Domain names purchased through Shopify are set to auto-renew annually for the duration of the active account, and merchants bear sole responsibility for deactivating auto-renewal if they do not wish to continue the registration.
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This provision establishes automatic annual recurring charges for domain names purchased through Shopify without requiring affirmative action by the merchant to trigger each renewal. Merchants who do not actively opt out bear the cost of annual domain renewals for the life of their account.
The updated terms clarify the legal identity of the Shopify entity you contract with and establish which courts have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve disputes, depending on your store's billing address. Previously, the terms specified exclusive jurisdiction by region (Ontario for US/Canada, Singapore for Asia Pacific, Ireland for EMEA and other areas). The revised structure presents this information in a table format and adds explicit language stating that disputes can only be brought in the courts listed for your region, with those courts having exclusive jurisdiction. Shopify Inc. may act as a billing agent for other Shopify entities to collect fees and remit taxes in some jurisdictions. You can review the contracting party and forum table in Section 13 to confirm which entity and courts apply to your store based on your billing address.
View change record →This provision establishes that domain names purchased through Shopify automatically renew annually as long as the account is active and a valid payment method is on file, and that merchants must actively deactivate auto-renewal to avoid recurring charges.
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Compare across platforms →"Upon purchasing a domain name through Shopify, domain registration will be preset to automatically renew each year so long as your Shopify Account remains active, unless you do not have a valid payment method associated with your Account. You acknowledge that it is your sole responsibility to deactivate the auto-renewal function should you choose to do so.Excerpt from Shopify's Terms of Service
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This provision establishes automatic annual recurring charges for domain names purchased through Shopify without requiring affirmative action by the merchant to trigger each renewal. Merchants who do not actively opt out bear the cost of annual domain renewals for the life of their account.
This provision establishes that domain names purchased through Shopify automatically renew annually as long as the account is active and a valid payment method is on file, and that merchants must actively deactivate auto-renewal to avoid recurring charges.
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