Squarespace
Website builder · squarespace.com · last read 2026-10-12
Identity
| Legal entity | Squarespace, Inc. |
|---|---|
| HQ | US |
| Parent company | — |
| Ultimate ownership | US |
| EU contracting entity | Squarespace Ireland Limited |
| LEI | 549300T4QP7KELU8ST60 |
| US CLOUD Act reach | Contracting entity incorporated in the US |
| Source | squarespace.com · 2026-10-08 |
Legal entity from the vendor's own terms. LEI, registered country and parent company from the Global LEI Index (GLEIF); ownership is left empty where GLEIF names no parent. The CLOUD Act row is arithmetic over those countries, not an assessment of risk.
Data location
No data-location observation recorded yet.
Subprocessor chain
Processing terms
From the vendor's data processing agreement · read 2026-10-09 · squarespace.com
| Term | What the agreement says |
|---|---|
| Transfer mechanism | EU-U.S. DPF |
| Transfer mechanism | SCC module 3 |
| Transfer mechanism | UK Addendum |
| If you object to one | Customer may object by email to [email protected] if the objection is reasonable and related to data protection. Squarespace will use commercially reasonable efforts to offer a way to avoid that subprocessor. If it cannot within a reasonable time, the customer may cancel or terminate the Services, or, if possible, the affected portions. |
| Breach notification | without undue delay after becoming aware of and confirming the Breach |
| Audit | Customer exercises its audit right by instructing Squarespace to carry out its own internal or external audit. Reports may require an NDA and may be redacted. If Squarespace does not follow the instruction, or other proof of compliance is legally required, the customer may submit a written request for information about the Security Measures. |
| Audit | Written request for information limited to Security Measures or as required by Data Protection Laws; addressed by least intrusive means agreed in good faith; at customer's cost |
Terms as the agreement states them. Where it is silent on a term, there is no row; that is not a statement that the vendor does not offer it.
Assurance
| Scheme | Status | Scope | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCI-DSS · PCIDSS | Claimed | All of Squarespace's built-in payment processor integrations | squarespace.com | 2026-10-08 |
Claimed means the vendor asserts the scheme on its own page and offers nothing further. Available on request means the report or certificate exists but sits behind a request, a login or an NDA. Neither is a certificate we have seen. That is a distinction an auditor makes, so we make it too.
Official registers
| Register | Offering, as the register names it | Status | Level | Valid until | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Privacy Framework List (US) | EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework · Squarespace, Inc. | Active | HR data, non-HR data | 2027-08-24 | 2026-10-09 |
| Data Privacy Framework List (US) | Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework · Squarespace, Inc. | Active | non-HR data | 2027-08-24 | 2026-10-09 |
| Data Privacy Framework List (US) | UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF · Squarespace, Inc. | Active | HR data, non-HR data | 2027-08-24 | 2026-10-09 |
| Global LEI Index (GLEIF) | SQUARESPACE, INC. · SQUARESPACE, INC. | ISSUED | US-DE | 2027-10-04 | 2026-10-09 |
- ACN qualified cloud (Italy): checked 2026-10-12, no entry under Squarespace; Squarespace Ireland Limited; Squarespace, Inc.
- DORA critical ICT third-party providers (ESAs): checked 2026-10-12, no entry under Squarespace; Squarespace Ireland Limited; Squarespace, Inc.
- Data Privacy Framework List (US): checked 2026-10-12, 3 entries under Squarespace; Squarespace Ireland Limited; Squarespace, Inc.
- EU Cloud Code of Conduct (GDPR Art. 40): checked 2026-10-12, no entry under Squarespace; Squarespace Ireland Limited; Squarespace, Inc.
- FedRAMP Marketplace (US): checked 2026-10-12, no entry under Squarespace; Squarespace Ireland Limited; Squarespace, Inc.
- SecNumCloud qualified services (ANSSI, France): checked 2026-10-12, no entry under Squarespace; Squarespace Ireland Limited; Squarespace, Inc.
What the authority publishes, not what the vendor claims. An entry covers the offering it names and nothing else: a FedRAMP authorisation for a government edition says nothing about the commercial service. No entry is not a finding about security - most vendors never apply - and an entry filed under a name not listed above would not have been found.
Support window
Not yet collected. This row will say not declared only once we have read a lifecycle or security page and found no period stated — see support windows.
Vulnerability reporting: squarespace.com (security.txt, expires 2028-01-01; read 2026-10-11)
Documents
| Document | Disclosure | Transcription | HTTP | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| certifications | Public | full | 200 | 2026-10-08 |
| dpa | Public | full | 200 | 2026-10-09 |
History
Nothing has moved since we started watching this vendor on 2026-10-08. Changes appear here only after a human has reviewed them.