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This limits third-party access to Personal Data to two conditions: user permission and legal compulsion, excluding other bases.
The updated policy changes the legal mechanism used to protect personal data when it crosses borders, but does not change where data is transferred or fundamentally alter protection levels. For EEA and Swiss users, data transfers between Shopify entities now rely on Shopify's Binding Corporate Rules (which have been approved by European data protection authorities), rather than adequacy decisions. For UK users, transfers use Standard Contractual Clauses and may rely on the adequacy decision for Canada. For transfers to third-party subprocessors, contractual commitments in the form of Standard Contractual Clauses now replace prior language referencing comparable protections. The policy states these mechanisms reflect Shopify's commitment to adequate protection, but the shift in legal instruments may have implications for how disputes or compliance issues would be evaluated under GDPR or UK data protection law.
View change record →Your Personal Data will not be shared with a third party unless you have given Shopify permission or Shopify is legally required to share it.
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This limits third-party access to Personal Data to two conditions: user permission and legal compulsion, excluding other bases.
Your Personal Data will not be shared with a third party unless you have given Shopify permission or Shopify is legally required to share it.
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