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A web mapping service that provides satellite imagery, street maps, panoramic street views, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bicycle, or public transportation. The platform serves billions of users globally and hosts millions of business listings, making it a critical infrastructure for navigation, local search, and location-based services. Policy changes affect user privacy, data collection practices, and access to location information that impacts daily navigation and business discovery for consumers worldwide.

1 Documents
0 All provisions
2 Changes · 12 mo
Aug 28, 2026 Last change
Objective measurements
Counted directly from the archive for Google Maps — documents, captured versions, and detected changes.
1
Documents tracked
13
Versions captured
2
Changes · 12 mo
2
Changes · all-time
65.0 d
Avg between changes
57
Days since change
65 d
Longest stable stretch
ConductAtlas User-Protection Index
Insufficient coverage
Insufficient coverage to score
Only 2 of 6 governance dimensions are confidently known for Google Maps — too few for a headline score. What we do have is shown below.
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Higher = more protective of you, the user/customer — a deliberately user-protective lens, not a universal “good vs bad” score. Computed algorithmically from Google Maps’s cited governance stances; no dimension we haven’t confidently read is ever counted against the score. Free, reproducible, and never purchasable.

Business tier · insufficient coverage (scored on 2 of 6)
Arbitration & class action weight 22% not stated
Data sharing & sale weight 20% not stated
AI training on your data weight 18% not stated
Data retention & deletion weight 15% 100.0
Content ownership & licence weight 15% not stated
Liability & warranties weight 10% 0.0
Governance Coverage
Contract Terms
30 provisions
Payment Fees
18 provisions
Arbitration
12 provisions
Acceptable Use
11 provisions
Liability Limitation
10 provisions
Enforcement Actions
9 provisions
Indemnification
8 provisions
Legal Jurisdiction
7 provisions
Disclosure Requirements
7 provisions
Intellectual Property
7 provisions
Quick Facts
Arbitration: Not stated
AI Training: Not stated
Data Retention: Deleted after account closure
Class Action: Not stated
Key Governance Provisions
Late Payment Interest at 1.5% Per Month

The interest rate of 1.5% per month compounds the financial consequence of late payment, and the obligation runs from the due date until full payment, potentially accumulating significantly over time.

Google Collects and Uses End User Data to Improve Products

The Customer's agreement acknowledges a broad data use right for Google and its Affiliates, covering retention and use of identifiable data points for product improvement across Google's portfolio, n…

Google Disclaimer of All Implied Warranties

By disclaiming all warranties, Google Maps eliminates implied quality and fitness guarantees that would otherwise attach by default under law, leaving the Customer with no warranty-based recourse.

Customer Indemnification of Google for AUP and Agreement Violations

The Customer bears financial and legal responsibility for third-party claims triggered by its own content or by AUP or Agreement violations, including those caused by its End Users.

Mutual Exclusion of Indirect and Consequential Damages

By excluding the most common categories of consequential and economic loss, the clause substantially narrows the types of harm either party can recover, regardless of how serious the breach or harm m…

Document Coverage
Termsofservice
Last change detected: Aug 28, 2026 Changes (12 months): 2 Documents monitored: 1 Provisions tracked: 0
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Documents

Google Maps Platform Terms of Service

Medium

This document sets the rules for businesses and developers who build applications using Google Maps. Google gives you a limited license to use the Maps Services, but you cannot export …

Terms of service
0 provisions 13 versions captured Version history →
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Selected provisions (0 of 0)

No provisions found.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Google Maps documents does ConductAtlas track?

ConductAtlas tracks 1 Google Maps documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.

How many policy changes has Google Maps made in the past year?

Google Maps has made 2 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.

How many provisions has ConductAtlas classified for Google Maps?

ConductAtlas has classified 0 provisions across Google Maps's tracked documents.

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