Shop Privacy Insights

Updated Nov 18, 2024

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Summary

Shopify is an e-commerce platform that helps users shop, track purchases, and manage online transactions across multiple merchants. The service collects extensive user data to provide personalized shopping experiences and improve service functionality.

Safety Concerns

  • Extensive data collection across multiple touchpoints
  • Sharing of personal data with numerous third-party partners
  • Use of personal data for targeted advertising

Third Party Sharing

Shopify shares user data with multiple categories of third-party partners, including vendors, marketing and advertising partners, and for legal compliance.

Vendors

Service providers supporting Shopify's technical and business operations

Services used:
Payment processors
Technical infrastructure providers
Marketing analytics companies
Data collected:
Contact Information
Transaction Data

Advertising Partners

Partners for targeted advertising and marketing

Services used:
Google
Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Reddit
Data collected:
Device Information

Data Collection

Shopify collects comprehensive user data across multiple interaction points to provide personalized shopping experiences.

Profile and Contact Information

Name, shipping address, email, profile picture

Device Information

IP address, device identifiers, browser type, network connection

Payment Information

Payment card number, expiration date

Service Usage Information

Interactions with merchants, product views, order history

Communication Data

Customer support interactions, survey responses

Opt-Out Options

Opt-out of targeted advertising

  1. 1Visit Shopify privacy portal
  2. 2Adjust privacy settings
  3. 3Disable data sharing for advertising

Disconnect third-party email integrations

  1. 1Go to Shop App settings
  2. 2Manage connected accounts
  3. 3Remove email/shopping service integrations