General Terms of Service

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11**General**
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33To access the General Terms of Service and additional terms and policies effective through May 24, 2018, [click here](https://squareup.com/legal/ua-archive).
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5**Last updated: April 1, 2019**
5**Last updated: April 17, 2019**
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77These General Terms of Service ("General Terms") are a legal agreement between you ("you," "your") and Square, Inc. and/or Square Capital, LLC ("Square," "we," "our" or "us") and govern your use of Square's services, including mobile applications, websites, software, hardware, and other products and services (collectively, the "Services"). If you are using the Services on behalf of a business, you represent to us that you have authority to bind that business or entity to these terms, and that business accepts these terms. By using any of the Services, you agree to these General Terms and any policies referenced within ("Policies"), including terms that limit our liability (see Section 18) and require individual arbitration for any potential legal dispute (see Section 21). You also agree to any additional terms specific to Services you use ("Additional Terms"), such as those listed below, which become part of your agreement with us (collectively, the "Terms"). You should read all of our terms carefully.
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99- [Payment Terms](https://squareup.com/legal/payment): These terms apply to all payments made through the Services.
1010- [Point of Sale Additional Terms of Service](https://squareup.com/legal/pos): These terms apply when you use certain Square Point of Sale Services.
1111- [Cash Additional Terms of Service](https://squareup.com/legal/cash-ua): These terms apply when you use Square Cash or Square Cash for Business.
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2929#### 4\. Restrictions
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3131You may not, nor may you permit any third party, directly or indirectly, to:
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33331. export the Services, which may be subject to export restrictions imposed by US law, including US Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. Chapter VII);
342. access or monitor any material or information on any Square system using any manual process or robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means;
353. except to the extent that any restriction is expressly prohibited by law, violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion headers on any Service, work around, bypass, or circumvent any of the technical limitations of the Services, use any tool to enable features or functionalities that are otherwise disabled in the Services, or decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer the Services;
364. perform or attempt to perform any actions that would interfere with the proper working of the Services, prevent access to or use of the Services by our other customers, or impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
375. copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works, publicly display, republish, upload, post, transmit, resell or distribute in any way material, information or Services from Square;
386. use and benefit from the Services via a rental, lease, timesharing, service bureau or other arrangement;
397. transfer any rights granted to you under these General Terms;
408. use the Services in a way that distracts or prevents you from obeying traffic or safety laws;
419. use the Services for the sale of firearms, firearm parts, ammunition, weapons or other devices designed to cause physical harm;
4210. use the Services for any illegal activity or goods or in any way that exposes you, other Square users, our partners, or Square to harm; or
4311. otherwise use the Services except as expressly allowed under these Terms.
342. engage in any activity that may be in violation of regulations administered by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (31 C.F.R. Parts 500-599). Prohibited activity includes but is not limited to the provision of Services to or for the benefit of a jurisdiction, entity, or individual blocked or prohibited by relevant sanctions authorities, including but not limited to activities in Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Syria, or the Crimean Region of the Ukraine. If found to be in apparent violation of these restrictions, your account could be terminated and your funds could be held for an indefinite period of time;
353. access or monitor any material or information on any Square system using any manual process or robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means;
364. except to the extent that any restriction is expressly prohibited by law, violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion headers on any Service, work around, bypass, or circumvent any of the technical limitations of the Services, use any tool to enable features or functionalities that are otherwise disabled in the Services, or decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer the Services;
375. perform or attempt to perform any actions that would interfere with the proper working of the Services, prevent access to or use of the Services by our other customers, or impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
386. copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works, publicly display, republish, upload, post, transmit, resell or distribute in any way material, information or Services from Square;
397. use and benefit from the Services via a rental, lease, timesharing, service bureau or other arrangement;
408. transfer any rights granted to you under these General Terms;
419. use the Services in a way that distracts or prevents you from obeying traffic or safety laws;
4210. use the Services for the sale of firearms, firearm parts, ammunition, weapons or other devices designed to cause physical harm;
4311. use the Services for any illegal activity or goods or in any way that exposes you, other Square users, our partners, or Square to harm; or
4412. otherwise use the Services except as expressly allowed under these Terms.
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4546If we reasonably suspect that your Square Account has been used for an unauthorized, illegal, or criminal purpose, you give us express authorization to share information about you, your Square Account, and any of your transactions with law enforcement.
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4748#### 5\. Compatible Mobile Devices and Third Party Carriers
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4950We do not warrant that the Services will be compatible with your mobile device or carrier. Your use of the Services may be subject to the terms of your agreements with your mobile device manufacturer or your carrier. You may not use a modified device to use the Services if the modification is contrary to the manufacturer's software or hardware guidelines, including disabling hardware or software controls-sometimes referred to as "jail broken."