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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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DeepL will inform Customer of the respective modification to the Service in a clear and comprehensible manner at least two (2) months in advance by means of a message by e-mail ("Change Notice").
we'll inform you of the change before it takes effect, either by posting a notice on our website or by other reasonable means.
We will provide notice of significant updates, but please check our Privacy Notice periodically for changes. We'll always post the date our Privacy Notice was last updated at the top of the Notice.
"Google will provide at least 90 days' advance notice for materially adverse changes to any SLAs by: (i) sending an email to the Notification Email Address; (ii) posting a notice in the Admin Console; or (iii) posting a notice to the applicable SLA webpage.Excerpt from Google Maps's Platform Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Google will provide at least 90 days' advance notice for materially adverse changes to any SLAs by: (i) sending an email to the Notification Email Address; (ii) posting a notice in the Admin Console; or (iii) posting a notice to the applicable SLA webpage.”
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