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By excluding the most common categories of consequential and economic loss, the clause substantially narrows the types of harm either party can recover, regardless of how serious the breach or harm may be.
The updated terms add a new liability carve-out stating that Google cannot contractually exclude or limit its liability for customer breaches of usage or license restrictions in the agreement. This means if a customer violates how they are permitted to use Google Maps Platform, Google retains full liability exposure for damages resulting from that breach. The change affects the contractual liability allocation between Google and customers using the platform.
View change record →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 →The reader cannot recover from Google Maps for indirect, consequential, special, incidental, or punitive damages, or for lost revenues, profits, savings, or goodwill arising from the Agreement—and Google Maps cannot recover these categories from the reader either.
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"Neither party and Google's licensors will have any Liability arising out of or relating to the Agreement for any (i) indirect, consequential, special, incidental, or punitive damages or (ii) lost revenues, profits, savings, or goodwill.Excerpt from Google Maps's Platform Terms of Service
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By excluding the most common categories of consequential and economic loss, the clause substantially narrows the types of harm either party can recover, regardless of how serious the breach or harm may be.
The reader cannot recover from Google Maps for indirect, consequential, special, incidental, or punitive damages, or for lost revenues, profits, savings, or goodwill arising from the Agreement—and Google Maps cannot recover these categories from the reader either.
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