This analysis describes what Squarespace's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
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.
View change record →How other platforms handle this
The CCPA provides California residents specific rights to delete their personal data that we collected from them and retained, subject to certain exceptions (the "right to delete").
Right to Request Correction: The right to request correction of any inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you
Our Services have features that let users manage certain information, including the ability to access and update certain records, correct or rectify certain records, delete certain records, delete your account, and disable or remove third-party integrations.
"Your requests Subject to certain exceptions and restrictions, the CCPA provides California Residents the right to submit requests to a business... (i) to provide them with access... (ii) to request correction of their inaccurate personal information; and (iii) to delete their personal information...Excerpt from Squarespace's Privacy Policy
Ad personalization controls removed. Contact scanning added. Advertiser data partnerships quietly dropped. A timeline of every change.
Get the weekly coverage letter
Companies change their terms without announcing it. We capture governance documents, compare each new version with the last, and publish what changed, with the source text behind it. One email a week on what we found and what we could not reach.
The clause states: “Your requests Subject to certain exceptions and restrictions, the CCPA provides California Residents the right to submit requests to a business... (i) to provide them with access... (ii) to request correction of their inaccurate personal information; and (iii) to delete their personal information...”
ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 277 platforms. See the full comparison.
No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Squarespace.