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Aug 3, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

improvements or additions to the Services. Under no circumstances will any disclosure of any idea, suggestion or related material or any review of the Services, Third Party Services or any Third Party
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Aug 3, 2026governing lawhigh

content ownership

Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights

The Services have a range of features and functionalities. Not all Services or features will be available to all Merchants at all times and we are under no obligation to make any Services or features available in any jurisdiction. Except where prohibited in these Terms of Service or by applicable law, we reserve the right to modify the Services or any part thereof for any reason, without notice and at any time.
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Aug 3, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

Shopify may provide you with access to or enable third party software, applications (" Apps "), products, services or website links (collectively, " Third Party Services ") for your consideration or use, including via the Shopify App Store or Partner Directory. Such Third Party Services are made available only as a convenience, and your purchase, access or use of any such Third Party Services is solely between you and the applicable third party services provider (" Third Party Provider "). In addition to these Terms of Service, you also agree to be bound by the additional service-specific terms applicable to services you purchase from, or that are provided by, Third Party Providers.
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Aug 3, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

Your use of Third Party Services is entirely at your own risk and discretion, and it is your responsibility to read the terms and conditions between you and the Third Party Providers. In some instances, Shopify may receive a revenue share from Third Party
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Aug 3, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

We do not provide any warranties or make representations to you with respect to Third Party Services or Third Party Providers. You acknowledge that Shopify has no control over Third Party Services or Third Party Providers and will not be responsible or liable to you or anyone else for such Third Party Services or Third Party Providers. The availability of Third Party Services, or the integration or enabling of such Third Party Services with the
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Aug 3, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

If you install or enable a Third Party Service for use with the Services, you grant us permission to share on your behalf, or allow the applicable Third Party Provider to access your data and other Materials and to take any other actions as required for the interoperation of the Third Party Service with the Services. Any exchange of data or other Materials or other interaction between you and the Third Party Provider is solely between you and such Third Party Provider. Shopify is not responsible for any disclosure, modification or deletion of your data or other
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Aug 3, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

may receive email communications including replies that you exchange with Third Party Providers. You further agree that Shopify may share your contact details and the background information that you submit via the Services with Third Party Providers. You may choose to allow Third Party Providers access to certain parts of your Admin and control their access levels.
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Aug 3, 2026indemnity / liabilitymedium

legal burden

Latest stance: liability limited

We are not responsible for damages or lawsuits that arise if you break the law, breach this agreement or go against the rights of a third party. The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We provide no warranties and our liability is limited in the event of errors or interruptions.
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Aug 3, 2026indemnity / liabilitymedium

legal burden

Latest stance: liability limited

listings, Your Trademarks and any other content, data, or information from your Shopify Store on Shop. While Shop enables Shop Users to shop natively, the transaction is completed on your Shopify Store. For clarity and avoidance of doubt, Section 7 (Limitation of Liability and Indemnification) and Section
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Aug 3, 2026privacymedium

content license

Latest stance: broad license

royalty-free, worldwide right and license to host, use, distribute, expose, modify, run, copy, store, publicly perform, communicate to the public (including by telecommunication), broadcast, reproduce, make available, display, and translate, and create derivative works of your Materials. We may, for example, use our rights under this license to operate, provide, evaluate, enhance, improve, and promote the Services and to perform our obligations and exercise our rights under the Terms of Service. As part of providing the Services, Shopify may list, combine, feature, and promote your Materials, Store, and Your Trademarks in any channel operated by Shopify or Shopify partners. You represent, warrant, and agree that you have all necessary (a) rights in the Materials to grant this license, and (b) rights and consents to make available to Shopify to use or process any Materials or information collected from or about an individual associated with such Materials that is subject to protection under applicable data privacy laws or regulations.
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Aug 3, 2026commercial usehigh

content ownership

Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights

We reserve the right to provide our Services to your competitors and make no promise of exclusivity. You further acknowledge and agree that Shopify employees and contractors may also be Shopify customers or merchants and that they may compete with you, although they may not use your Confidential Information (as defined in Section 6) in doing so.
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Aug 3, 2026moderationmedium

content license

Latest stance: broad license

royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use the names, trademarks, service marks and logos associated with your Store (" Your Trademarks ") to operate, provide, and promote the Services and to perform our obligations and exercise our rights under the Terms of Service. This license will survive any termination of the Terms of Service solely to the extent that Shopify requires the license to exercise any rights or perform any obligations that arose during the Term.
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Jul 10, 2026privacymedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

