GMaps Plugin requires internet connectivity to communicate with the Google Maps API. To ensure maximum security of your organization's data, GMaps Plugin does not send or persist your business data to Google servers. GMaps Plugin does not require additional ports or tunneling to successfully communicate with the Google APIs.

The only information that GMaps Plugin transacts to the Google Maps API during SWF runtime is the API key, CentigonID, or ClientID, zoom level, pan-to location, map style (satellite, etc) and region/address data points that need to be geocoded during runtime. In return Google Maps API will return the necessary image tiles to draw mapping imagery.

GMaps Plugin contains all of the code required to render latitude/longitude data, data icons, tool tips, info windows, labels, polygons, lines, routes, heatmaps, and other metadata that is displayed to the end user. Like any other component within a SWF, the content is rendered locally on the end user's computer, secured behind your standard security. GMaps Plugin will support HTTPS sites for organizations that build content that is accessible outside of the corporate firewall.

At no time will GMaps Plugin transact any data bound to the following Map Properties

• Series Name
• Labels
• Values
• Data Insertion
• Shapefile definitions
• Icon Style or color definitions

Only when using address formatted Map Overlay Data will GMaps Plugin send data to Google Maps Premier geocode service. Google Maps premier will not persist or use any data other than to convert and return the geocode conversions for the single user session.