Squarespace Squarespace Terms of Service changes — 20121211_rev01

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_Last updated July 2012_

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This is an Agreement between You (the "User") and Squarespace, Inc. ("Squarespace", "we", or "us"), the company that provides content management and website hosting services as well as general and personalized content, communication tools and forums, and online and downloadable applications, collectively called Squarespace at the website at http://www.squarespace.com (the "Site"). We've tried really hard to keep this Agreement as readable and straightforward as possible. If you have suggestions that can help us improve it, please let us know. This Agreement explains our obligations to you, and your obligations to us. This Agreement is the entire Agreement between us. By using the Site in any way you are agreeing to comply with these terms, our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices or conditions or guidelines posted on the Site which we may update without notice and encourage you to check out here at any time.

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**1. Stuff We Own**

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**1. What Squarespace Owns**

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All material and services available on the Site, and all material and services provided by or through Squarespace, its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, agents, licensors, or other commercial partners including, but not limited to, software, all informational text, software documentation, design of and "look and feel," layout, photographs, graphics, audio, video, messages, interactive and instant messaging, design and functions, files, documents, images, or other materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted as well as all derivative works thereof (collectively, the "Services"), are owned by us or other parties that have licensed their material or provided services to us, and are protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws. All Squarespace trademarks and service marks, logos, slogans, and taglines are the property of Squarespace. All other trademarks, service marks, logos, slogans, and taglines are the property of their respective owners. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, nothing should be construed as granting any license or right to use any trademarks, service marks, logos, slogans or taglines displayed on Squarespace without our express written permission, or the express written permission of such third-party that may own the trademark, service mark, logo, slogan or tagline.

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**2. Rights to Use our Stuff**

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**2. Rights to Use What Squarespace Owns**

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Subject to this Agreement, Squarespace hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, and non-exclusive license to use the Services through a user identification reference provided by Squarespace ("User ID") to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to access and use the Site in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The license granted herein does not permit you, and you agree not to: store, copy, reproduce, republish, modify, upload, post, translate, scrape, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, transfer, transmit, display, decompile, reverse engineer, reverse assemble, decipher, or otherwise attempt to discover any programming code or any source code used in or with the Services or otherwise distribute in any way the Services other than as specifically permitted in this Agreement. You may not sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise attempt to transfer any right in the Services, create derivative works based on or in any manner commercially exploit the Services, in whole or in part other than as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Any use of the Services for any purpose other than as specifically permitted herein or without our prior consent or the prior written consent of our licensors, as applicable, is a violation of the copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights in the Services and is expressly prohibited. You further agree that violations by you, any other person or entity of the terms of this Agreement may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We reserve all rights not expressly granted in this Agreement.

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We will provide you User IDs each permitting access to the Services through one person and one computer at a time through the User accounts you create on the Site. You agree to fully and accurately provide the information requested by us when setting up your accounts and to regularly update such information. Your failure to do so may result in the cancellation of your account and loss of Services. You further agree (a) not to provide User IDs to anyone who is not your employee, and (b) to ensure all individuals permitted to use the User IDs are aware of and have agreed in writing to comply with the terms of this Agreement.

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**3. Stuff You Provide to Us**

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**3. What You Provide to Us**

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You are legally responsible for all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, or other materials ("Content") uploaded, posted, or stored through your use of the Services. While you will retain ownership of the Content you provide to the Site, you will grant Squarespace certain rights to host and use your Content as described in the following sentence. You grant Squarespace a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to host and use the Content in order to provide you with the Services. You agree not to use the Services for any illegal purpose or in violation of any applicable local, state, federal or international law. You are encouraged to archive your Content regularly and frequently. You are responsible for any Content that may be lost or unrecoverable through your use of the Services. You must provide all required and appropriate warnings, information, and disclosure. You hereby represent and warrant that you will not use the Services to share, store, or in any way distribute personal or financial data that is not in accordance with the law. Any Users suspected of having information which involves fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, insider trading, support for terrorism, or any other activity proscribed by law may have their accounts terminated, their financial data erased, and they also may be reported to law enforcement officials in the appropriate jurisdictions. Squarespace is not responsible for the Content or data you submit.

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**4. Comments and Feedback**

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You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information provided by you to us ("Comments") are not confidential and you hereby grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to reproduce, display, perform, distribute, publish, modify, edit or otherwise use such Comments as it deems appropriate, for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes, in our sole discretion.

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**5. Monitoring Your Stuff**

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**5. Monitoring What You Provide to Us**

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Squarespace may, but has no obligation to, monitor content on the Services. We may disclose any information necessary or appropriate to satisfy our legal obligations, protect Squarespace or its customers, or operate the Services properly. Squarespace, in its sole discretion, may refuse to post, remove, or refuse to remove, any Content, in whole or in part, alleged to be unacceptable, undesirable, inappropriate, or in violation of this Agreement. Additionally, Squarespace may require you to place all or any portion of the Content behind password protection if it determines that such Content is inappropriate for the community at large but does not otherwise violate the terms of this Agreement. If Squarespace has requested you to place Content behind password protection or if you independently determine that the Content appropriately belongs behind password protection, you may not publish the password in such a way that negates the limited-access nature of the password protected site. If Squarespace requests you to place any Content behind password protection and you fail to do so promptly, Squarespace reserves the right to (a) place such Content behind password protection itself, or (b) immediately terminate this Agreement.

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**6. Copyright Complaint Policy**

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If you believe any Services infringe your copyrighted works, you may provide a notification of claimed copyright infringement to our Designated Agent for copyright complaints. Please see our [Copyright Complaint Policy](http://help.squarespace.com/customer/portal/articles/637861-copyright-complaint-policy) for further information.

