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The updated terms specify which Shopify corporate entity you contract with and which courts have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes, based on your store's billing address. Previously, the terms designated contracting parties and courts by region but in separate sections; the revised structure consolidates this information in a single table and introduces Shopify Technology (USA) Inc. as a contracting party for US-based merchants. The practical effect is that merchants in different regions now have explicit clarity on their contracting counterparty and the specific court system that will handle disputes, though the geographic assignment of courts remains substantially similar to prior language.
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If you create an account or use the Services on behalf of another person or entity, you must have the authority to accept these Terms on their behalf.
If there is a conflict between applicable Additional Terms and these terms, the Additional Terms will control.
These Terms and Conditions are personal to you, and are not assignable, transferable, or sublicensable by you except with Teladoc Health's prior written consent.
"Your use of the Services is subject to your acceptance of the Google Maps and Earth Enterprise Universal Acceptable Use Policy, Google Maps and Google Earth Additional Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy...Excerpt from Shopify's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Your use of the Services is subject to your acceptance of the Google Maps and Earth Enterprise Universal Acceptable Use Policy, Google Maps and Google Earth Additional Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy...”
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