How did square up get my email?

The answer came with a call to his credit card company. But unlike other credit card processing systems- once you allow a Square vendor to email a receipt of your credit card transaction, all future transactions with that card trigger an automatic receipt to your email address.

Why am I getting square receipts?

It sounds like someone may have received another person’s receipt by mistake. When a payment is completed using Square, customers can receive an email or text message receipt. If an email address or phone number is entered incorrectly (or if a merchant enters their own), the receipt may be sent to the wrong recipient.

How do vendors get my email address?

A business may buy your email address from another company. This can happen when you give your email address to a business and it asks whether it can share your email address with affiliates. Businesses can also obtain your email address by using online programs to scour the Internet for email addresses.

Can an email be a receipt?

Email receipts are important because everyone reads them. They have the highest open rate of any type of email you’ll send your customers – nearly 71\%! The simplest purpose of an email receipt is to let the buyer know you’ve received their payment.

How do I stop Square emails?

You can unsubscribe from a Square business’ emails from the footer of any email you’ve received from Square. To do so: Click Manage Preferences at the bottom of your receipt. Under_Email Preferences_ toggle off Receive offers & updates to unsubscribe from all Square business’ email marketing campaigns.

How do I remove my email from Square?

Edit Your Email Address

1. Visit Account & Settings in your online Square Dashboard.
2. Under Basic Information, click Change next to the current email address.
3. If you already have 2-Step Verification enabled, enter and confirm the new email address you’d like to associate with your Square account > Change.