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This provides the Customer with a meaningful protection against intellectual property infringement claims arising from use of Google's own materials, shifting the defense burden and financial exposure to Google Maps.
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 →If a third party alleges that your use of Google Indemnified Materials infringes their intellectual property rights, Google Maps is obligated to defend you and indemnify you against the resulting liabilities.
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Section 13 (Indemnification) states the parties' sole and exclusive remedy under this Agreement for any third-party allegations of Intellectual Property Rights infringement...
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"Google will defend Customer and its Affiliates participating under the Agreement...and indemnify them against Indemnified Liabilities in any Third-Party Legal Proceeding to the extent arising from an Allegation that Customer Indemnified Parties' use of Google Indemnified Materials infringes the third party's Intellectual Property Rights.— Excerpt from Google Maps's Google Maps Platform Terms of Service
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This provides the Customer with a meaningful protection against intellectual property infringement claims arising from use of Google's own materials, shifting the defense burden and financial exposure to Google Maps.
If a third party alleges that your use of Google Indemnified Materials infringes their intellectual property rights, Google Maps is obligated to defend you and indemnify you against the resulting liabilities.
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