Provision record
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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 · in the document’s own words

What license does Squarespace receive from users?
“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...”
Version CA-V-005987, captured Aug. 21, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
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.

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

DoorDash Medium

the license granted to DoorDash herein shall survive termination of the Services or your account.

YouTube Ads Medium

You also grant each other user of the Service a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to access your Content through the Service, and to use that Content...only as enabled by a feature of the Service.

Discord Medium

You may not use this content without that person's consent, or as allowed by law.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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...

Excerpt from Squarespace's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Squarespace Terms of Service
Entity
Squarespace
Date stated by the document
March 27, 2025
As printed in Squarespace’s text (version CA-V-005987), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005987, captured Aug. 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-050556
Document ID
CA-D-000568
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005987)
1e134c3848d6994c32c73f1dcb6041bd3d4c1f2ad851b440e77779a5f94c45ae
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 07:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-005987 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Squarespace
Document: Squarespace Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-050556
Version: CA-V-005987
Captured: 2026-08-21 01:02:53 UTC
SHA-256: 1e134c3848d6994c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/squarespace/squarespace-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-050556/broad-license-granted-to-squarespace-for-user-content/
Accessed: Oct. 11, 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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