Can I generate a map image using the Google Static Maps API which I store and serve from my website?
You may not store and serve copies of images generated using the Google Static Maps API from your website. All web pages that require static map images must link the src attribute of an HTML img tag or the CSS background-image attribute of an HTML div tag directly to the Google Static Maps API so that all map images are displayed within the HTML content of the web page and served directly to end users by Google.