Change record
CA-C-001900
Square Privacy Notice
Entity
Date detected
March 19, 2026
Effective date
March 19, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Changes
1 sentence modified

Impact Summary

Low Neutral for users
Affected users
All users

Square reordered a list of linked policy documents in their Australian privacy notice footer. The 'Government Licenses' link moved from appearing after 'Square Payment Terms' to appearing before 'Square Additional Point of Sale Terms'. This is a formatting and organizational change with no operational impact on privacy rights, data handling, or consumer obligations.

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What this means for you

This change reorders hyperlinks to related policy documents in Square's privacy notice footer. No substantive changes to data handling practices, privacy rights, consumer obligations, or access to policy documents occur. All referenced policies remain accessible; only their presentation order in the list changed.

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
cdc6ce194ab795c09eb511d4069b8946375530c2f0f0036a98acd4decc736197
April 19, 2026 06:34 UTC
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Current Version
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March 19, 2026 15:16 UTC
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Change Detected
March 19, 2026 15:16 UTC
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Analysis Methodology
Citation Record
Entity: Square
Document: Square Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-C-001900
Captured: 2026-03-19 15:16:19 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-03-19-square-square-privacy-notice-1900/
Accessed: Oct. 2, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This is a formatting and organizational change to the policy document index. No substantive privacy, data handling, or legal terms were modified. No compliance obligations are created, expanded, or removed. Internal review is not required.

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
Square Privacy Notice
Entity
Square
Captured
March 19, 2026
Source URL
https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/privacy
Other changes to Square Privacy Notice
Next change Mar 29, 2026
Square removed two linked documents from its Privacy Notice reference list on March 29, 2026: Square Payment Terms and Square …
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