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This clause establishes customer responsibility for the legal and procedural requirements of data processing under the Maps Platform. By allocating consent and disclosure obligations to the customer rather than Google, the provision defines the customer as the entity accountable for end-user privacy compliance in the deployment of Maps APIs.
The updated terms establish a broader definition of activities that are subject to heightened restrictions under the Google Maps Platform Terms of Service. Previously, the definition enumerated specific high-risk categories. The revised language now encompasses any use case where service failure could reasonably be expected to result in death, serious personal injury, or severe environmental or property damage, and explicitly identifies weaponry as a restricted application. Developers and organizations using Google Maps for restricted purposes should review their use cases against the new definition to ensure continued compliance.
View change record →End users' data processing is conditioned on the customer obtaining their consent and maintaining transparent disclosure through a privacy policy. The provision establishes that the customer—not Google—bears the obligation to communicate data processing practices to end users before Maps API deployment.
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"Privacy. Customer must obtain all necessary consents from end users for Google to process their data as set forth in the Maps APIs Documentation and the Google Privacy Policy. Customer will maintain a privacy policy that discloses to end users the use of the Maps API(s) and data processed in connection therewith.— Excerpt from Google Maps's Google Maps Platform Terms of Service
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This clause establishes customer responsibility for the legal and procedural requirements of data processing under the Maps Platform. By allocating consent and disclosure obligations to the customer rather than Google, the provision defines the customer as the entity accountable for end-user privacy compliance in the deployment of Maps APIs.
End users' data processing is conditioned on the customer obtaining their consent and maintaining transparent disclosure through a privacy policy. The provision establishes that the customer—not Google—bears the obligation to communicate data processing practices to end users before Maps API deployment.
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