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Service Specific Terms
Last modified: April 4, 2022
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Capitalized terms not defined in these Service Specific
Terms have the meaning established in the Agreement. For
the purpose of these Service Specific Terms, if the
order is placed by a Reseller, then the term "Customer"
as used below means Customer and/or Reseller based on
which entity is accessing the applicable Service.
These Service Specific Terms are incorporated into the
agreement under which Google has agreed to provide
Google Maps Platform Service (as described
at https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/maps-service-terms/)
to Customer (the "Agreement").
- Directions API
The following terms apply only to the Directions API:
1.1 Use without a Google Map. Customer may use
Google Maps Content from the Directions API in
Customer Applications without a corresponding Google Map.
1.2 Attribution Requirements. Customer must
provide Google with attribution in accordance with
the Documentation if Customer uses Google Maps Content
from the Directions API without a corresponding Google
Map.
1.3 No use with a non-Google map. Customer
must not use Google Maps Content from the Directions API
in conjunction with a non-Google map.
1.4 Caching. Customer can temporarily cache
latitude (lat) and longitude (lng) values from the
Directions API for up to 30 consecutive calendar days,
after which Customer must delete the cached latitude and
longitude values. Customer can cache Directions API Place
ID (place_id) values, in accordance with
the Directions API Policies.
- Distance Matrix API
The following terms apply only to the Distance Matrix
API:
2.1 Use without a Google Map. Customer may use
Google Maps Content from the Distance Matrix API in
Customer Applications without a corresponding Google Map.
2.2 Attribution Requirements. Customer must
provide Google with attribution, in accordance with the
Documentation, if Customer uses Google Maps Content from
the Distance Matrix API without a corresponding Google
Map.
2.3 No use with a non-Google map. Customer
must not use Google Maps Content from the Distance Matrix
API in conjunction with a non-Google map.
- Geocoding API
The following terms apply only to the Geocoding API:
3.1* Use without a Google Map.* Customer may use
Google Maps Content from the Geocoding API in Customer
Applications without a corresponding Google Map.
3.2 Attribution Requirements. Customer must
provide Google with attribution, in accordance with the
Documentation, if Customer uses Google Maps Content from
the Geocoding API without a corresponding Google Map.
3.3 No use with a non-Google map. Customer
must not use Google Maps Content from the Geocoding API in
conjunction with a non-Google map.
3.4 Caching. Customer can temporarily cache
latitude (lat) and longitude (lng) values from the
Geocoding API for up to 30 consecutive calendar days,
after which Customer must delete the cached latitude and
longitude values. Customer can cache Geocoding API Place
ID (place_id) values, in accordance with
the Geocoding API Policies.
- Geolocation API
The following terms apply only to the Geolocation API:
4.1 Use without a Google Map. Customer may use