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The clause establishes restrictions on how developers may process and retain map data, requiring that any performance-optimization caching remain temporary and within documented parameters. This structure ensures Google maintains control over Content distribution and prevents persistent local copies that could operate independently of the platform.
Developers and organizations implementing Google Maps must configure their systems to prohibit persistent data storage and caching of map materials, except where Google's documentation explicitly permits temporary performance optimization. Developers must actively manage data retention practices to comply with the specified temporary storage windows.
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You may not automatedly crawl or query the Services for any purpose or by any means (including, without limitation, screen and database scraping, spiders, robots, crawlers and any other automated activity with the purpose of obtaining information from the Services) unless you have received prior exp...
relate to transactions involving (f) the promotion of hate, violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory or the financial exploitation of a crime... (i) involve offering or receiving payments for the purpose of bribery or corruption.
You must not, and must not allow others to: Facilitate illegal or harmful activity through the End User Services; Cause harm to us or others through the End User Services;
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"You must not pre-fetch, cache, index, or store any Content, except that you may store: (i) limited amounts of Content for the purpose of improving the performance of your Maps API Implementation, but only for a temporary period as specified in the Maps APIs Documentation; and (ii) any content that Google explicitly permits you to store in the Maps APIs Documentation.— Excerpt from Google Maps's Google Maps Platform Terms of Service
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The clause establishes restrictions on how developers may process and retain map data, requiring that any performance-optimization caching remain temporary and within documented parameters. This structure ensures Google maintains control over Content distribution and prevents persistent local copies that could operate independently of the platform.
Developers and organizations implementing Google Maps must configure their systems to prohibit persistent data storage and caching of map materials, except where Google's documentation explicitly permits temporary performance optimization. Developers must actively manage data retention practices to comply with the specified temporary storage windows.
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