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Legal Information for 2GIS API (Ceased to be in force August 04, 2020)

2GIS Business Listings API Agreement
2GIS Maps API 1.0. Agreement
2GIS Maps API 2.0 Agreement

2GIS Business Listings API Agreement, version 2.0

This document titled “2GIS Business Listings API Agreement, version 2.0” defines the procedure of conclusion and contains the terms and conditions of the agreement for use of 2GIS Business Listings API Service, version 2.0 (hereinafter - the "Service") provided by 2GIS Limited Liability Company (hereinafter referred to as the "Right Holder").

1. Terms and definitions

1.1. The terms and expressions used in the present Agreement shall have the following meanings unless otherwise expressly defined hereunder:

a) 2GIS Business Listings API is an application programming interface provided through the Service which allows to receive the Right Holders’ Products and exercise their further use in the User Application under the terms and conditions hereof.

b) The Documentation means technical, marketing and other documentation of 2GIS Business Listings API which the Right Holder may provide or make otherwise available to the User (including via the Website or 2GIS Business Listings API ) in relation to or in connection with the use of the API Tools. The provisions and requirements stated in the Documentation shall be binding upon the Parties of the present Agreement.

c) The API Tools mean 2GIS Business Listings API , Access Key, Documentation, Products, technical support and all other materials, services and information related to 2GIS Business Listings API and Products provided by the Right Holder to the User via the 2GIS Business Listings API or otherwise.

d) The Products mean:

  • data contained in 2GIS Business Listing (except for rubrics, additional attributes and transport API)
  • additional materials

allowed for use within the framework of the Service provided under this Agreement.

e) The Additional Materials mean materials defined in the Documentation, including Advertisement, images, audio and video files and other information which could be provided to the User at the Right Holders’ discretion via the 2GIS Business Listings API .

f) The Advertising Materials/Advertisement mean data transferred via 2GIS Business Listings API which contains informational materials or instructions to perform certain actions with information about organizations from the 2GIS Business Listing aimed at drawing attention of the Consumers to such information, if the placement or fulfillment of such materials is allowed by the Rules for Provision of Information and Advertising Services Using 2GIS Products. The abovementioned Rules are available on the Internet through the Right Holder’s Website and are binding upon the Parties of the present Agreement.

g) A Booklet is a page of a website which is located in a domain controlled by the Right Holder’s Website. The page is created by an Internet user in relation to a company from the 2GIS Business Listing per the company's order.

h) 2GIS Business Listing is the database of electronic directory owned by the Right Holder which includes information about names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail and website addresses, types of goods produced and sold (work done, services rendered), links to Booklets and other details of organizations and sole proprietors residing within a particular territory, and of any other organizations at the discretion of the Right Holder.

j) The Access Key is a unique combination of characters provided to the User and associated with the User Application’s Identifier which allows software interaction of the Service with the User Application.

k) The Identifier is a network address of an Internet Platform (URL) or data identifying the Web Application, indicated by the User in the application to connect to the Service or assigned by the Right Holder as a result of consideration of such application.

l) The User Application is an Internet Platform and other Web Applications (including mobile applications) owned or used by the Right Holder on legal grounds under its own trade mark or other means of individualization used to display and/or represent the Products to the Consumers.

m) The Internet Platform is an Internet site hosted at the domain address (URL) specified by the User in the application to connect to the Service where Products are represented to the Consumers subject to functionality of the Service via the data transfer network.

n) The Web Application means computer software (including software for mobile devices) with a specific Identifier, by means of which the Products are displayed and/or otherwise represented to the Consumers subject to functionality of the Service via the data transfer network.

o) The Issue Page is a web page associated and intended for displaying in the User Application and created by the User in html, wml, etc. formats with use of the Products provided by the Right Holder via 2GIS Business Listings API in response to the Request from the User’s server. The Issue Page can be displayed and/or represented to the Consumer only as a Search Result Page, Profile Page, or other pages expressly specified in the Documentation.

