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Our Services may not be used in or for the benefit of, or exported or re-exported to (a) any U.S. embargoed country or territory or (b) any individual or entity with whom dealings are prohibited...
THE COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF SUCH SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.
Neither party...is (a) a person on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or any other list of sanctioned persons administered by OFAC or any other governmental entity
"Customer will not...access or use the Services...to distribute or market in a Prohibited Territory any Customer Application(s) that use the Google Maps Core Services.Excerpt from Google Maps's Platform Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Customer will not...access or use the Services...to distribute or market in a Prohibited Territory any Customer Application(s) that use the Google Maps Core Services.”
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