Shopify transfers personal data from the EU, UK, and Switzerland to other countries (including the US) using Standard Contractual Clauses, which are legal contracts meant to ensure your data is protected even outside the EU.
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The provision describes the contractual safeguard framework Shopify uses to comply with EU data transfer requirements when moving personal information to non-adequate countries. This mechanism establishes the operational basis for cross-border data flows and provides transparency regarding the specific protective measures applied.
If you are an EU, UK, or Swiss user, your personal data is transferred to countries outside those regions — potentially including the US — using legal contracts (SCCs) whose adequacy has been actively contested by European regulators, meaning your data protections may not be fully equivalent to EU standards.
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"When we transfer personal information from the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland to countries that have not received an adequacy decision, we rely on appropriate safeguards, including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, to protect your personal information. You can request a copy of our Standard Contractual Clauses by contacting us at privacy@shopify.com.— Excerpt from Shopify's Shopify Privacy Policy
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: International transfers are governed by GDPR Chapter V, specifically Articles 44–49, and equivalent UK GDPR provisions (UK ICO's International Data Transfer Agreement). The EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF, July 2023) may apply if Shopify is DPF-certified, but SCCs remain the primary stated mechanism. CJEU's Schrems II judgment (C-311/18) invalidated Privacy Shield and required supplementary measures for SCC-based transfers. Enforced by EU DPAs and ICO.
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The provision describes the contractual safeguard framework Shopify uses to comply with EU data transfer requirements when moving personal information to non-adequate countries. This mechanism establishes the operational basis for cross-border data flows and provides transparency regarding the specific protective measures applied.
If you are an EU, UK, or Swiss user, your personal data is transferred to countries outside those regions — potentially including the US — using legal contracts (SCCs) whose adequacy has been actively contested by European regulators, meaning your data protections may not be fully equivalent to EU standards.
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