AppleGlot (Glossary) Usage / Terms of Service (ToS) Question

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Created Sep ’20

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I've been working on an iOS localization-based side project and I stumbled upon AppleGlot. I saw a comment on a forum that said "It's free, and as long as you don't copy and distribute the glossaries from the site you're covered by their ToS "

I took this to mean I can't host the AppleGlot DMGs myself (on my own site, for example), but am I free to use the contained translations in whatever way I want / potentially share with other developers? Or are those off-limits too?

I've been unable to find a link to the ToS specifically for AppleGlot and was wondering if anyone here knew the limitations.

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Systems Engineer OP

Apple

Sep ’20

I am not qualified to answer your question directly, but I wouldn't advise relying on AppleGlot as a long-term solution.

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aryamansharda OP

Sep ’20

I understand that AppleGlot isn't an ideal solution. It was just meant to be a starting point for my project and isn't intended to be a long term solution.

I was just wondering if my project were to absorb the translations provided in AppleGlot and potentially serve those translations to other developers in a more user-friendly way, would I be breaching some usage / terms of service guidelines.

Is there a way I could escalate the ticket to someone that might be able to answer the legality aspect?

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Sep ’20

Is there a way I could escalate the ticket to someone that might be
able to answer the legality aspect?

Apple Legal has a public contact page but my advice is that you seek independent legal advice.

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