If you are located in the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, your Personal Data is received by our Irish affiliate, Shopify International Ltd. Your information is then sent to other Shopify locations and to service providers who may be located in other regions, including Canada (where we are headquartered) and the United States. When we send your Personal Data outside of the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, we do so in accordance with applicable law. If you are in the EEA or Switzerland, when we send your Personal Data to any other Shopify entity outside the EEA or Switzerland, it is transferred in accordance with Shopify's Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs). Shopify's BCRs have been approved by European data protection authorities and reflect Shopify's commitment to adequately protect Personal Data regardless of where the information resides. If you are in the UK, when we send your Personal Data to any other Shopify entity outside of the UK, EEA or Switzerland, it is transferred pursuant to Standard Contractual Clauses in place between Shopify entities, and may rely on the European Commission's adequacy decision in relation to Canada to support transfers from Shopify International Limited to its Canadian-registered corporate parent Shopify Inc. Where Shopify transfers your Personal Data to any third parties (for example, when we send this information to our Subprocessors ), such transfers are protected by contractual commitments in the form of Standard Contractual Clauses where appropriate. Finally, while we do what we can to protect your information, we may at times be legally required to disclose your Personal Data (for example, if we receive a valid court order). For information about how we respond to such orders, please review our Guidelines for Legal Requests .
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Jul 10, 2026retentionmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

Because we need your Personal Data to provide Shopify services, we generally keep your Personal Data, including sensitive Personal Data, while you use Shopify products or services or until you tell us to delete your information. We may also keep Personal Data to comply with legal obligations or protect our or other's interests. If you are a merchant operating a Shopify-powered store, and you close the store, stop paying your subscription fees, or we terminate your account, we retain store information for two years before we begin the deletion process. When we process your information as a service provider or processor for the merchant, the merchant, not Shopify, decides how long your information is retained.
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Jul 10, 2026retentionmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

We believe you should be able to access and control your Personal Data no matter where you live. Depending on how you use Shopify, you may have the right to request access to, correct, amend, delete, port to another service provider, restrict, or object to certain uses of your Personal Data. We will not charge you more or provide you with a different level of service if you exercise any of these rights. Please note that a number of these rights apply only in certain circumstances, and all of these rights may be limited by law. Where Shopify acts as processor or service provider of your Personal Data on behalf of Shopify merchants, you need to directly contact the merchant you interacted with. For more information about how merchants collect and use your data when you visit and make purchases in their stores, review the specific merchant's terms and privacy policy. In some cases, we may offer tools and assistance to merchants to help fulfill these requests. If you are a merchant, consumer, partner, website visitor or other individual that Shopify has a direct relationship with or for whom Shopify processes your Personal Data as a Data Controller, please submit your data subject request through the privacy portal . We may require you to provide additional documentation to verify your identity and may use third parties to assist us with this process. Further information about rights available to US residents can be found below under the header "United States Regional Privacy Notice".
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Jul 10, 2026privacyhigh

data sharing

Latest stance: sale or sell

To provide our apps and services to you, we must process information about you, including Personal Data. We do not "sell" your Personal Data as that term is defined under US Privacy Laws. Here is a summary of the categories of Personal Data we may have collected about you over the past 12 months and with whom we may have disclosed that information to, depending on how you use Shopify.
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Jul 10, 2026retentionmedium

retention

Latest stance: indefinite or necessity based

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we have collected it. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of your Personal Data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your Personal Data, the purposes for which we process your Personal Data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means and the applicable legal requirements. We will also retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our policies. If you stop using our services or if you delete your account with us, we will delete your information or store your information in an aggregated and anonymized format. Depending on whether you are a merchant, consumer, partner, or visitor, please refer to our supplemental privacy policies, as relevant, for further details on the retention of your Personal Data.
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Jul 10, 2026privacymedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

