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Last modified: March 24, 2020
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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").
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Geolocation API
The following terms apply only to the Geolocation API:
4.1 Use without a Google Map. Customer may use Google Maps Content from the Geolocation API in Customer Applications without a corresponding Google Map.