Terms and Conditions Google Maps: Can I store lat/lng and address components?

Question

This question has been asked in a few places on SO, but I\'ve found the answers to be either slightly contradictory or "thin"... so I\'m not sure if asking again w

Answer 1

Like others have said, the updated terms https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/#3.-license. section 3.2.3 (b) explicitly states (May 6, 2020)

(b) No Caching. Customer will not cache Google Maps Content except as expressly permitted under the Maps Service Specific Terms.

BUT

The specific terms (handily not linked in the terms, that I could easily see) mention this

(hopefully this is the specific terms https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/maps-service-terms updated June 14, 2020)

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.

Section 1.4 is for the directions API, but most of the other API's have the same exception. Unfortunately it doesn't mention address data.