“If you use these services, you need to respect how the supply chain works and what terms are asked of you.”
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Users cannot simply comply with Shopify's own terms while ignoring obligations imposed by supply chain partners whose services they use.
Interpretive note: The clause does not define which specific services trigger supply chain obligations, nor does it identify which supply chain partners or terms are referenced. This limits precision of the canonical claim.
Users are bound not only by Shopify's terms but also by the terms imposed at the supply chain level when they use applicable services.
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Users cannot simply comply with Shopify's own terms while ignoring obligations imposed by supply chain partners whose services they use.
Users are bound not only by Shopify's terms but also by the terms imposed at the supply chain level when they use applicable services.
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