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This clause allocates data protection compliance responsibilities to the customer rather than Google, establishing the customer as the party responsible for ensuring lawful processing and user transparency. The incorporation of the Data Processing Addendum creates a separate contractual framework governing the specifics of data handling obligations.
Removal of explicit DPA requirement from core terms suggests data protection obligations may have been moved to separate addendum or additional terms document.
View full change record →End users of customer implementations receive notice obligations and data protection safeguards through the customer's compliance with applicable laws and the terms of the Data Processing Addendum. The provision establishes that customers must provide adequate disclosure to end users regarding how their data is collected and used through the Maps API.
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"To the extent that Customer's Maps API Implementation involves the processing of personal data, Customer agrees to comply with applicable data protection laws and to provide adequate notice to end users regarding the collection and use of their data. The Google Cloud Data Processing Addendum is incorporated by reference where applicable.— Excerpt from Google Maps's Google Maps Platform Terms of Service
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This clause allocates data protection compliance responsibilities to the customer rather than Google, establishing the customer as the party responsible for ensuring lawful processing and user transparency. The incorporation of the Data Processing Addendum creates a separate contractual framework governing the specifics of data handling obligations.
End users of customer implementations receive notice obligations and data protection safeguards through the customer's compliance with applicable laws and the terms of the Data Processing Addendum. The provision establishes that customers must provide adequate disclosure to end users regarding how their data is collected and used through the Maps API.
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