 _Last updated July 2012_
 This is an Agreement between You (the "User") and Squarespace, Inc. ("Squarespace", "we", or "us"), the company that provides content management and website hosting services as well as general and personalized content, communication tools and forums, and online and downloadable applications, collectively called Squarespace at the website at http://www.squarespace.com (the "Site"). We've tried really hard to keep this Agreement as readable and straightforward as possible. If you have suggestions that can help us improve it, please let us know. This Agreement explains our obligations to you, and your obligations to us. This Agreement is the entire Agreement between us. By using the Site in any way you are agreeing to comply with these terms, our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices or conditions or guidelines posted on the Site which we may update without notice and encourage you to check out here at any time.
+**1. Stuff We Own**
+**1. What Squarespace Owns**
 All material and services available on the Site, and all material and services provided by or through Squarespace, its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, agents, licensors, or other commercial partners including, but not limited to, software, all informational text, software documentation, design of and "look and feel," layout, photographs, graphics, audio, video, messages, interactive and instant messaging, design and functions, files, documents, images, or other materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted as well as all derivative works thereof (collectively, the "Services"), are owned by us or other parties that have licensed their material or provided services to us, and are protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws. All Squarespace trademarks and service marks, logos, slogans, and taglines are the property of Squarespace. All other trademarks, service marks, logos, slogans, and taglines are the property of their respective owners. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, nothing should be construed as granting any license or right to use any trademarks, service marks, logos, slogans or taglines displayed on Squarespace without our express written permission, or the express written permission of such third-party that may own the trademark, service mark, logo, slogan or tagline.
+**2. Rights to Use our Stuff**
+**2. Rights to Use What Squarespace Owns**
 Subject to this Agreement, Squarespace hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, and non-exclusive license to use the Services through a user identification reference provided by Squarespace ("User ID") to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to access and use the Site in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The license granted herein does not permit you, and you agree not to: store, copy, reproduce, republish, modify, upload, post, translate, scrape, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, transfer, transmit, display, decompile, reverse engineer, reverse assemble, decipher, or otherwise attempt to discover any programming code or any source code used in or with the Services or otherwise distribute in any way the Services other than as specifically permitted in this Agreement. You may not sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise attempt to transfer any right in the Services, create derivative works based on or in any manner commercially exploit the Services, in whole or in part other than as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Any use of the Services for any purpose other than as specifically permitted herein or without our prior consent or the prior written consent of our licensors, as applicable, is a violation of the copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights in the Services and is expressly prohibited. You further agree that violations by you, any other person or entity of the terms of this Agreement may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We reserve all rights not expressly granted in this Agreement.
 We will provide you User IDs each permitting access to the Services through one person and one computer at a time through the User accounts you create on the Site. You agree to fully and accurately provide the information requested by us when setting up your accounts and to regularly update such information. Your failure to do so may result in the cancellation of your account and loss of Services. You further agree (a) not to provide User IDs to anyone who is not your employee, and (b) to ensure all individuals permitted to use the User IDs are aware of and have agreed in writing to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
+**3. Stuff You Provide to Us**
+**3. What You Provide to Us**
 You are legally responsible for all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, or other materials ("Content") uploaded, posted, or stored through your use of the Services. While you will retain ownership of the Content you provide to the Site, you will grant Squarespace certain rights to host and use your Content as described in the following sentence. You grant Squarespace a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to host and use the Content in order to provide you with the Services. You agree not to use the Services for any illegal purpose or in violation of any applicable local, state, federal or international law. You are encouraged to archive your Content regularly and frequently. You are responsible for any Content that may be lost or unrecoverable through your use of the Services. You must provide all required and appropriate warnings, information, and disclosure. You hereby represent and warrant that you will not use the Services to share, store, or in any way distribute personal or financial data that is not in accordance with the law. Any Users suspected of having information which involves fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, insider trading, support for terrorism, or any other activity proscribed by law may have their accounts terminated, their financial data erased, and they also may be reported to law enforcement officials in the appropriate jurisdictions. Squarespace is not responsible for the Content or data you submit.
 **4. Comments and Feedback**
 You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information provided by you to us ("Comments") are not confidential and you hereby grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to reproduce, display, perform, distribute, publish, modify, edit or otherwise use such Comments as it deems appropriate, for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes, in our sole discretion.
+**5. Monitoring Your Stuff**
+**5. Monitoring What You Provide to Us**
 Squarespace may, but has no obligation to, monitor content on the Services. We may disclose any information necessary or appropriate to satisfy our legal obligations, protect Squarespace or its customers, or operate the Services properly. Squarespace, in its sole discretion, may refuse to post, remove, or refuse to remove, any Content, in whole or in part, alleged to be unacceptable, undesirable, inappropriate, or in violation of this Agreement. Additionally, Squarespace may require you to place all or any portion of the Content behind password protection if it determines that such Content is inappropriate for the community at large but does not otherwise violate the terms of this Agreement. If Squarespace has requested you to place Content behind password protection or if you independently determine that the Content appropriately belongs behind password protection, you may not publish the password in such a way that negates the limited-access nature of the password protected site. If Squarespace requests you to place any Content behind password protection and you fail to do so promptly, Squarespace reserves the right to (a) place such Content behind password protection itself, or (b) immediately terminate this Agreement.
 **6. Copyright Complaint Policy**
  If you believe any Services infringe your copyrighted works, you may provide a notification of claimed copyright infringement to our Designated Agent for copyright complaints. Please see our [Copyright Complaint Policy](http://help.squarespace.com/customer/portal/articles/637861-copyright-complaint-policy) for further information.

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