is keyword tracker with googles term of service?

[LPEllis]

You state on the page that keyword tracker uses the google api's therefore it is in complience. However when I was looking through the api terms for one of my own projects, i noticed this that Google states that the search must be bound by the terms in google search services (wherer they state 'no automated quering')

The Google Web APIs service is designed to be used in conjunction with Google's search services. Accordingly, your use of Google Web APIs is also defined by Google's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and Google's Terms of Service, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
Im just trying to figure out where I stand if I make a service available that uses the Google api.

[digitalpoint]

When the two terms of service conflict, the API TOS prevails (in a conflict such a no automated querying). The main thing with the Google API, is you can't use it for commercial purposes.

[LPEllis]

mm after I think about it again, it would be quite difficult to use the API without automated queries.. it is an api after all :)
I guess it would be against the rules if you charged money for using the tracker. But then again, a large portion of your advertising income (and the newsletter) is probably from users of the tracker, wouldnt that be considered 'commercial use'?

lets say you convert the keyword tracker to a windows app and offer it for free, would that be legal? And if you made it shareware? (there are a number of such applications, im thinking they are breaking the rules)

sorry for all the questions, im just trying to figure out what you are allowed to do with the api.

[sadcox66]

Interesting ...
But Shawn does not charge for the newsletters or anything related to the search engines that I am aware of - look throught the products