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The clause establishes Google's operational authority to alter service specifications and availability independent of user agreement or consent, which affects service continuity and feature availability for developers and applications built on the platform.
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 →Users and developers must operate under terms that permit Google to change or remove platform capabilities, APIs, or features at Google's discretion, meaning integrations and dependencies on specific Google Maps Platform functionality are subject to unilateral modification by the service provider.
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We may modify these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by updating the date at the top of these Terms and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification). Your ...
"Content" means anything you or your Customers create or make available through the Service in connection with your Account, including your intellectual property (e.g. trademarks, trade names, service marks, and copyrighted works); the products or services you offer (e.g., courses, coaching, members...
By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Content you grant Kit, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Content in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, trans...
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"Google may change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Google Maps Platform at any time, including the availability of any API or feature.— Excerpt from Google Maps's Google Maps Platform Terms of Service
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The clause establishes Google's operational authority to alter service specifications and availability independent of user agreement or consent, which affects service continuity and feature availability for developers and applications built on the platform.
Users and developers must operate under terms that permit Google to change or remove platform capabilities, APIs, or features at Google's discretion, meaning integrations and dependencies on specific Google Maps Platform functionality are subject to unilateral modification by the service provider.
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