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The clause defines the data retention timeline and establishes operational procedures for post-account data management, affecting the duration of data persistence in Shopify's systems after merchant account relationships end.
Merchants whose accounts are closed or terminated must accept a two-year retention period for store information before deletion procedures commence. During this retention interval, Shopify maintains access to the stored data according to the terms as written.
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We generally retain your personal data as long as you keep your account open or as needed to provide you Services. This includes data you or others provided to us and data generated or inferred from your use of our Services. In some cases we choose to retain certain information (e.g., insights about...
You may request deletion of your account at any time. When you request account deletion, we will delete or anonymize your personal information unless we are required to retain it by law, or unless we need to retain it for legitimate business purposes such as resolving disputes, enforcing our agreeme...
If you follow the instructions here, your account will be deactivated and your data will be queued for deletion. When deactivated, your X account, including your display name, username, and public profile, will no longer be viewable on X.com, X for iOS, and X for Android. For up to 30 days after dea...
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"If you are a merchant operating a Shopify-powered store, and you close the store, stop paying your subscription fees, or we terminate your account, we retain store information for two years before we begin the deletion process.— Excerpt from Shopify's Shopify Privacy Policy
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The clause defines the data retention timeline and establishes operational procedures for post-account data management, affecting the duration of data persistence in Shopify's systems after merchant account relationships end.
Merchants whose accounts are closed or terminated must accept a two-year retention period for store information before deletion procedures commence. During this retention interval, Shopify maintains access to the stored data according to the terms as written.
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