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| 0 | Updated March 2, 2026 Privacy Policy How Shopify handles your data Table of Contents Introduction Our values Why we process your information Your rights over your information Where we send your information How long do we retain your information Our use of Machine Learning How we protect your information How we use "cookies" and other tracking technologies How you can reach us United States Regional Privacy Notice Introduction In our mission to make commerce better for everyone at Shopify, we collect and use information about you, our merchants using Shopify to power your business consumers who shop at a Shopify-powered business, or use Shopify apps and services like Shop or Shop Pay partners who develop apps for merchants to use, build stores on behalf of merchants, refer potential entrepreneurs to Shopify, or otherwise help merchants operate or improve their Shopify-powered business visitors to Shopify's websites , or anyone contacting Shopify support This overall privacy policy and the supplemental privacy policies (together, the " Privacy Policy ") will help you better understand how we collect, use, and share your Personal Data. | 0 | Updated July 7, 2026 Privacy Policy How Shopify handles your data Table of Contents Introduction Our values Why we process your information Your rights over your information Where we send your information How long do we retain your information Our use of Machine Learning How we protect your information How we use "cookies" and other tracking technologies How you can reach us United States Regional Privacy Notice Introduction In our mission to make commerce better for everyone at Shopify, we collect and use information about you, our merchants using Shopify to power your business consumers who shop at a Shopify-powered business, or use Shopify apps and services like Shop or Shop Pay partners who develop apps for merchants to use, build stores on behalf of merchants, refer potential entrepreneurs to Shopify, or otherwise help merchants operate or improve their Shopify-powered business visitors to Shopify's websites , or anyone contacting Shopify support This overall privacy policy and the supplemental privacy policies (together, the " Privacy Policy ") will help you better understand how we collect, use, and share your Personal Data. |
| 38 | Transfers outside of Europe and Switzerland If you are located in the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, your Personal Data is received by our Irish affiliate, Shopify International Ltd. | 38 | Transfers outside of the EEA, the UK and Switzerland If you are located in the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, your Personal Data is received by our Irish affiliate, Shopify International Ltd. |
| 39 | Your information is then sent to other Shopify locations and to service providers who may be located in other regions, including Canada (where we are based) and the United States. | 39 | Your information is then sent to other Shopify locations and to service providers who may be located in other regions, including Canada (where we are headquartered) and the United States. |
| 40 | When we send your Personal Data outside of the EEA, UK or Switzerland, we do so in accordance with applicable law. | 40 | When we send your Personal Data outside of the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, we do so in accordance with applicable law. |
| 41 | If you are in the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, when we send your Personal Data to Canada it is protected under Canadian law, which the European Commission has found adequately protects your information. | 41 | If you are in the EEA or Switzerland, when we send your Personal Data to any other Shopify entity outside the EEA or Switzerland, it is transferred in accordance with Shopify's Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs). |
| 42 | If we then send this Personal Data outside of Canada (for example, when we send this information to our Subprocessors ), this information is protected by contractual commitments that are comparable to those provided in the Standard Contractual Clauses. | 42 | Shopify's BCRs have been approved by European data protection authorities and reflect Shopify's commitment to adequately protect Personal Data regardless of where the information resides. |
| 43 | If you are in the UK, when we send your Personal Data to any other Shopify entity outside of the UK, EEA or Switzerland, it is transferred pursuant to Standard Contractual Clauses in place between Shopify entities, and may rely on the European Commission's adequacy decision in relation to Canada to support transfers from Shopify International Limited to its Canadian-registered corporate parent Shopify Inc. | ||
| 44 | Where Shopify transfers your Personal Data to any third parties (for example, when we send this information to our Subprocessors ), such transfers are protected by contractual commitments in the form of Standard Contractual Clauses where appropriate. | ||
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