Every app or website using Google Maps must visibly display the Google logo and copyright notices exactly as Google requires — you cannot hide, remove, or change these branding elements.
Users of apps built on Maps Platform will always see Google branding and copyright notices, which is a condition of the developer's license — this has minimal direct consumer harm but reflects the extent of Google's brand control.
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If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via the Services, please notify Snap's copyright agent as set forth in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA). For your complaint to be valid under the DMCA, you ...
You must be at least 13 years old to use the Services. Apple's Family Sharing feature allows a family organizer to share purchases, subscriptions, and Apple services with up to five family members. The family organizer is responsible for all purchases made by family members under the age of 18.
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Failure to display required attribution is a material breach that can result in API key termination, and it restricts the design freedom of developers who must accommodate Google branding in their user interfaces.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Attribution requirements are primarily governed by intellectual property law (copyright and trademark) rather than consumer protection regulations. However, if attribution is used to imply endorsement or affiliation in a misleading way, the FTC Act Section 5 endorsement guidelines could apply. (2)
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