Terms of service — Squarespace

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• Effective date Report an error

  “Effective Date: March 27, 2025”

• Contracting entity Report an error

  “If you are a resident of or have your principal place of business in the United States of America including any of its territories or possessions (the “US”), you are agreeing to this Agreement with Squarespace, Inc. and are a “US User.” Otherwise, you are agreeing to this Agreement with Squarespace Ireland Limited (“Squarespace Ireland”) and are a “Non-US User.””

• Minimum age Report an error

  “The Services are not intended for and may not be used by children under the age of 16. By using the Services, you represent that you're at least 16.”

• Content ownership Report an error

  “Your User Content stays yours, except for the limited rights that enable us to provide, improve, promote and protect the Services as described in this Agreement.”

• Content license Report an error

  “you grant Squarespace (including our third party hosting providers acting on our behalf) a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable right and license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of”

• Custom code Report an error

  “The Services let you add custom code to Your Sites. Any such custom code will be considered your User Content, and you’re solely responsible for such custom code.”

• Site featuring opt out Report an error

  “We may choose to feature Your Sites (but not your scheduling pages) or names, trademarks, service marks or logos included on Your Sites.”

• Third party services Report an error

  “The Services are integrated with various third party services and applications (collectively, “Third Party Services”) that may make their content, products or services available to you.”

• Extensions directory Report an error

  “The Services may include an extensions directory which enables you to access and connect certain Third Party Services to Your Sites (such directory and functionality for accessing and connecting, “Squarespace Extensions”).”

• Experts directory Report an error

  “Certain parts of the Services may provide directories of, and information about, independent third party Squarespace users, including users designated as Acuity experts (collectively, "Squarespace Experts")”

• Https encryption Report an error

  “We may offer HTTPS encryption for Your Sites.”

• DPA Report an error

  “Our Data Processing Addendum forms part of this Agreement.”

• GDPR user responsibility Report an error

  “you are solely responsible for complying with applicable data protection, security or privacy laws and regulations (including, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the EU e-Privacy Directive/Regulation)”

• Independent controllers Report an error

  “Squarespace and you are independent data controllers (or similar term under applicable law) with respect to technical browsing information related to your End Users’ visits to Your Sites (“Independently Controlled Information”).”

• HIPAA Report an error

  “you may not use any Services to collect, use, disclose, protect or otherwise handle “protected health information” (as defined in 45 C.F.R. §160.103) unless your Account for such Services is designated as HIPAA-enabled and you enter into a separate business associate agreement with Squarespace.”

• Automatic renewal Report an error

  “we'll automatically bill you for certain Paid Services from the date you submit your initial payment and on each renewal period or amount afterwards until cancellation.”

• Auto renewal opt out Report an error

  “You can disable auto-renewal at any time via the Services or your mobile app store provider.”

• Taxes Report an error

  “All fees are exclusive of applicable national, provincial, state, local or other taxes (“Taxes”), unless explicitly stated otherwise.”

• Free trial Report an error

  “Some of the Paid Services offer a free trial so you can try out your subscription. Please note applicable statutory rights of cancellation may not result in a refund, as we do not charge for this trial period.”

• Refunds Report an error

  “While you may cancel any Paid Services at any time, you won't be issued a refund except in our sole discretion, or if legally required.”

• Fee changes Report an error

  “We may change our fees at any time. We’ll provide you with advance notice of these fee changes via the Services. New fees will not apply retroactively.”

• Chargeback consequence Report an error

  “If you contact your bank or credit card company to decline, chargeback or otherwise reverse the charge of any payable fees to us (“Chargeback”), we may automatically terminate your Account.”

• Payment processors Report an error

  “Except for payments made through mobile app stores, our current Payment Processors are Stripe and PayPal.”

• Reseller purchases Report an error

  “Some Paid Services may be purchased via a third party reseller (“Reseller”).”

• Cancel anytime Report an error

  “You may cancel Paid Services at any time via the Services.”

• Regional availability Report an error

  “Not all Services are available in all regions/countries. Certain Services (or features or portions thereof) may vary depending on your region/country.”

• Liability cap Report an error

  “in no event shall the aggregate liability of Squarespace for all claims arising out of or related to the Services and this Agreement exceed the greater of twenty US dollars ($20) or the amounts paid by you to Squarespace in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event that gave rise to such claim.”

• Arbitration Report an error

  “all formal disputes must be resolved through arbitration as set forth in this section, unless you opt out of arbitration.”

• Class action waiver Report an error

  “claims can only be brought individually, and not as part of a class or representative action.”

• Dispute resolution email Report an error

  “For any IDR that you initiate, you agree to send the Notice of Dispute to Squarespace at legal@squarespace.com.”

• Warranty disclaimer Report an error

  “The Services are provided “as is” and “as available.””

• Beta labeling Report an error

  “Those Services will be marked as beta, preview or early access (or a similar phrasing), and may not be as reliable as our other Services.”

• Termination Report an error

  “You may terminate this Agreement at any time via the Services.”

• Copyright policy Report an error

  “We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and in accordance with applicable law (including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998), to delete or disable content alleged to be infringing, and to terminate Accounts for actual, apparent, or repeat infringement without any refunds.”

• Domain registration Report an error

  “Examples of Third Party Services include certain domain name registration services, social media platforms, Squarespace Experts (as defined below), eCommerce Payment Processors (as defined below), extensions listed on Squarespace Extensions (as defined below) and other integrations or extensions, stock images and email service subscriptions for sale via the Services”

• Sites included Report an error

  “These Terms of Service ("Terms") cover your use of and access to the sites, templates, products, applications, tools, services and features (collectively, the "Services") provided by Squarespace (as defined below), including without limitation during free trials, on the websites and associated domains of www.squarespace.com, www.acuityscheduling.com, www.unfold.com and www.biosites.com”

• Feedback license Report an error

  “you agree that we may use your Feedback without any restriction or obligation to you, even after this Agreement is terminated.”

• Demo content restriction Report an error

  “Demo Content (or any portion of it) may not remain on Your Site or in Your Videos or be distributed, publicly displayed, publicly performed or otherwise published.”

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