Square · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Drifting Negative 7 mo

How Square's governance documents and clauses have shifted over time, by document, provision, and change direction.

Square has made 4 significant policy changes since monitoring began in March 2026 (7 mo). 2 were negative for consumers, primarily involving vendor disclosure shift.
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High Severity
Negative (50%) Positive (0%)

Documents Affected

Square Terms of Service
2 changes
This document is Square's master agreement governing use of its services. It requires you to resolve nearly all disputes through individual arbitration — no class actions, no jury trials — …
Sep 18, 2026
Square updated its Terms of Service to add a new section titled 'Square for Multi-Legal Entities Terms of Service,' which applies when users access the …
low neutral
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Square Privacy Notice
2 changes
Square's Privacy Notice explains what personal information Square collects about you—including biometrics, location, and business data—how Square uses and shares it, and how long Square keeps it. Square has shared …
Sep 16, 2026
Square updated its Privacy Notice to add new language governing data sharing within multi-location merchant groups and to clarify restrictions on text message data sharing. …
medium neutral
+ 1 more change
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All Changes (4)

Sep 18, 2026
Square updated its Terms of Service to add a new section titled 'Square for Multi-Legal Entities Terms of Service,' which applies when users access the Multi-Legal Entities Services. This addition …
low neutral Square Terms of Service
Sep 16, 2026
Square updated its Privacy Notice to add new language governing data sharing within multi-location merchant groups and to clarify restrictions on text message data sharing. The updated terms now explicitly …
medium neutral Square Privacy Notice
Sep 11, 2026
Square updated its Terms of Service with an effective date of October 10, 2026, introducing new restrictions on competitive use of the Services and expanding the scope of content Square …
high negative Square Terms of Service
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Trend Observation

Square's most frequent change categories are Vendor disclosure shift (1), Ai training rights (1), Data collection expansion (1). The most frequently updated document is Square Terms of Service with 2 changes. Get alerted when Square changes policy →

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