Shopify is a leading e-commerce platform that helps businesses of all sizes create and manage their online stores.
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Start Free Scan âLog in to your Shopify account.
Click on 'Settings' in the bottom left corner.
Select 'Account'.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on 'Cancel my account'.
Choose a reason for canceling your account and click on 'Close my store'.
Enter your password to confirm and click on 'Close store'.
Select 'Please cancel my account'. Choose a reason then select 'close my shopify store'.
Follow the steps outlined above.
Your store will be permanently deleted and you will lose access to all of your store data.
No, once your store is closed, it cannot be recovered.
Shopify states a data retention period of indefinitely after account deletion. Back-ups and statutory records can fall outside that figure, so request written confirmation from support if you need certainty.
Deleting your account means: loss of access to store data; cancellation of all subscriptions; deletion of all customer information. Export or download anything you want to keep before you begin â it is normally not recoverable afterwards.
Shopify is recorded as GDPR compliant and recorded as CCPA compliant. If you are in the EU or California you can also file a formal erasure request under GDPR Article 17 or the CCPA â that route creates a record you can follow up on, separately from the in-product delete flow.
Common alternatives include BigCommerce, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Magento, Squarespace. If you are switching because of how Shopify handles your data, check the replacement's retention and deletion policy before you migrate.
Shopify is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, which is the jurisdiction whose data-protection rules govern your account.
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