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The license is irrevocable and perpetual, meaning users cannot later withdraw permission for Square to use their Content, and Square may transfer or sub-license that right to others.
The updated terms modify how arbitration disputes are resolved when 25 or more similar claims are brought against Square. Previously, Square's terms referenced 'Bellwether Arbitration procedures' under which test cases would be selected and remaining demands could proceed individually under standard rules if settlement failed. The updated framework establishes a mandatory mediation phase after initial arbitrations resolve, and requires remaining claims to proceed in batches of up to 100 rather than individually, with one arbitrator and consolidated fees per batch. This may reduce the procedural flexibility for claimants pursuing claims outside the initial test-case group, though the batch structure may reduce overall administrative costs. The terms now explicitly state that NAM shall administer batches concurrently and that parties will engage in a 'single global mediation' before batch proceedings commence.
View change record →Users are required to grant Square broad, permanent rights over their Content that cannot be revoked, including the right to modify it and pass those rights to third parties.
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"You grant us...a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, transferable, irrevocable, perpetual, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, prepare derivative works of, distribute...your Content...Excerpt from Square's Terms of Service
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The license is irrevocable and perpetual, meaning users cannot later withdraw permission for Square to use their Content, and Square may transfer or sub-license that right to others.
Users are required to grant Square broad, permanent rights over their Content that cannot be revoked, including the right to modify it and pass those rights to third parties.
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