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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.
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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"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 Terms of Service
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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.
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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