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Square might be revising their User Agreement on Surcharge as merchants in the United States and U.S. Territories will be permitted to impose a surcharge on consumers when they use MasterCard or Visa credit card starting January 27, 2013.

Network Rules currently prohibit you from (a) assessing a surcharge for the use of a Card in connection with any transaction, or (b) dispensing cash on any Card transaction.

Notice the word “currently” in the user agreement. Square might have to revise their User Agreement to comply with the new regulation.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma and Texas have laws in place limiting or prohibiting merchants from adding surcharge to credit card transaction.

Screen capture of Square User Agreement was taken on Sunday January 27, 2013 04:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

UPDATE: squareup.com is back up. Apparently square.com redirects to squareup.com.

Square, Inc. site squareup.com is displaying a blank page at the time of this post. Square payment service does not seem to be affected at all.

It seems that square.com is using Square, Inc. SSL Certificate.

Full screenshot:

According to whois information, Square Enix is the registrar of square.com.

Full whois info as of August 21st, 2012 at 22:25:

deus-ex-macintosh:~ iveryam$ whois square.com

Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

Domain Name: SQUARE.COM
Registrar: GMO INTERNET, INC. DBA ONAMAE.COM
Whois Server: whois.discount-domain.com
Referral URL: http://www.onamae.com
Name Server: NS5.DNSMADEEASY.COM
Name Server: NS6.DNSMADEEASY.COM
Status: ok
Updated Date: 07-dec-2011
Creation Date: 04-jun-1994
Expiration Date: 03-jun-2015

>>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:01:20 UTC <<<

NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the
registrar’s sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is
currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration
date of the domain name registrant’s agreement with the sponsoring
registrar. Users may consult the sponsoring registrar’s Whois database to
view the registrar’s reported date of expiration for this registration.

TERMS OF USE: You are not authorized to access or query our Whois
database through the use of electronic processes that are high-volume and
automated except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or
modify existing registrations; the Data in VeriSign Global Registry
Services’ (“VeriSign”) Whois database is provided by VeriSign for
information purposes only, and to assist persons in obtaining information
about or related to a domain name registration record. VeriSign does not
guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a Whois query, you agree to abide
by the following terms of use: You agree that you may use this Data only
for lawful purposes and that under no circumstances will you use this Data
to: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass
unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail, telephone,
or facsimile; or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes
that apply to VeriSign (or its computer systems). The compilation,
repackaging, dissemination or other use of this Data is expressly
prohibited without the prior written consent of VeriSign. You agree not to
use electronic processes that are automated and high-volume to access or
query the Whois database except as reasonably necessary to register
domain names or modify existing registrations. VeriSign reserves the right
to restrict your access to the Whois database in its sole discretion to ensure
operational stability. VeriSign may restrict or terminate your access to the
Whois database for failure to abide by these terms of use. VeriSign
reserves the right to modify these terms at any time.

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and
Registrars.
GMO Internet, Inc. whois server 2.0

This server only serves information on GMO Internet,Inc.-maintained domain names
For more information, please contact hostmaster@gmo.jp.

Domain Handle: None
Domain Name: square.com
Created On: 1994-06-04 04:00:00.0
Last Updated On: 2011-12-07 17:57:25.0
Expiration Date: 2015-06-03 04:00:00.0
Status: ACTIVE
Registrant Name: Yoichi Wada
Registrant Organization: Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
Registrant Street1: 3-22-7 Yoyogi
Registrant Street2:
Registrant City: Shibuya-ku
Registrant State: Tokyo
Registrant Postal Code: 151-8544
Registrant Country: JP
Registrant Phone: 81-3-5333-0958
Registrant Fax: 81-3-5333-0959
Registrant Email: legal-domain@square-enix.com
Admin Name: Thomson Brandy
Admin Organization: Thomson Reuters Professional KK
Admin Street1: 1-3-4 Atago
Admin Street2: 11F Atago Toyo Bldg.
Admin City: Minato-ku
Admin State: Tokyo
Admin Postal Code: 105-0002
Admin Country: JP
Admin Phone: 03-5733-6120
Admin Fax: 03-5733-6130
Admin Email: admin@thomsonbrandy.jp
Billing Name: Thomson Brandy
Billing Organization: Thomson Reuters Professional KK
Billing Street1: 1-3-4 Atago
Billing Street2: 11F Atago Toyo Bldg.
Billing City: Minato-ku
Billing State: Tokyo
Billing Postal Code: 105-0002
Billing Country: JP
Billing Phone: 03-5733-6120
Billing Fax: 03-5733-6130
Billing Email: admin@thomsonbrandy.jp
Tech Name: Thomson Brandy
Tech Organization: Thomson Reuters Professional KK
Tech Street1: 1-3-4 Atago
Tech Street2: 11F Atago Toyo Bldg.
Tech City: Minato-ku
Tech State: Tokyo
Tech Postal Code: 105-0002
Tech Country: JP
Tech Phone: 03-5733-6120
Tech Fax: 03-5733-6130
Tech Email: admin@thomsonbrandy.jp
Name Server: ns5.dnsmadeeasy.com
Name Server: ns6.dnsmadeeasy.com

It makes a lot of sense if Square, Inc. owns square.com.

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