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“in no event shall the aggregate liability of Squarespace for all claims arising out of or related to the Services and this Agreement exceed the greater of twenty US dollars ($20) or the amounts paid by you to Squarespace in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding...”
“You can decline...this Arbitration Agreement by emailing us at arbitration-opt-out@squarespace.com within thirty (30) days of the date that you first agree to this Agreement...”
“we'll automatically bill you for certain Paid Services from the date you submit your initial payment and on each renewal period or amount afterwards until cancellation...by agreeing to this Agreement, you authorize us to do this.”
“Unless you opt out during the Opt-Out Period in accordance with Section 15.4, you and Squarespace agree to resolve any claims, disputes and matters arising out of or in connection with this Agreement...through final and binding arbitration and you and Squarespace expressly waive the right to formal court proceedings...”
“When you provide User Content via the Services, you grant Squarespace...a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable right and license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of...communicate, publish, publicly display, publicly perform and distribute User Content...”
“any legal proceeding (whether arbitration or court action) shall be conducted in an individual capacity only and not as a class or other representative action; and (b) the adjudicator...may award relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief...”
This document sets out the rules governing your use of Squarespace's services: what rights you give Squarespace over your content, how you pay, and how disputes are handled. Squarespace can change, suspend, or cut off your access to the services at any time, will not refund cancelled paid subscriptions except in its sole discretion, and automatically charges you at each renewal until you cancel. If you have a dispute, you generally must resolve it through individual binding arbitration rather than going to court, though you have thirty days from first agreeing to opt out of that requirement by emailing arbitration-opt-out@squarespace.com.
The Squarespace Terms of Service establish the contractual relationship between Squarespace and its users, defining the scope of permitted use, intellectual property rights, payment obligations, and dispute resolution mechanisms. Squarespace receives a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, modify, publish, and distribute User Content, and retains broad discretion to change, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any part of the Services or user access. The Agreement imposes binding arbitration with a class-action waiver on users, subject to a thirty-day opt-out window, and caps Squarespace's aggregate liability at the greater of $20 or amounts paid by the user in the prior twelve months. Users are assigned sole responsibility for compliance with applicable data protection, security, and privacy laws—including the GDPR and EU ePrivacy Directive/Regulation—and must indemnify Squarespace and its affiliates for all damages, costs, and expenses arising from a breach of the Agreement, with no stated cap on indemnification amounts.
As a Squarespace user, you pre-authorize recurring charges for paid services at each renewal period until you cancel, and you have no contractual right to a refund if you cancel—any refund is at Squarespace's sole discretion. The permanent, royalty-free license you grant Squarespace over your User Content survives even if you leave the platform. Squarespace's total financial liability to you for all claims is capped at the greater of $20 or what you paid in the prior twelve months, and disputes must be resolved individually through binding arbitration. If you want to preserve your right to resolve disputes in court, you must email arbitration-opt-out@squarespace.com within thirty days of the date you first agreed to the Agreement.
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“You must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy (which is incorporated herein by reference). You represent and warrant that your User Content and your use of the Services complies with our Acceptable Use Policy.”
“in no event shall the aggregate liability of Squarespace for all claims arising out of or related to the Services and this Agreement exceed the greater of twenty US dollars ($20) or the amounts paid by you to Squarespace in …”
“You can decline...this Arbitration Agreement by emailing us at arbitration-opt-out@squarespace.com within thirty (30) days of the date that you first agree to this Agreement...”
“we'll automatically bill you for certain Paid Services from the date you submit your initial payment and on each renewal period or amount afterwards until cancellation...by agreeing to this Agreement, you authorize us to do this.”
“Unless you opt out during the Opt-Out Period in accordance with Section 15.4, you and Squarespace agree to resolve any claims, disputes and matters arising out of or in connection with this Agreement...through final and binding arbitration and you and …”
“When you provide User Content via the Services, you grant Squarespace...a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable right and license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of...communicate, publish, publicly display, publicly perform and distribute User Content...”
“any legal proceeding (whether arbitration or court action) shall be conducted in an individual capacity only and not as a class or other representative action; and (b) the adjudicator...may award relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief...”
“While you may cancel any Paid Services at any time, you won't be issued a refund except in our sole discretion, or if legally required.”
“Squarespace makes no warranties, either express or implied, about the Services. The Services are provided "as is" and "as available." Squarespace also disclaims any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.”
“we may change parts or all of the Services and their functionality; (b) we may suspend or discontinue parts or all of the Services; (c) we may terminate, suspend, restrict or disable your access to or use of parts or …”
“You agree and warrant that when using the Services or operating Your Sites you are solely responsible for complying with applicable data protection, security or privacy laws and regulations (including, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the …”
“you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Squarespace and its affiliates...from and against all damages, losses, liabilities, costs, claims, demands, fines, awards and expenses of any kind...arising out of or related to: (a) your breach of this Agreement...”
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