Users in the EU, UK, and Switzerland have rights to access, correct, delete, and port their data, and can object to certain processing or file a complaint with local privacy regulators.
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GDPR provides some of the strongest personal data protections in the world, and EU and UK users have enforceable rights against Square that go beyond what is available to users in most other jurisdictions.
This addition establishes compliance transparency for European users under GDPR/CPRA, representing an expansion of user rights disclosures beyond the US-only CCPA provisions in the previous version.
View full change record →EEA and UK users can request access to or deletion of their data, object to processing based on legitimate interests (including profiling for advertising), and complain to their national data protection authority if they believe Square has mishandled their data.
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"If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have certain rights under applicable data protection law, including the right to access, rectify, or erase your personal data; the right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data; the right to data portability; and the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.Excerpt from Square's Privacy Notice
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) and UK GDPR as retained in domestic law.
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GDPR provides some of the strongest personal data protections in the world, and EU and UK users have enforceable rights against Square that go beyond what is available to users in most other jurisdictions.
EEA and UK users can request access to or deletion of their data, object to processing based on legitimate interests (including profiling for advertising), and complain to their national data protection authority if they believe Square has mishandled their data.
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