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This prevents Shopify from penalising users financially or through service degradation for exercising their privacy rights.
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 →Exercising your privacy rights will not result in higher charges or a different level of service from Shopify.
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"We will not charge you more or provide you with a different level of service if you exercise any of these rights.Excerpt from Shopify's Privacy Policy
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This prevents Shopify from penalising users financially or through service degradation for exercising their privacy rights.
Exercising your privacy rights will not result in higher charges or a different level of service from Shopify.
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