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Square's data collection is not limited to what users actively submit; it also includes passive collection during Service use and acquisition from third-party sources, broadening the scope of information Square may hold.
Square is permitted to collect user information through all three stated channels, meaning data collection occurs even when the user has not actively provided information.
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Square's data collection is not limited to what users actively submit; it also includes passive collection during Service use and acquisition from third-party sources, broadening the scope of information Square may hold.
Square is permitted to collect user information through all three stated channels, meaning data collection occurs even when the user has not actively provided information.
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