Privacy Notice for Square Sellers and Website Visitors

DATED 2023-03-01 · VERSION 20230501_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20230402_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT

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257257| Partners | We may share minimal personal information (such as your business name) with potential partners who may be able to provide a complementary or related service for your business. We may also share personal information with partners if we believe the disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect us, users of our Services or the public from harm, fraud, or potentially prohibited or illegal activities. |
258258| Our Affiliates and Group Companies | With other business units (Cash App, Afterpay/Clearpay, and TIDAL) and between wholly-owned subsidiaries of Block, Inc. For example, we may share your information internally to understand how you engage with our company products to help make our Services better for you and for everyone, to help us build Services tailored to your preferences, and to help protect our services and maintain a trusted environment. |
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260260| **Other third parties who will receive your personal information** | **Why we share data with these parties** |
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262262| Other users of our Services with whom you interact through your own use of our Services. | To enable you to make or accept a payment, appointment, or money transfer using our Services. |
263| Law enforcement and other public and private agencies agencies | If we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary (i) to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request (e.g., from creditors, tax authorities, law enforcement agencies, in response to a garnishment, levy, or lien notice, etc.); (ii) to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights; (iii) to enforce or comply with our \[General Terms\](https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/ua) or other applicable agreements or policies; (iv) to protect our or our customers' rights or property, or the security or integrity of our Services; (v) for an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity; or (vi) to protect us, users of our Services or the public from harm, fraud, or potentially prohibited or illegal activities. |
263| Law enforcement and other public and private agencies | If we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary (i) to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request (e.g., from creditors, tax authorities, law enforcement agencies, in response to a garnishment, levy, or lien notice, etc.); (ii) to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights; (iii) to enforce or comply with our \[General Terms\](https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/ua) or other applicable agreements or policies; (iv) to protect our or our customers' rights or property, or the security or integrity of our Services; (v) for an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity; or (vi) to protect us, users of our Services or the public from harm, fraud, or potentially prohibited or illegal activities. |
264264| To a subsequent owner, co-owner, or operator of one or more of the Services | To enable them to continue to run the Services after the change of owner or operator. |
265265| If we do or try to do a corporate merger, consolidation, or restructuring (including during due diligence and negotiation of these); the sale of substantially all of our stock and/or assets; the financing, acquisition, divestiture, or dissolution of all or a portion of our business; or other corporate change. | To enable the completion of the relevant merger, restructuring, financing, acquisition, divestiture, dissolution or other corporate change. |
266266| To others, at your direction | To carry out certain requests you make for us to share data. |
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268268Although we disclose your personal information to third parties as described above, we do not sell your personal information. We do, however, share your information for purposes of interest-based advertising or "targeted advertising" as discussed in the chart above, as well as below in the "Cookies, Other Similar Technologies, and Advertising" section. You can find more information on how to opt-out of targeted advertising in that section as well as the "Your Choices" section below.
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270270## SECURITY
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272272We do a lot to keep your data safe. While we think we have strong defenses in place, no one can ever guarantee that hackers won't be able to break into our sites or steal your data while it is stored or flowing from you to us or vice versa.
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274274We take reasonable measures, including administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, to protect your information from loss, theft, and misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Nevertheless, the internet is not a 100% secure environment, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of the transmission or storage of your information. We hold information about you both at our own premises and with the assistance of third-party service providers. Your personal information will be accessible by our employees, contractors and service providers who require access for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice.
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276For more information about our security practices, please visit https://squareup.com/us/en/security.
276For more information about our security practices, please visit [https://squareup.com/us/en/security](https://squareup.com/us/en/security).
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278278## COOKIES, OTHER SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES, AND ADVERTISING
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280280If you are reading this Privacy Notice in a country where we have a separate Cookies Policy, you will see the Cookie Banner that applies to you each time you visit the site.
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282282The following additional information applies across all of our websites and apps.
411411## CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
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413413We reserve the right to change this Privacy Notice from time to time, as may be required. We will provide you with reasonable prior notice of any material changes in how we use your information, including by email if you have provided one. If you disagree with these changes, you may cancel your account at any time. Any amendments will be published by posting a revised version of the Privacy Notice and updating the "Effective Date" above. The revised version will be effective on the "Effective Date" listed.
