# Google Maps Terms of Service

The following is NOT permitted:

* The use of Google Places information (e.g. Merchant details) on a non-Google Map
* Caching of Data 
  * Information provided cannot be cached, with the following two exceptions:
    * The Google Places ID (a unique identifier for each entry in the database): Indefinite
    * The Lat/Long information of a Place:  30 days.
* Tracking a users’ device without the user’s express consent
* Use of data for Fraudulent or Illicit purposes

More detail can be found here: <https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/>


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