Subprocessors. We work with third party subprocessors for cloud hosting, content delivery, data analysis, internal logging, fulfillment services and email transmission, among others, to provide you with our services. For more information, see Shopify's subprocessors.
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Jun 17, 2026confidentialitymedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

Under no circumstances will any disclosure of any idea, suggestion or related material or any review of the Services, Third Party Services or any Third Party Provider (collectively, " Feedback ") to Shopify be subject to any obligation of confidentiality or expectation of compensation. By submitting Feedback to Shopify (whether submitted directly to Shopify or posted on any Shopify hosted forum or page), you waive any and all rights in the Feedback and that Shopify is free to implement and use the Feedback if desired, as provided by you or as modified by Shopify, without obtaining permission or license from you or from any third party.
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Jun 17, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

If you install or enable a Third Party Service for use with the Services, you grant us permission to share on your behalf, or allow the applicable Third Party Provider to access your data and other Materials and to take any other actions as required for the interoperation of the Third Party Service with the Services.
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Jun 17, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

You further agree that Shopify may share your contact details and the background information that you submit via the Services with Third Party Providers.
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Jun 17, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

may receive email communications including replies that you exchange with Third Party Providers. You further agree that Shopify may share your contact details and the background information that you submit via the Services with Third Party Providers. You may choose to allow Third Party Providers access to certain parts of your Admin and control their access levels.
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Jun 17, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

Shopify is not responsible for any disclosure, modification or deletion of your data or other Materials, or for any corresponding losses or damages you may suffer, as a result of access by a Third Party Service or a Third Party Provider to your data or other Materials.
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Jun 17, 2026indemnity / liabilitymedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

We do not provide any warranties or make representations to you with respect to Third Party Services or Third Party Providers. You acknowledge that Shopify has no control over Third Party Services or Third Party Providers and will not be responsible or liable to you or anyone else for such Third Party Services or Third Party Providers. The availability of Third Party Services, or the integration or enabling of such Third Party Services with the
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Jun 17, 2026indemnity / liabilitymedium

legal burden

Latest stance: liability limited

listings, Your Trademarks and any other content, data, or information from your Shopify Store on Shop. While Shop enables Shop Users to shop natively, the transaction is completed on your Shopify Store. For clarity and avoidance of doubt, Section 7 (Limitation of Liability and Indemnification) and Section
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Jun 17, 2026indemnity / liabilitymedium

legal burden

Latest stance: liability limited

We are not responsible for damages or lawsuits that arise if you break the law, breach this agreement or go against the rights of a third party. The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We provide no warranties and our liability is limited in the event of errors or interruptions.
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Jun 17, 2026indemnity / liabilitymedium

legal burden

Latest stance: liability limited

Your use of the Services is at your sole risk. The Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory. Shopify does not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free. Shopify does not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the Services will be accurate or reliable.
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Jun 17, 2026indemnity / liabilitymedium

legal burden

Latest stance: liability limited

Your use of the Services is at your sole risk. The Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory.
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Jun 17, 2026traininghigh

model training

Latest stance: training permitted

royalty-free, worldwide right and license to host, use, distribute, expose, modify, run, copy, store, publicly perform, communicate to the public (including by telecommunication), broadcast, reproduce, make available, display, and translate, and create derivative works of your Materials. We may, for example, use our rights under this license to operate, provide, evaluate, enhance, improve, and promote the Services and to perform our obligations and exercise our rights under the Terms of Service. As part of providing the Services, Shopify may list, combine, feature, and promote your Materials, Store, and Your Trademarks in any channel operated by Shopify or Shopify partners. You represent, warrant, and agree that you have all necessary (a) rights in the Materials to grant this license, and (b) rights and consents to make available to Shopify to use or process any Materials or information collected from or about an individual associated with such Materials that is subject to protection under applicable data privacy laws or regulations.
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Jun 17, 2026traininghigh

model training

Latest stance: training permitted

We may, for example, use our rights under this license to operate, provide, evaluate, enhance, improve, and promote the Services and to perform our obligations and exercise our rights under the Terms of Service.
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