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415415If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Notice, please reach out to us by contacting your country specific privacy contact below:
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417<table><tbody><tr><td>United States</td><td>Block, Inc.<p>1455 Market Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94103, U.S.A</p><p><a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="e191938897808298a19290948093849491cf828e8c">[email&nbsp;protected]</a></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>European Union &amp; the United Kingdom</td><td>FAO: Data Protection Officer<p>Squareup International Ltd.</p><p>Fumbally Square<br>Fumbally Lane<br>Dublin 8, Ireland</p><p><a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="f9898b908f989a80d49c8cb98a888c988b9c8c89d79a9694">[email&nbsp;protected]</a></p></td><td>If your request or concern is not satisfactorily resolved by us, you can contact your local data protection authority (see http://ec.europa.eu/justice/dataprotection/bodies/authorities/index_en.html).</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>Square Canada, Inc.<p>Square Technologies, Inc.</p><p>5000 Yonge Street,<br>Toronto, ON M2N 7E9, Canada</p><p><a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="d5a5a7bca3b4b6ac95a6a4a0b4a7b0a0a5fbb6bab8">[email&nbsp;protected]</a></p></td><td>If you are dissatisfied with the results of our investigation or any resulting corrective measures, you may be entitled to make a written submission to the Privacy Commissioner in your jurisdiction or to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at the address below:<p>Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada</p><p>30 Victoria Street Gatineau, Quebec</p><p>K1A 1H3</p><p>https://www.priv.gc.ca/en</p></td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>Square, K.K.<p>Tri-Seven Roppongi 10F,<br>7-7, Roppongi, Minato-ku,<br>Tokyo, 106-0032, Japan</p><p>Representative Director: Akio Takisaki<br><a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="f080829986919389b08381859182958580de939f9d">[email&nbsp;protected]</a></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>Square AU PTY, Ltd.<p>GPO Box 1640,<br>Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia</p><p><a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="9bebe9f2edfaf8e2dbe8eaeefae9feeeebb5f8f4f6">[email&nbsp;protected]</a></p></td><td>If you are dissatisfied with our response to your complaint, you may be entitled to make a written submission to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, whose contact details are as follows:<p>Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)<br>Phone: 1300 363 992<br>Email: <a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="2e4b405f5b475c474b5d6e414f474d00494158004f5b">[email&nbsp;protected]</a><br>Address: GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
417<table><tbody><tr><td>United States</td><td>Block, Inc.<p>1955 Broadway, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612, U.S.A</p><p><a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="89f9fbe0ffe8eaf0c9faf8fce8fbecfcf9a7eae6e4">[email&nbsp;protected]</a></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>European Union &amp; the United Kingdom</td><td>FAO: Data Protection Officer<p>Squareup International Ltd.</p><p>Fumbally Square<br>Fumbally Lane<br>Dublin 8, Ireland</p><p><a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="2252504b5443415b0f47576251535743504757520c414d4f">[email&nbsp;protected]</a></p></td><td>If your request or concern is not satisfactorily resolved by us, you can contact your local data protection authority (see http://ec.europa.eu/justice/dataprotection/bodies/authorities/index_en.html).</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>Square Canada, Inc.<p>Square Technologies, Inc.</p><p>5000 Yonge Street,<br>Toronto, ON M2N 7E9, Canada</p><p><a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="96e6e4ffe0f7f5efd6e5e7e3f7e4f3e3e6b8f5f9fb">[email&nbsp;protected]</a></p></td><td>If you are dissatisfied with the results of our investigation or any resulting corrective measures, you may be entitled to make a written submission to the Privacy Commissioner in your jurisdiction or to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at the address below:<p>Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada</p><p>30 Victoria Street Gatineau, Quebec</p><p>K1A 1H3</p><p>https://www.priv.gc.ca/en</p></td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>Square, K.K.<p>Tri-Seven Roppongi 10F,<br>7-7, Roppongi, Minato-ku,<br>Tokyo, 106-0032, Japan</p><p>Representative Director: Akio Takisaki<br><a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="f080829986919389b08381859182958580de939f9d">[email&nbsp;protected]</a></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>Square AU PTY, Ltd.<p>GPO Box 1640,<br>Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia</p><p><a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="c0b0b2a9b6a1a3b980b3b1b5a1b2a5b5b0eea3afad">[email&nbsp;protected]</a></p></td><td>If you are dissatisfied with our response to your complaint, you may be entitled to make a written submission to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, whose contact details are as follows:<p>Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)<br>Phone: 1300 363 992<br>Email: <a href="https://squareup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" data-cfemail="dfbab1aeaab6adb6baac9fb0beb6bcf1b8b0a9f1beaa">[email&nbsp;protected]</a><br>Address: GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001</p></td></tr></tbody></table>