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The cap ties maximum recoverable damages to recent fee payments, which may be far below the actual harm suffered, limiting meaningful financial recourse for either party.
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's ability to recover damages from Google Maps is capped at what they paid in the prior 12 months, regardless of the actual loss.
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"Each party's total aggregate Liability for damages arising out of or relating to the Agreement is limited to the Fees Customer paid under the Agreement during the 12 month period before the event giving rise to Liability.— Excerpt from Google Maps's Google Maps Platform Terms of Service
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The cap ties maximum recoverable damages to recent fee payments, which may be far below the actual harm suffered, limiting meaningful financial recourse for either party.
The reader's ability to recover damages from Google Maps is capped at what they paid in the prior 12 months, regardless of the actual loss.
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