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Broad License Granted To Squarespace For User Content

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 256 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What license does Squarespace receive from users?
Squarespace receives from users a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable right and license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of, communicate, publish, publicly display, publicly perform, and distribute User Content.
Is the license Squarespace receives from users exclusive?
Squarespace receives from users a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable right and license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of, communicate, publish, publicly display, publicly perform, and distribute User Content.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning Squarespace retains these rights to User Content even after a user leaves the platform or deletes content.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2585 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users grant Squarespace broad, permanent, and royalty-free rights over their User Content, including the right to sublicense and transfer those rights to others.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

You do not have any rights in relation to Member Content, and, unless expressly authorized by Tinder, you may only use Member Content to the extent that your use is consistent with our Services' purpose...

ActiveCampaign Medium

Except for the license you grant below, you retain all rights in and to your Marketing Content, as between you and ActiveCampaign.

Glassdoor Medium

We hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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...

Excerpt from Squarespace's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Squarespace Terms of Service
Entity
Squarespace
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-050556
Document ID
CA-D-00568
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
8c1008b7002b1c17faa6d73a6fbfe4b6f2113ddec20224a0206e98507380a0ef
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 07:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Squarespace
Document: Squarespace Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-050556
Captured: 2026-05-07 07:31:39 UTC
SHA-256: 8c1008b7002b1c17…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/squarespace/squarespace-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-050556/broad-license-granted-to-squarespace-for-user-content/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Squarespace's Broad License Granted To Squarespace For User Content clause do?

The license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning Squarespace retains these rights to User Content even after a user leaves the platform or deletes content.

How does this clause affect you?

Users grant Squarespace broad, permanent, and royalty-free rights over their User Content, including the right to sublicense and transfer those rights to others.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 256 platforms. See the full comparison.

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