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Display advertising should be limited to your main app binary, and should not be included in extensions, App Clips, widgets, notifications, keyboards, watchOS apps, etc.
These financial incentives are reasonably related to the value of the data you provide.
"In its sole discretion, Customer may configure the Service to either display or not display advertisements served by Google.Excerpt from Google Maps's Platform Terms of Service
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The clause states: “In its sole discretion, Customer may configure the Service to either display or not display advertisements served by Google.”
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