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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.
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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...
Should the Enterprise Products become (or in NVIDIA's opinion be likely to become) the subject of any Indemnifiable Claim, NVIDIA will have the option, at its sole discretion and expense: (i) to procure for Customer Indemnitees the right to continue using the Enterprise Products; (ii) to replace or ...
In response to an actual or potential Infringement Claim, Atlassian may, at its option: (a) procure rights for Customer's continued use of the Products, (b) replace or modify the alleged infringing portion...or (c) terminate the affected Subscription Term...
"If Google reasonably believes the Services might infringe a third party's Intellectual Property Rights, then Google may, at its sole option and expense: (i) procure the right for Customer to continue using the Services; (ii) modify the Services to make them non-infringing...Excerpt from Google Maps's Platform Terms of Service
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The clause states: “If Google reasonably believes the Services might infringe a third party's Intellectual Property Rights, then Google may, at its sole option and expense: (i) procure the right for Customer to continue using the Services; (ii) modify the Services to make them non-infringing...”
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