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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.
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the Receiving Party shall (other than to the extent prohibited by law) provide prior written notice to the Disclosing Party and reasonably cooperate...with any efforts by the Disclosing Party to contest or limit such disclosure requirement
You will include a date/time stamp adjacent to your display of pricing or availability information on your application if you obtain Product Advertising Content from Data Feeds, or if you call Creators API, PA API or refresh the Product Advertising Content...less frequently than hourly.
"We may at times be legally required to disclose your Personal Data (for example, if we receive a valid court order).Excerpt from Shopify's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “We may at times be legally required to disclose your Personal Data (for example, if we receive a valid court order).”
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