Merchant Terms of Service
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| 306 | 306 | 1. Shopify is firmly committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information and the personal information of your customers. |
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| 308 | 308 | 2. Shopify's collection, use, disclosure and processing of Your Customer Personal Data (as defined in the Data Processing Addendum) is subject to these Terms, our [Data Processing Addendum](https://shopify.com/legal/dpa), and our [Consumer Privacy Policy](https://shopify.com/legal/privacy/consumers). |
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| 310 | 310 | 3. Shopify's collection, use, disclosure and processing of your personal information is governed by our [Merchant Privacy Policy](https://shopify.com/legal/privacy/merchants). |
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| 312 | 4. Shopify complies with applicable Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("**PCI DSS**") in its provision of the Services to you. You can review Shopify's current PCI DSS Attestation of Compliance [here](https://shopify.com/legal/compliance/reports). Where the Services involve Shopify storing, processing or transmitting "Account Data" (as defined under PCI DSS) on your behalf, Shopify acknowledges that it is responsible for securing such Account Data in accordance with the applicable PCI DSS requirements. If you store, process or transmit Account Data, you must also ensure that you are at all times compliant with PCI DSS, and agree to provide Shopify with documentation evidencing your compliance with PCI DSS upon request. You agree not to impair the security of Account Data, including, without limitation, by: a. modifying, bypassing or circumventing the technical limitations of the Services; b. using third-party proxies or other interventions that impair the security of Account Data; or c. using the Services otherwise in violation of these Terms of Service. To the extent that you impair the security of Account Data, Shopify cannot ensure PCI DSS compliance and is not responsible for the security of Account Data. Information on PCI DSS can be found on the PCI Council's [website](https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/). | |
| 312 | 4. Shopify complies with applicable Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("**PCI DSS**") in its provision of the Services to you. You can review Shopify's current PCI DSS Attestation of Compliance [here](https://www.shopify.com/legal/compliance/reports). Where the Services involve Shopify storing, processing or transmitting "Account Data" (as defined under PCI DSS) on your behalf, Shopify acknowledges that it is responsible for securing such Account Data in accordance with the applicable PCI DSS requirements. If you store, process or transmit Account Data, you must also ensure that you are at all times compliant with PCI DSS, and agree to provide Shopify with documentation evidencing your compliance with PCI DSS upon request. You agree not to impair the security of Account Data, including, without limitation, by: a. modifying, bypassing or circumventing the technical limitations of the Services; b. using third-party proxies or other interventions that impair the security of Account Data; or c. using the Services otherwise in violation of these Terms of Service. To the extent that you impair the security of Account Data, Shopify cannot ensure PCI DSS compliance and is not responsible for the security of Account Data. Information on PCI DSS can be found on the PCI Council's [website](https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/). | |
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| 314 | 314 | ## 13\. Shopify Contracting Party and Forum |
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| 316 | 316 | 1. Contracting Party. You are contracting with the Shopify Contracting Party or Parties below, based on the billing address of your Store. |
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| 318 | 318 | 2. Forum Selection. Any dispute or claim relating to the Services or these Terms of Service can only be brought in the courts listed in the table below. Those courts have exclusive jurisdiction, and each party agrees to that jurisdiction and will not object to it. |