Subscription Fees are paid in advance and will be billed in 30 day intervals (each such date, a " Billing Date "). Transaction Fees and Additional Fees will be charged from time to time at Shopify's discretion. You will be charged on each Billing Date for all outstanding Fees that have not previously been charged. Fees will appear on an invoice, which will be sent to the Store Owner via the Primary Email Address provided. As well, an invoice will appear on the Account page of your Store's administrative console. Users have approximately two weeks to bring up and settle any issues with the billing of Subscription Fees.
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

unless otherwise provided in the Terms of Service, you will not be entitled to any refunds of any Fees, pro rata or otherwise;
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

Based on your Shopify pricing plan, you can create one or more staff accounts (" Staff Accounts ") allowing other people to access the Account. Each Staff Account must include a full legal name and a valid email account. With Staff Accounts, the Store Owner can set permissions and let other people work in their Account while determining the level of access by Staff Accounts to specific business information (for example, you can limit Staff Account access to sales information on the Reports page or prevent Staff Accounts from changing general store settings).
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

terminated, and any and all outstanding Fees have been paid in full. Unless otherwise indicated, all Fees and other charges are in U.S. dollars, and all payments will be in U.S. currency.
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

For the avoidance of doubt, all sums payable by you to Shopify under these Terms of Service will be paid free and clear of any deductions or withholdings whatsoever. Other than Taxes charged by Shopify to you and remitted to the appropriate tax authorities on your behalf, any deductions or withholdings that are required by law will be borne by you and paid separately to the relevant taxation authority. Shopify will be entitled to charge the full amount of Fees stipulated under these Terms of Service to your
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

The Fees for POS Services will be determined based on the number of locations at which you are using the POS Services. Locations are defined by business address and are used for associating orders with a specific business address. Locations are added through the Shopify web administrative console associated with your Account. The number of locations using POS Services will also be detected by us and billed accordingly as part of your regular billing cycle. In the event of any discrepancy between the number of locations added by you through the Shopify web administrative console and the number of locations detected by Shopify, the number of locations detected by Shopify will be deemed to be correct.
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Jun 17, 2026indemnity / liabilitymedium

legal burden

Latest stance: liability limited

potentially the data of your customers) to those services. If you use third party services you agree that we do not provide a warranty, so get advice beforehand.
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Jun 17, 2026prompt ownershiphigh

content license

Latest stance: sublicensable or transferable

You irrevocably waive any and all moral rights you may have in the Materials in favour of Shopify and agree that this waiver may be invoked by anyone who obtains rights in the materials through Shopify, including anyone to whom Shopify may transfer or grant (including by way of license or sublicense) any rights in the Materials.
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Jun 17, 2026ownershiphigh

content license

Latest stance: sublicensable or transferable

You irrevocably waive any and all moral rights you may have in the Materials in favour of Shopify and agree that this waiver may be invoked by anyone who obtains rights in the materials through Shopify, including anyone to whom Shopify may transfer or grant (including by way of license or sublicense) any rights in the Materials.
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Jun 17, 2026prompt ownershipmedium

content license

Latest stance: broad license

royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use the names, trademarks, service marks and logos associated with your Store (" Your Trademarks ") to operate, provide, and promote the Services and to perform our obligations and exercise our rights under the Terms of Service. This license will survive any termination of the Terms of Service solely to the extent that Shopify requires the license to exercise any rights or perform any obligations that arose during the Term.
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Jun 17, 2026prompt ownershiphigh

