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Gemini Code Assist (Google) carries highly permissive license terms; Shopify Magic carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: GEMINI CODE ASSIST (GOOGLE) NOT RECOMMENDED · SHOPIFY MAGIC NOT RECOMMENDED
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“ You also agree that our Privacy Policy applies to your use of our services. We also provide resources like the Copyright Help Center , Safety Center , Transparency Center , and descriptions of our technologies from our policies site to answer common questions and to set expectat…”
“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, r…”
Users retain nominal ownership but grant Shopify an extremely broad license to their materials including the right to create derivative works, sublicense, and promote materials through Shopify partner channels — all royalty-free and worldwide.
“ Some of our services include content that belongs to Google — for example, many of the visual illustrations you see in Google Maps. You may use Google’s content as allowed by these terms and any service-specific additional terms , but we retain any intellectual property rights t…”
“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 l…”
Users irrevocably waive moral rights in their materials in favor of Shopify and any downstream licensee. This waiver is permanent and cannot be undone even after termination.
“This license is for the limited purpose of: operating and improving the services , which means allowing the services to work as designed and creating new features and functionalities. This includes using automated systems and algorithms to analyze your content: for spam, malware…”
The 'developing new technologies and services' purpose, combined with 'improving the services' and pattern recognition via automated systems, effectively authorizes use of user content for model/AI development without explicit opt-out for most users.
“ One of the ways in which we are able to help merchants using Shopify is by using techniques like "machine learning" (some laws, including certain EEA and UK laws, may refer to this as "automated decision-making") to help us improve our services. When we use machine learning, we…”
“using AI-generated content from our services to develop machine learning models or related AI technology”
Google expressly prohibits users from using Google's AI-generated outputs to train competing ML models or AI technology. This is a significant restriction on commercial use of outputs in AI/ML development contexts.
“exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Services, or access to the Services without the express written permission by Shopify.”
“ (ii) does not result in a material reduction of the”
“when Shopify provides the Enhanced Services to help grow and improve your business and the businesses of other Shopify merchants by placing or delivering advertising for stores and products based on customer Personal Data from interactions with Your Store, with other Merchants an…”
Shopify explicitly acknowledges that using customer Personal Data for cross-merchant advertising may constitute a 'sale' or 'share' under US state privacy laws, placing compliance burden on the merchant.
“ https://cloud.google.com/terms/direct-tos-exemptions for the applicable Services, these terms do not apply to you, unless you and Google agree otherwise in writing. If you become exempt from these terms after the Effective Date, this will not affect any liability arising be…”
“ Technical support in respect of the Services is only provided to Shopify Users. Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to Shopify Support.”