You receive a limited license to use Square's software, and in return you grant Square a broad, permanent license to use content you upload through the service, including the right to create derivative works from it.
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The license users grant to Square over uploaded content is broad and irrevocable, which means Square retains rights to use that content even after a user closes their account, subject to other provisions of the agreement.
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 →Provision now explicitly includes user-to-Square license grant with worldwide and irrevocable terms, whereas previous version appeared limited to Square's license to users.
View full change record →Content uploaded to Square, which may include business information, product images, and other materials, can be used by Square in a wide range of ways under this license, and the irrevocable nature of the grant means this permission persists even if the user ends the relationship with Square.
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"Square grants you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable license to use the software provided as part of the Services, for the sole purpose of accessing and using the Services in accordance with these terms. You grant Square a worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based upon, distribute, publicly display, and publicly perform any content that you upload or provide in connection with the Services.Excerpt from Square's Terms of Service
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The license users grant to Square over uploaded content is broad and irrevocable, which means Square retains rights to use that content even after a user closes their account, subject to other provisions of the agreement.
Content uploaded to Square, which may include business information, product images, and other materials, can be used by Square in a wide range of ways under this license, and the irrevocable nature of the grant means this permission persists even if the user ends the relationship with Square.
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