Google Maps Platform Terms of Service

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Introduces explicit billing obligations and payment-based suspension as a new contractual constraint that was not previously mentioned in core terms.

Establishes new requirement for pre-approval of certain use cases, giving Google discretionary gatekeeping authority over approved applications.

Removal of explicit consent-by-continued-use language may signal shift toward requiring affirmative agreement to future term changes rather than implicit acceptance.

Removal of explicit DPA requirement from core terms suggests data protection obligations may have been moved to separate addendum or additional terms document.

Removal of explicit reverse engineering prohibition from core terms may indicate it was relocated to documentation or technical policies elsewhere.

Removal of governing law and venue provisions from core terms suggests they may have been moved to a separate legal framework or terms document.

Severity elevated from medium to high; specific 30-day geocode exception removed and replaced with broader 'limited amounts' language requiring secure storage and explicit Google permission for additional content.

Language simplified to reference 'any other copyright notices' rather than specifying exact format and placement requirements, though core attribution obligation remains.

Provision name and language refocused to explicitly prohibit 'standalone navigation product or service' and connection with competitors' products, narrowing from broad dataset/list creation restrictions to direct competitive product use.

Royalty-free designation removed; specific permitted uses (develop, test, operate) replaced with 'purposes set forth in these Terms'; reservation of all non-granted rights now explicitly stated.

List of liable parties narrowed from 'Google, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors' to 'Google and its suppliers'; formatting changed to all capitals for emphasis.