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The provision operationalizes different data retention policies between API users and paid plan subscribers, establishing automatic deletion as the default practice for API submissions while preserving user control over historical retention for paid accounts.
API users operate under automatic non-retention of submitted texts following translation completion. Paid plan subscribers retain the authorization to configure their own retention preference through the translation history setting.
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The provision operationalizes different data retention policies between API users and paid plan subscribers, establishing automatic deletion as the default practice for API submissions while preserving user control over historical retention for paid accounts.
API users operate under automatic non-retention of submitted texts following translation completion. Paid plan subscribers retain the authorization to configure their own retention preference through the translation history setting.
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