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Customer Responsible For Lawful Data Processing

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Key Facts

Who does Squarespace place responsibility on to ensure their collection and processing of Customer Controlled Information complies with applicable law?
Squarespace places responsibility on its Customers to ensure their collection and processing of Customer Controlled Information complies with applicable law.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

It allocates legal compliance responsibility away from Squarespace and onto Customers for data they control, which affects liability exposure.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 6356 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you are a Squarespace Customer, you—not Squarespace—are responsible for ensuring your data practices on the platform comply with law.

How other platforms handle this

Cerebras Medium

This Policy does not apply to Personal Data we process in our role as a data processor or service provider on behalf of our customers and partners.

ClickUp Medium

Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not govern all the information ClickUp may process. Our commitment to customers and service providers is governed by a separate Data Protection Addendum.

Perplexity AI Medium

Additional terms and conditions from Merchants will apply to any purchases you make using ProShop, and you are responsible for reviewing and complying with such additional terms and conditions

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Our Customers are responsible for ensuring that their collection and processing of Customer Controlled Information complies with applicable law.

Excerpt from Squarespace's Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Squarespace Privacy Policy
Entity
Squarespace
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-052998
Document ID
CA-D-00569
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
4d0fdac989cde08913388cc69bbdc08553f27ce77e8ac17f5ccbfa0a1c46e86e
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 14:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Squarespace
Document: Squarespace Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-052998
Captured: 2026-05-08 14:38:54 UTC
SHA-256: 4d0fdac989cde089…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/squarespace/squarespace-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-052998/customer-responsible-for-lawful-data-processing/
Accessed: Aug. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Squarespace's Customer Responsible For Lawful Data Processing clause do?

It allocates legal compliance responsibility away from Squarespace and onto Customers for data they control, which affects liability exposure.

How does this clause affect you?

If you are a Squarespace Customer, you—not Squarespace—are responsible for ensuring your data practices on the platform comply with law.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 297 platforms. See the full comparison.

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