduced, and modified freely
37in marketing communications. Our standard color value for print is PMS 376C. Our online hex color is
38#A4C639. The Android Robot logo is licensed under the terms of the <a
39href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/">Creative Commons Attribution</a> license and any
40use of it must be attributed as such.</p>
41
42<p>For more information about Android brands, see the <a
Dirk Dougherty3506ac82014-02-21 11:15:52 -080043href="{@docRoot}distribute/tools/promote/brand.html">Brand Guidelines</a>.</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -070044
Dirk Dougherty5baafab2012-08-01 13:49:11 -070045<p>All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.</p>
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -070046
47<h2 id="WebSite">Web Site Content</h2>
48
49<p>We are pleased to license the Android documentation and sample code on this web site under terms
50that encourage you to take, modify, reuse, re-purpose, and remix the content as you see fit. The
51documentation content on this web site is made available to you as part of the <a
52href="http://source.android.com">Android Open Source Project</a>. This documentation, including any
53code shown in it, is licensed under the <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache
542.0 license</a>. All other content on this site, except the license documents themselves and as
55otherwise noted, is licensed under the <a
56href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/">Creative Commons Attribution 2.5</a> license.
57</p>
58
59<p>For more information about licenses provided for the content of this web site and the
60restrictions for re-use, read the complete <a href="license.html">Content License</a>.</p>
61
62<p>Your use of this site is subject to <a href="http://www.google.com/policies/">Google's Privacy
63Policy &amp; Terms of Service</a>.</p>
64
65
66
67<h2 id="Other">Other Android Services</h2>
68
69<p>Google provides other optional services for your Android apps that have their own legal terms and
70restrictions. Such services include:</p>
71
72<dl>
73 <dt>Eclipse Android Developer Tools Plugin</dt>
74 <dd>If you're developing apps with the Eclipse IDE, we offer a free plugin called the
75<a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/eclipse-adt.html">Android Developer Tools</a> (ADT) to speed up your
76development and debugging. Certain code within the ADT plugin and other packages available
77from the SDK Manager require that you agree to terms and conditions for use, reproduction and
78distribution upon installation.</dd>
79
80 <dt>Google Play</dt>
81 <dd>Google Play is a publicly available service through which you can distribute your apps for
82Android-powered devices. Google Play not only makes your app available to millions of devices, but
83also offers your app powerful services such as in-app billing and license verification. In order to
84distribute your apps on Google Play and use the associated services, you must agree to the Developer
85Distribution Agreement and acquire a valid Developer Account.
86 <p><a
87href="http://www.android.com/us/developer-distribution-agreement.html">Developer Distribution
88Agreement</a>, <a
89href="http://www.android.com/us/developer-content-policy.html#showlanguages">Developer Program
90Policies</a></p></dd>
91
quddusc4268dbf2014-01-06 15:16:43 -080092 <dt>Google Maps Android API</dt>
93 <dd>The Google Maps Android API is a collection of services that allow you
94 to include maps, geocoding, geolocation, and other content from Google and its content providers in your Android apps. If you want to develop an Android app that makes use of this API you must agree to the terms of service and obtain an API Key.
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -070095 <p><a
quddusc4268dbf2014-01-06 15:16:43 -080096href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/start"
97>Google Maps Android API Getting Started</a>, <a href="http://m.google.com/legalnotices">Mobile Legal
Scott Main50e990c2012-06-21 17:14:39 -070098Notices</a></p>
99 </dd>
100
101 <dt>Android Cloud to Device Messaging</dt>
102 <dd>Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) is a service that helps you send data from
103your servers to your users' Android devices. The service provides a simple, lightweight
104mechanism that your servers can use to tell your Android app to contact your server directly to
105fetch updated app or user data. Before you can sign up for Android Cloud to Device Messaging, you
106must agree to the terms of a legal agreement between you and Google. Registration is free.
107 <p><a href="https://developers.google.com/android/c2dm/terms">Android Cloud to Device
108Messaging Terms of Service</a></p>
109 </dd>
110
111 <dt>Android Backup Service</dt>
112 <dd>Android Backup Service is integrated with Android's data backup framework to perform data
113backup and restore for most devices running Android 2.2 or greater, using Google servers and a
114backup transport on the device. Before you can sign up for Android Backup Service, you
115must agree to the terms of a legal agreement between you and Google. Registration is free.
116 <p><a href="https://developers.google.com/android/backup/terms">Android Backup Service
117Terms of Service</a></p>
118 </dd>
119</dl>
120
121<p>Any and all other services available for Android but not documented on <a
122href="http://developer.android.com">developer.android.com</a> are subject to their own terms, as
123documented on their respective web sites. </p>
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