content license

Latest stance: sublicensable or transferable

We do not take ownership of the Materials that you provide to Shopify; however, we do require a license to your Materials. You hereby grant Shopify a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to host, use, distribute, expose, modify, run, copy, store, publicly perform, communicate to the public (including by telecommunication), broadcast, reproduce, make available, display, and translate, and create derivative works of your Materials. We may, for example, use our rights under this license to operate, provide, evaluate, enhance, improve, and promote the Services and to perform our obligations and exercise our rights under the Terms of Service. As part of providing the Services, Shopify may list, combine, feature, and promote your Materials, Store, and Your Trademarks in any channel operated by Shopify or Shopify partners.
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Jun 17, 2026prompt ownershipmedium

content license

Latest stance: broad license

We do not take ownership of the Materials that you provide to Shopify; however, we do require a license to your Materials. You hereby grant Shopify a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to host, use, distribute, expose, modify, run, copy, store, publicly perform, communicate to the public (including by telecommunication), broadcast, reproduce, make available, display, and translate, and create derivative works of your Materials. We may, for example, use our rights under this license to operate, provide, evaluate, enhance, improve, and promote the Services and to perform our obligations and exercise our rights under the Terms of Service. As part of providing the Services, Shopify may list, combine, feature, and promote your Materials, Store, and Your Trademarks in any channel operated by Shopify or Shopify partners.
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Jun 17, 2026trainingmedium

content license

Latest stance: broad license

royalty-free, worldwide right and license to host, use, distribute, expose, modify, run, copy, store, publicly perform, communicate to the public (including by telecommunication), broadcast, reproduce, make available, display, and translate, and create derivative works of your Materials. We may, for example, use our rights under this license to operate, provide, evaluate, enhance, improve, and promote the Services and to perform our obligations and exercise our rights under the Terms of Service. As part of providing the Services, Shopify may list, combine, feature, and promote your Materials, Store, and Your Trademarks in any channel operated by Shopify or Shopify partners. You represent, warrant, and agree that you have all necessary (a) rights in the Materials to grant this license, and (b) rights and consents to make available to Shopify to use or process any Materials or information collected from or about an individual associated with such Materials that is subject to protection under applicable data privacy laws or regulations.
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Jun 17, 2026ownershiphigh

content license

Latest stance: sublicensable or transferable

Agreement and Return Policy , applicable to your country. Upon payment by you for the POS Equipment, and confirmation to you of shipment of the POS equipment, you will acquire ownership of and title to the hardware components of the POS Equipment, and you will be licensed to access and use all POS Software installed in the POS Equipment (and any updates thereto), on a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-sublicensable, non-transferable basis, solely for the purposes of using the POS Services. Returns and refunds are not available for the Chip & Swipe Reader, Swipe (Audio Jack) and physical gift cards purchased from the Shopify Hardware Store.
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Jun 17, 2026governing lawhigh

content ownership

Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights

We reserve the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to update or change any portion of the Terms of Service at any time. We will provide you with reasonable advance notice of changes to the Terms of Service that materially adversely affect your use of the Services or your rights under the Terms of Service by sending an email to the Primary Email Address, providing notice through the Shopify administrative console, or by similar means. However,
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Jun 17, 2026moderationhigh

content ownership

Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights

In the event of a dispute regarding Account ownership, we reserve the right to request documentation to determine or confirm Account ownership. Documentation may include, but is not limited to, a scanned copy of your business license, government issued photo ID, the last four digits of the credit card on file, or confirmation of your status as an employee of an entity.
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Jun 17, 2026confidentialityhigh

content ownership

Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights

We reserve the right to provide our Services to your competitors and make no promise of exclusivity. You further acknowledge and agree that Shopify employees and contractors may also be Shopify customers or merchants and that they may compete with you, although they may not use your Confidential Information (as defined in Section 6) in doing so.
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Jun 17, 2026moderationhigh

content ownership

Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights

The Services have a range of features and functionalities. Not all Services or features will be available to all Merchants at all times and we are under no obligation to make any Services or features available in any jurisdiction. Except where prohibited in these Terms of Service or by applicable law, we reserve the right to modify the Services or any part thereof for any reason, without notice and at any time.
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Jun 17, 2026confidentialityhigh

content ownership

Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights

We reserve the right to provide our Services to your competitors and make no promise of exclusivity. You further acknowledge and agree that Shopify employees and contractors may also be Shopify customers or merchants and that they may compete with you, although they may not use your Confidential Information (as defined in Section 6) in doing so.
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Jun 17, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

