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This provision means your browsing and shopping behavior across Shopify-powered stores may be tracked by third-party advertising networks, not just by the individual store you are visiting.
The policy states that Shopify collects identifiers, browsing activity, purchase history, device information, and location-related data from merchants, buyers, and website visitors, and authorizes this data to be shared with advertising, analytics, payment processing, and fraud prevention partners. Buyers who shop at Shopify-powered stores should be aware that their transaction and behavioral data may be processed both by the individual merchant and by Shopify under its own data practices, meaning Shopify retains data about purchases made across its merchant network. You can submit data access, correction, or deletion requests through Shopify's dedicated privacy portal at https://privacy.shopify.com.
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We may share your information with third-party advertising partners to provide you with targeted advertising. We also work with third-party analytics providers who help us understand how users interact with our Services. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technolo...
We work with third-party advertising partners to market our Products, and we share personal data with advertising networks and social media companies to serve ads. We also use analytics providers to help us understand how users interact with our Products.
We may share your personal information with third-party vendors and service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. We may also share your personal information with busines...
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"We use personal information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. We work with third-party advertising and analytics partners to serve advertisements, understand how visitors interact with our websites and Services, and to help us better understand our users. These partners may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect information about your use of our Services and other websites.— Excerpt from Shopify's Shopify Privacy Policy
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This provision means your browsing and shopping behavior across Shopify-powered stores may be tracked by third-party advertising networks, not just by the individual store you are visiting.
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