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The agreement authorizes Google to modify its terms and pricing, with material changes becoming effective 30 days after notice, except for changes required by law or related to new services, which take effect immediately. Customer's continued use of the Services after a material change constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
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This provision establishes that continued use of the Services after a material change constitutes contractual acceptance of the updated terms, meaning customers who do not actively monitor and respond to agreement updates are bound by new terms after 30 days. Customers who disagree with changes may terminate for convenience under Section 10.4 with 30 days notice.
The updated terms establish a broader definition of activities that are subject to heightened restrictions under the Google Maps Platform Terms of Service. Previously, the definition enumerated specific high-risk categories. The revised language now encompasses any use case where service failure could reasonably be expected to result in death, serious personal injury, or severe environmental or property damage, and explicitly identifies weaponry as a restricted application. Developers and organizations using Google Maps for restricted purposes should review their use cases against the new definition to ensure continued compliance.
View change record →Under this clause, Google may update the agreement terms and pricing, with material changes becoming binding on customers 30 days after notice unless the customer stops using the Services or terminates for convenience. Customers are responsible for monitoring posted updates at https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms.
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"Google may make updates to the Agreement (including the URL terms) and pricing from time to time. Google will post any modification to this Agreement to https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms . Unless otherwise noted by Google, material changes to the Agreement will become effective 30 days after notice is given, except to the extent the changes apply to new Services or functionality or are required by applicable law or court order, in which case they will be effective immediately.Excerpt from Google Maps's Platform Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the EU P2B Regulation for EEA business customers, which requires online intermediation services to provide at least 15 days notice of changes to terms and conditions, with longer notice for more significant changes. The 30-day notice period stated in this agreement satisfies the P2B Regulation minimum. Changes required by law that take effect immediately may interact with the P2B Regulation's notice requirements depending on the nature and urgency of the legal change. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The mechanism by which continued use constitutes acceptance is a standard platform contracting approach, but creates compliance risk for organizations that do not have active contract monitoring in place for platform service agreements. Pricing changes are included in the scope of modifiable terms, creating financial planning risk for customers without fixed-rate commitments. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EEA business customers have P2B Regulation protections that supplement the notice period provided here. UK customers should assess equivalent platform regulation applicability. California and other U.S. state customers have no specific regulatory protection requiring longer notice periods for B2B service agreement changes. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should establish a monitoring process for the Google Maps Platform terms page and Google's notification channels (Admin Console, Notification Email Address) to ensure material changes are reviewed before the 30-day acceptance window closes. Internal approval workflows should be designed to allow timely review and decision-making within the notice period. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal and compliance teams should register the Notification Email Address for updates and establish a review protocol that triggers upon receipt of a material change notice. Teams should assess whether any material changes require updates to customer-facing privacy notices, data processing agreements, or downstream vendor contracts.
This provision establishes that continued use of the Services after a material change constitutes contractual acceptance of the updated terms, meaning customers who do not actively monitor and respond to agreement updates are bound by new terms after 30 days. Customers who disagree with changes may terminate for convenience under Section 10.4 with 30 days notice.
Under this clause, Google may update the agreement terms and pricing, with material changes becoming binding on customers 30 days after notice unless the customer stops using the Services or terminates for convenience. Customers are responsible for monitoring posted updates at https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms.
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