New Delhi, July 16 -- Apple had already confirmed that it is planning to bring ads to Apple Maps, but the company has now clarified that not every business will be allowed to advertise on the platform. Ahead of the rollout of ads on Apple Maps, the iPhone maker has quietly published a new advertising policy that bans several categories of businesses from buying ads on Maps.

Notably, Apple has announced that ads will be coming to Apple Maps, but the company is yet to give a final date for when they will begin rolling out.

"Ads on Apple Maps will be available to businesses starting this summer in the U.S. and Canada. Ads will appear in the Maps app on iPhone and iPad," the Cupertino-based tech giant said in a blog earlier this year.

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