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This provision establishes the framework under which Shopify deploys tracking technologies across its platform and merchant storefronts. The clause creates an operational structure where cookie usage practices are documented separately in a referenced policy document, with opt-out procedures available for certain cookie categories.
Users operating under these terms acknowledge that cookies and tracking technologies are deployed on Shopify properties and merchant stores powered by Shopify's platform. The provision authorizes data collection through these technologies, with users able to access opt-out options through the referenced Cookie Policy for certain cookie types.
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We and our third-party partners may use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our website and apps, including your browsing activity, device type, IP address, and referring URLs. We use this information to personalize your experien...
We, or our service providers, and other companies we work with may deploy and use cookies, web beacons, local shared objects and other tracking technologies for the following purposes: fraud prevention and monitoring our advertising and marketing campaign performance. Some of these tracking tools ma...
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"We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website and when providing our services. For more information about how we use these technologies, including a list of other companies that place cookies on our sites, a list of cookies that we place when we power a merchant's store, and an explanation of how you can opt out of certain types of cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.— Excerpt from Shopify's Shopify Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes the framework under which Shopify deploys tracking technologies across its platform and merchant storefronts. The clause creates an operational structure where cookie usage practices are documented separately in a referenced policy document, with opt-out procedures available for certain cookie categories.
Users operating under these terms acknowledge that cookies and tracking technologies are deployed on Shopify properties and merchant stores powered by Shopify's platform. The provision authorizes data collection through these technologies, with users able to access opt-out options through the referenced Cookie Policy for certain cookie types.
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