Google has a zero-tolerance policy regarding child sexual abuse imagery.
If we become aware of child sexual abuse imagery on our properties, the content will be removed and we’ll report it and its owners and purveyors to the appropriate authorities.
Do not harass or bully others.
Anyone using Google Earth to harass or bully may have the offending content removed or be permanently banned from the site. Online harassment is also illegal in many places and can have serious offline consequences.
We do not allow content that promotes hatred or violence against a group of people based on:
- Race or ethnic origin
- Religion
- Disability, gender, or age
- Veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity
When using Google Earth's authoring tools, do not pretend to be someone else. In addition, do not represent that your map is authorized by or produced by another company or organization, if that's not the case.
Participants must not divert users or provide links to any other site that mimics or passes itself off as another application or service. Additionally, your Google Earth projects must not contain misleading information in the title, features, or other map data.
Do not upload or post content that someone else owns the copyright to without the necessary authorizations. This includes patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and other proprietary rights.
We also ask that you do not encourage or induce others to violate intellectual property rights. We respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement and take appropriate action.
For more information or to file a DMCA request, check out our copyright procedures.
Do not publish or disclose private and confidential information belonging to other people unless you’re authorized to do so. This includes:
- Government identification numbers
- Credit card numbers
- Driver's and other license numbers
- Non-public contacts, or any other information that's not publicly available
We do not allow sexually explicit images or videos such as nudity, sexually explicit material, or graphic sexual acts, nor do we allow links to commercial pornography sites.
Writing about adult topics is permitted as long as they aren't accompanied by sexually explicit images or videos, or any material that promotes or depicts inappropriate sexual acts with animals.
Do not publish content that threatens serious physical injury or death, or rally support to physically harm others. In cases where there’s a serious and imminent physical threat of injury or death, we’ll take action.
Additionally, do not post or link to extremely graphic or violent materials for the sake of disgusting others.
Graphic materials may be used to demonstrate a political or social viewpoint, such as animal abuse or war, but be sure that you aren't being gratuitously graphic.