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This provision allocates data governance responsibilities by clarifying Shopify's role as a processor acting under merchant direction, establishing that merchants retain primary accountability for data handling decisions. The clause operationalizes the legal distinction between data controllers (merchants) and processors (Shopify) by directing users to the appropriate party for data practices transparency.
Under this provision, users interact with dual privacy frameworks: Shopify's privacy policy governs Shopify's independent data practices, while each merchant's separate policy governs that merchant's data collection and use. Users must consult the specific merchant's privacy documentation to understand how their transaction and browsing data are collected and used within that merchant's store environment.
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"Where Shopify acts as processor or service provider of your Personal Data on behalf of Shopify merchants, you need to directly contact the merchant you interacted with. For more information about how merchants collect and use your data when you visit and make purchases in their stores, review the specific merchant's terms and privacy policy.— Excerpt from Shopify's Shopify Privacy Policy
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This provision allocates data governance responsibilities by clarifying Shopify's role as a processor acting under merchant direction, establishing that merchants retain primary accountability for data handling decisions. The clause operationalizes the legal distinction between data controllers (merchants) and processors (Shopify) by directing users to the appropriate party for data practices transparency.
Under this provision, users interact with dual privacy frameworks: Shopify's privacy policy governs Shopify's independent data practices, while each merchant's separate policy governs that merchant's data collection and use. Users must consult the specific merchant's privacy documentation to understand how their transaction and browsing data are collected and used within that merchant's store environment.
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