DMCCA compliance for UK Shopify merchants
Audit your subscription policies, get a readiness score, and prepare for UK enforcement starting 2027. Built for Shopify stores selling consumer subscriptions.
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
New UK law requires subscription merchants to meet specific obligations around transparency, renewal notices, and cancellation rights. Enforcement begins in 2027.
Enforcement from early 2027
The Consumer Subscriptions regime under the DMCCA takes effect in early 2027. Non-compliant merchants risk CMA investigation and consumer redress orders.
Specific policy requirements
Your subscription terms, privacy policy, renewal notices, and cancellation process must each meet defined standards. Most Shopify defaults fall short.
Applies to UK consumer subscriptions
If you sell consumer subscriptions to UK customers, this applies to you — regardless of where your company is incorporated. Shopify merchants included.
How DMCCA Guard works
Install once from the Shopify App Store. No coding required.
Install from Shopify
One-click install from the Shopify App Store. OAuth authentication — no passwords required.
Scan your policies
The app reads your public policy pages and subscription settings, then checks them against DMCCA requirements.
Review your score
See which checks pass, which fail, and get specific guidance for fixing each gap in plain English.
Download your report
Export a dated compliance report as evidence of due diligence — useful if the CMA ever asks for proof of action.
What you get
Practical tools for merchants, not lawyers. No jargon.
Automated policy scanner
Reads your Shopify policy pages via the official API and checks them against DMCCA subscription regime requirements.
DMCCA compliance checklist
A structured checklist mapped to the specific sections of DMCCA 2024 that apply to subscription contracts. Each item links to guidance on how to fix it.
Readiness score
A 0-100 score based on weighted checklist results. Re-scan at any time to track your progress as you update your policies.
Compliance report
Download a dated audit report showing your score, pass/fail status per check, and a summary of actions taken — evidence of due diligence.
Built for Shopify merchants
DMCCA Guard audits your subscription policies in minutes and tells you exactly what to fix — in plain English, with no legal background required. Know your readiness score before 2027 enforcement begins.
About the developer
MINISAGE TECH LTD
We are a UK IT company specialising in business microservices and Shopify integrations. We build focused tools that solve real regulatory and operational problems for online merchants. DMCCA Guard is our first commercial product.
Be ready before 2027 enforcement
DMCCA Guard launches on the Shopify App Store ahead of enforcement. Get notified when it is available.
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