At Shopify, we prioritize enhancing commerce for everyone while handling your information responsibly. We gather and utilize data about various individuals, including merchants, customers, partners, app users, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your information. If there are any updates to our privacy practices, significant changes will be communicated to you.

Our Approach to Data Privacy
Shopify operates with a foundation of trust, ensuring that:

1. Your information belongs to you.
2. We protect your information from others unless legally required or you grant permission.
3. We help merchants and partners meet their privacy obligations effectively.

Why We Process Your Data
We process your information to fulfill contractual obligations or for legitimate business reasons, such as fraud prevention, product improvement, and providing analytics. We also process your data based on your consent, especially for marketing activities.

Your Data Rights
Regardless of your location, you have rights to access, correct, delete, or object to how we handle your data. If you provide data to a Shopify-powered store, the merchant is responsible for your data, and Shopify assists them in managing your privacy requests.

Where We Transfer Your Data
As a global company, we may transfer your information across borders, but we take necessary steps to protect it under relevant laws, including those governing transfers outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

Data Retention
We keep your personal data only as long as necessary and in accordance with applicable laws. After that, it is either deleted or anonymized.

Machine Learning and Security
We utilize machine learning to enhance services, ensuring human involvement or non-significant effects on your privacy. While we protect your data with robust security measures, no method of electronic storage is completely secure.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies for tracking and improving our services. You can find more details in our Cookie Policy.

Contacting Us
If you have questions or requests about how we handle your data, you can reach out to Shopify Support or the designated Data Protection Officer for your region.

This summary covers key points, but we encourage you to review the full Privacy Policy for detailed information on how Shopify handles your personal data.