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This provision allocates legal compliance responsibility to the merchant rather than to Shopify as the platform provider. It establishes that merchants cannot rely on Shopify for legal guidance regarding the permissibility of their business activities, thereby defining the scope of Shopify's obligations in the merchant-platform relationship.
Merchants operate under an obligation to conduct their own legal due diligence regarding applicable laws and regulations in their jurisdictions. The provision clarifies that Shopify will not serve as a source of legal counsel for determining whether specific merchant activities are lawful.
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This provision allocates legal compliance responsibility to the merchant rather than to Shopify as the platform provider. It establishes that merchants cannot rely on Shopify for legal guidance regarding the permissibility of their business activities, thereby defining the scope of Shopify's obligations in the merchant-platform relationship.
Merchants operate under an obligation to conduct their own legal due diligence regarding applicable laws and regulations in their jurisdictions. The provision clarifies that Shopify will not serve as a source of legal counsel for determining whether specific merchant activities are lawful.
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