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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.
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In the event of any conflict between these Terms of Use and information provided by Customer Service or other portions of our websites, these Terms of Use will control.
In the event any information posted on the Site from time to time conflicts with any provision of these Terms, the applicable provision of these Terms shall control.
If you believe we have taken action against your content or account in a way that does not comply with these Terms, you have the right to bring a claim for breach of contract under UK law.
"To the extent of any inconsistencies or conflicts between these English Terms of Service and Shopify's Terms of Service available in another language, the most current English version of the Terms of Service...will prevail.Excerpt from Shopify's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “To the extent of any inconsistencies or conflicts between these English Terms of Service and Shopify's Terms of Service available in another language, the most current English version of the Terms of Service...will prevail.”
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