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How long do we retain your information

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.

Our use of Machine Learning 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 either: (1) still have a human being involved in the process (and so are not fully automated); or (2) use machine learning in ways that don't have legal or similarly significant effects (for example, reordering how apps might appear when you visit the app store).

How we protect your information

Our teams work tirelessly to protect your information, and to ensure the security and integrity of our platform. We also have independent auditors assess the security of our data storage and systems that process financial information. However, we all know that no method of transmission over the Internet, and method of electronic storage, can be 100% secure. This means we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your Personal Data. You can find more information about our security measures at shopify.com/security .

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