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User Must Comply With Data Protection Laws

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Squarespace places the entire compliance burden for data protection, security, and privacy law—including major EU regulations—on the user, meaning users bear legal risk for any regulatory violations.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are solely responsible for ensuring their use of the Services complies with all applicable data protection, security, and privacy laws and regulations, including where applicable the GDPR and EU e-Privacy Directive/Regulation, and all associated notice and consent requirements.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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 EU e-Privacy Directive/Regulation), including any notice and consent requirements.

— Excerpt from Squarespace's Squarespace Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

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-050616
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-050616
Captured: 2026-05-07 07:31:39 UTC
SHA-256: 8c1008b7002b1c17…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/squarespace/squarespace-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-050616/user-must-comply-with-data-protection-laws/
Accessed: July 13, 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 User Must Comply With Data Protection Laws clause do?

Squarespace places the entire compliance burden for data protection, security, and privacy law—including major EU regulations—on the user, meaning users bear legal risk for any regulatory violations.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are solely responsible for ensuring their use of the Services complies with all applicable data protection, security, and privacy laws and regulations, including where applicable the GDPR and EU e-Privacy Directive/Regulation, and all associated notice and consent requirements.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 300 platforms. See the full comparison.

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