Square collects your bank account details, card numbers, and payment information whenever you use its financial or payment services.
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Payment and banking credentials are among the most sensitive categories of personal data, and understanding how they are stored, shared, and protected is critical for any user of Square's services.
This addition explicitly discloses sensitive financial data collection practices, directly replacing the vague previous 'Use of Financial and Transaction Data' provision with concrete details about payment card and banking information collection.
View full change record →Your credit card numbers, bank routing numbers, and payment credentials are collected by Square and may be shared with financial partners and service providers as described in the policy, creating potential exposure if data handling practices are not robustly secured.
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"We collect information about you when you use our Services. This includes information you provide to us, information we collect automatically, and information we receive from other sources. Financial information such as bank account and routing numbers, credit and debit card numbers, and other payment information you provide to us when you use our financial services.Excerpt from Square's Privacy Notice
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Collection and handling of payment card data engages PCI DSS compliance obligations as well as GLBA requirements for financial data.
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Payment and banking credentials are among the most sensitive categories of personal data, and understanding how they are stored, shared, and protected is critical for any user of Square's services.
Your credit card numbers, bank routing numbers, and payment credentials are collected by Square and may be shared with financial partners and service providers as described in the policy, creating potential exposure if data handling practices are not robustly secured.
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