p) The Search Results Page is an Issue Page containing information related to two or more companies from the 2GIS Business Listing, including information required for displaying in the User Application: names of the specified companies, their extensions assigned by the Right Holder, links to Booklets, and other materials of the User’s choice, provided they do not violate the terms of this Agreement. Additional requirements on quantity, composition and representation of the Products and materials displayed in the Search Results Page may be specified by the Right Holder separately in the Documentation.

q) The Profile Page is an Issue Page containing information related to one company from the 2GIS Business Listing, including information required for displaying in the User Application: the company name, address and phone numbers, links to Booklets, Photos, Reviews, Advertising Materials, links to the routes-builder and building entrance-searcher by clicking on any of which the Search Results Page opens on the Right Holder’s Website and optional information on the opening hours, company e-mail and website addresses, types of goods produced and sold (work done, services rendered), which the Right Holder may change from time to time at its sole discretion and without any notice. The Profile Page can be extended with other materials subject to the prior written consent of the Right Holder.

r) The Request is a HTTP request to 2GIS Business Listings API received from the User’s server which must strictly comply with the parameters specified in the Documentation.

s) The Link is a referral hypertext link included in the Issue Page which helps redirect the Click of the Consumer to the information resource (site) on the Internet network to the address (URL) mentioned in the data received from 2GIS Business Listing or Advertising Materials as a part of the Additional Materials related to the relevant organization.

t) The Display is representation of the Issue Page in the User Application as a result of a single Request.

u) The Click is a Consumer’s reference via the Link after the Product containing such Link was displayed and/or represented to the Consumer.

v) The User is a person or a legal entity which entered into a contract on the terms of the present Agreement with the Right Holder for its own benefit or for the benefit of the owner of the User Application according to the terms of the applicable law and the present Agreement.

w) The Consumer is any person using the User Application for its intended purpose.

x) The Right Holder’s Website means Internet sites hosted at 2gis.com.cy, 2gis.kz, 2gis.kg, 2gis.ua, 2gis.cz, 2gis.ae domains and their sub-domains.

y) The Commercial Use means the use of the Service and/or Products in the ways allowed by the present Agreement by an individual with the purpose of obtaining an income, and by a sole proprietor or legal entity with the purpose of receiving commercial benefits including provision of paid services based on such Service and Products, i.e. for a fee or any counter provision of goods, works, services, or with simultaneous provision of goods, works, services on a commercial basis, in any form.

z) The Right Holder means 2GIS LIMITED, a company incorporated and existing under the laws of Cyprus with its registered office at Esperidon 12, 4th floor, Nicosia, Cyprus.

1.5. The present Agreement may contain other terms and definitions not defined in Clause 1.4. hereof. In this case, such term shall be interpreted in line with the text of the Agreement. In case of absence of clear interpretation of such term or definition in the text of this Agreement they shall be interpreted in accordance with, first of all, the Mandatory Documents, in the second turn, the legislation of the Republic of Cyprus and other applicable law, and subsequently, business practices and scientific doctrines.

2. Agreement Conclusion Procedure and Connection to the Service

2.1. To connect to the Service, the User shall apply to the Right Holder and provide the following information:

  • the Identifier of the Internet Platform or Web Application;
  • the subject of the User Application;
  • the User’s identifying data;
  • the User's email address for receiving the Access Key and further notifications;
  • the number of expected HTTP requests to the 2GIS Business Listings API per day.

2.2. Upon consideration of the provided information, the Right Holder provides the User with the Access Key. The Right Holder reserves the right to reject to provide access to the Service at its absolute discretion without any reason and additional notification to the User.

Provision of the Access Key is considered as an offer made by the Right Holder to conclude an agreement for use of the Service on the terms of this Agreement and the Partnership Terms and Conditions as its integral part set forth in the Annex to this Agreement (hereinafter - the "Partnership Terms") and the 2GIS Software Products and / or Online Services License Agreement (hereinafter - the "License Agreement") located at the Right Holder’s Website.

2.3. Further process of connecting to the Service and software communications and interaction with the User Application is described in the Documentation.

