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This clause establishes a use-based restriction that conditions API access on the user's agreement not to deploy the API infrastructure toward competitive mapping or geolocation services. The provision functions as a non-compete contractual obligation tied to the API license grant.
Users who accept these terms are bound to refrain from using Google's APIs as a technical foundation for developing mapping or competing geolocation products. Violation of this restriction constitutes a breach of the API terms and may result in termination of API access and associated services.
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This clause establishes a use-based restriction that conditions API access on the user's agreement not to deploy the API infrastructure toward competitive mapping or geolocation services. The provision functions as a non-compete contractual obligation tied to the API license grant.
Users who accept these terms are bound to refrain from using Google's APIs as a technical foundation for developing mapping or competing geolocation products. Violation of this restriction constitutes a breach of the API terms and may result in termination of API access and associated services.
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