If you install or enable a Third Party Service for use with the Services, you grant us permission to share on your behalf, or allow the applicable Third Party Provider to access your data and other Materials and to take any other actions as required for the interoperation of the Third Party Service with the Services. Any exchange of data or other Materials or other interaction between you and the Third Party Provider is solely between you and such Third Party Provider. Shopify is not responsible for any disclosure, modification or deletion of your data or other
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Jun 17, 2026confidentialitymedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

improvements or additions to the Services. Under no circumstances will any disclosure of any idea, suggestion or related material or any review of the Services, Third Party Services or any Third Party
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Jun 17, 2026prompt ownershiphigh

data sharing

Latest stance: sale or sell

" Materials " means Your Trademarks, copyright content, any products or services you sell through the Services (including description and price), and any photos, images, videos, graphics, written content, audio files, code, information, product reviews, or other business content and data provided or made available by you or on your behalf to Shopify or its affiliates.
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Jun 17, 2026indemnity / liabilitymedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

Your use of Third Party Services is entirely at your own risk and discretion, and it is your responsibility to read the terms and conditions between you and the Third Party Providers. In some instances, Shopify may receive a revenue share from Third Party
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Jun 17, 2026subprocessors / sharingmedium

data sharing

Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing

Shopify may provide you with access to or enable third party software, applications (" Apps "), products, services or website links (collectively, " Third Party Services ") for your consideration or use, including via the Shopify App Store or Partner Directory. Such Third Party Services are made available only as a convenience, and your purchase, access or use of any such Third Party Services is solely between you and the applicable third party services provider (" Third Party Provider "). In addition to these Terms of Service, you also agree to be bound by the additional service-specific terms applicable to services you purchase from, or that are provided by, Third Party Providers.
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

Shopify is available in nearly every country in the world. Some features vary by country—for example, Shopify Payments is available only in certain countries—so pricing and payment options can differ depending on where your business is based.
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

Build custom apps using Shopify APIs Limited data access Full data access Full data access Full data access API rate limits Standard Standard Up to 2x on select APIs Up to 10x on select APIs
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

3 days free Extend your trial for $1 Earn up to $10,000 in credits
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

Yes. You can use a domain you already own, or buy a new one. Every Shopify store also comes with a free myshopify.com address, and Shopify helps keep your site secure automatically.
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

Try 3 days free, then $1/month for 3 months.
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

POS Pro: Advanced tools for brick‑and‑mortar retailers $89/mo per location
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

Compare features across Shopify plans Compare all features Basic Try for free
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

POS Pro: Advanced tools for brick‑and‑mortar retailers $89/mo per location $89/mo per location $89/mo per location 20 locations included or 200 with Shopify Payments per location
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

Shopify starts with a free 3-day trial—no credit card required. After your trial, most plans start at just $1 per month for the first 3 months, then switch to standard monthly pricing.
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

API rate limits Standard Standard Up to 2x on select APIs Up to 10x on select APIs
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

Additionally, you can choose to add POS Pro to your subscription for more advanced point of sale features like staff roles and permissions, exchanges, and flexible customer pickup and delivery options.
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

Yes. If you ever decide that Shopify isn't the best commerce platform for your business, simply cancel your account.
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Jun 17, 2026tier differencesmedium

tier condition

Latest stance: rights or controls vary by tier

Yes. Shopify includes secure commerce hosting with your Shopify plan, so you don't need to buy separate hosting. Shopify also includes unlimited bandwidth (no bandwidth fees) and provides a free TLS/SSL certificate for domains you add to Shopify.
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