“You can't use Shopify to do anything that's illegal where you do business.”
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The prohibition is geographically anchored to where the merchant does business, meaning legality is assessed by the merchant's operating jurisdiction rather than a single fixed standard.
Merchants are prohibited from conducting any activity on Shopify that is illegal in the jurisdictions where they operate.
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"You can't use Shopify to do anything that's illegal where you do business.Excerpt from Shopify's Acceptable Use Policy
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The prohibition is geographically anchored to where the merchant does business, meaning legality is assessed by the merchant's operating jurisdiction rather than a single fixed standard.
Merchants are prohibited from conducting any activity on Shopify that is illegal in the jurisdictions where they operate.
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