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Shopify collects the actual content of email messages, not merely metadata, from connected inboxes and transferred emails.
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 →If you connect an email inbox or transfer emails to Shop, Shopify collects the contents of those email messages and uses information from them in your order history.
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Shopify collects the actual content of email messages, not merely metadata, from connected inboxes and transferred emails.
If you connect an email inbox or transfer emails to Shop, Shopify collects the contents of those email messages and uses information from them in your order history.
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