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The updated policy establishes two separate opt-in categories for SMS communications: optional transactional SMS (for account notifications and two-factor authentication) and optional marketing SMS (for promotional messages). The policy explicitly states it will not sell, share, or disclose phone numbers to third parties for their marketing purposes. For users with financial accounts, the policy now explicitly covers Balance Services and Capital Services in addition to Payments Services, and identity verification procedures are clarified to include bank statements and specific triggering scenarios such as account recovery, ownership disputes, or suspicious activity detection. You can opt in or out of each SMS category independently, and two-factor authentication can be used without providing a phone number.
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We will retain your Data for as long as necessary: (i) to achieve the purposes as set out in this Policy; (ii) as required by applicable laws and regulations, including any mandated retention periods...
At the end of the retention period, personal information will be deleted, destroyed, or deidentified.
We may continue to retain some information even after you delete your account if we are required to do so in order to comply with applicable laws.
"To the extent permitted under applicable law, we may also retain personal information in order to comply with the law, protect our or others' rights, resolve disputes or enforce our legal terms or policies.Excerpt from Squarespace's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “To the extent permitted under applicable law, we may also retain personal information in order to comply with the law, protect our or others' rights, resolve disputes or enforce our legal terms or policies.”
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