Why Your Shopify Store Needs a Privacy Policy
Every Shopify store collects customer data during checkout, account creation, and browsing. This data collection triggers legal requirements across multiple jurisdictions. Here's what you need to know:
Shopify App Store
Required for any app listed on the Shopify App Store
GDPR Compliance
Mandatory if you sell to customers in the EU
CCPA Compliance
Required if you have California customers
Shopify Payments
Must disclose payment data handling practices
Data Your Shopify Store Collects
Shopify stores automatically collect various types of customer data. Your privacy policy needs to disclose all of these:
- Customer names and contact information
- Shipping and billing addresses
- Payment information (via Shopify Payments)
- Order history and purchase behavior
- Email addresses for marketing
- IP addresses and device information
- Cookies for cart persistence and analytics
- Shop Pay account data (if enabled)
Common Shopify Apps to Disclose
If you use any third-party apps, you need to disclose them in your privacy policy. Common Shopify apps include:
- Klaviyo (email marketing)
- Privy (popups and email)
- Judge.me (reviews)
- Loox (photo reviews)
- ReCharge (subscriptions)
- AfterShip (order tracking)
- Google Analytics
- Facebook Pixel
How to Add a Privacy Policy to Shopify
Generate Your Policy
Use our generator to create a Shopify-specific privacy policy. Select "E-commerce" as your business type and add all your third-party apps.
Go to Settings > Policies
In your Shopify admin, navigate to Settings, then Policies. You'll see fields for Privacy Policy and other legal pages.
Paste and Save
Paste your generated privacy policy into the Privacy Policy field and save. Shopify will automatically add it to your footer.