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"If Customer's billing account address is in the European Economic Area, the Google Maps Platform EEA Terms of Service...will govern Customer's access to and use of the Services.Excerpt from Google Maps's Platform Terms of Service
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The clause states: “If Customer's billing account address is in the European Economic Area, the Google Maps Platform EEA Terms of Service...will govern Customer's access to and use of the Services.”
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