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The designation of Shopify as data controller for Shop products creates a distinct data processing relationship separate from individual merchant data collection, establishing Shopify's direct legal responsibility for how this data is collected, stored, and used under applicable data protection frameworks.
When using Shop app or Shop Pay, users' account information, purchase history across participating merchants, and browsing activity are processed under Shopify's independent data control rather than individual merchant control, which may subject this data to different privacy practices and retention policies than merchant-direct transactions.
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"When you use the Shop app or Shop Pay, Shopify acts as the data controller for the personal information you provide or that we collect in connection with those products. This includes information you provide when creating a Shop account, your purchase history across merchants that use Shop Pay or the Shop app, and information collected through the app such as browsing activity.— Excerpt from Shopify's Shopify Privacy Policy
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The designation of Shopify as data controller for Shop products creates a distinct data processing relationship separate from individual merchant data collection, establishing Shopify's direct legal responsibility for how this data is collected, stored, and used under applicable data protection frameworks.
When using Shop app or Shop Pay, users' account information, purchase history across participating merchants, and browsing activity are processed under Shopify's independent data control rather than individual merchant control, which may subject this data to different privacy practices and retention policies than merchant-direct transactions.
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