2.4. Use of the Access Key creates a contract between the Right Holder and you (the User) on the terms of this Agreement and the Partnership Terms and the License Agreement constituting an integral part hereof.

2.5. By using of the Access Key, you accept, agree and confirm the following:

a) You have read the conditions of the present Agreement and the License Agreement in full prior to the beginning of use of the Service.

b) You accept all conditions of the present Agreement and the License Agreement in full without any exceptions or restrictions on your part and undertake to follow them or stop using the Service.

c) The Agreement (including any part hereof) may be changed or amended by the Right Holder without prior notice. Any new version of the Agreement shall take effect from the date of the placement on the Right Holder’s Website unless otherwise provided in such version.

2.6. By accepting the present Agreement, you confirm and guarantee the following:

a) You have all the required rights and authority to enter into and perform the present Agreement.

b) You will use the Service and the Products only for purposes allowed by the present Agreement subject to the provisions of the present Agreement, the applicable law and generally accepted practice.

c) You will not perform any actions which are in conflict or interfere with the Service (or operation of the equipment, networks, or software by means of which the Service is provided).

d) Your use of the Service for any specific purposes does not violate any property rights and/or personal non-property rights of the third parties or any restrictions or prohibitions established by the applicable law including, without limitation, copyright and related rights, rights to trademarks, service marks and appellations of origin, rights to industrial designs, rights to use images of people; and you have received all necessary permissions from the relevant authorities.

2.7. Pending the development of the directory service of the User Application, the Right Holder has the right to provide the User with the Access Key in the demo mode. Use of such Access Key creates a contract between the Right Holder and you (the User) on the terms of this Agreement and the Partnership Terms and the License Agreement constituting an integral part hereof, subject to the following:

• The directory service of the User Application is understood as a directory section of the Internet Platform or other Web Applications (including mobile ones) owned or used by the User on legal grounds, through which the Products will be presented to the Consumers;

• The User shall be entitled to use the Products for displaying and/or representation to the Consumers who are employees of the User, using the directory service of the User Application available exclusively to the employees of the User;

• The number of Requests to the Service is limited to the maximum amount of 10 per second and (or) 1000 per month for one Access Key. This number of Requests may be increased only upon agreement with the Right Holder.

After notification of the Right Holder about completion of development of the directory service of the User Application, the demo mode of Access Key shall be terminated, the provisions specified in this paragraph shall not be applicable.

3. License

3.1. From the moment of receipt of the Access Key the User has a nonexclusive License to use the Service and Products under the terms and conditions specified d in the present Agreement.

3.2. The User has the right to use the Service and Products received via the Service strictly within the functionality of the Service as specified by the Right Holder.

The Products may be used only for displaying and/or representation to the Consumers as a part of the displayed Issue Page in the User Application accessed via the data transfer network.

3.3. Under the simple (non-exclusive) license provided in accordance with this Agreement, the User shall not be entitled to use the Products:

- for displaying and/or representation to the Consumers who are employees of the User, using the User Application available exclusively to the employees of the User unless otherwise is provided in paragraph 2.7. hereof;

- for displaying and/or representation to the Consumers with use of the User Application provided by the User to third parties for a fee;

- for displaying and/or representation to the Consumers with use of the User Application applied for the sale and / or lease of real estate (if the number of Requests to the Service from such Application exceeds 10 000 (ten thousand) for 1 (one) calendar month);

- for generation of routes (for logistic purposes);

- in conjunction with the digital plan (map) used by the User, granted to the User by a third party.

3.4. The Right Holder grants the User the permission for the Commercial Use of the Service and the Products only in the ways stipulated in paragraph 3.2. hereof and subject to the terms and restrictions as specified by the present Agreement, License Agreement and Documentation.

3.5. The rights to and ways of use of the Service and Products that are not expressly provided/allowed to the User under the present Agreement are considered non-granted/forbidden by the Right Holder.

3.6. The Right Holder may place any information and/or advertising materials and links to websites of third parties in the Additional Materials, and to provide the right to use the Additional Materials in the manner given as aforesaid to any third party under a separate