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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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You may request deletion of your account at any time. When you request account deletion, we will delete or anonymize your personal information unless we are required to retain it by law, or unless we need to retain it for legitimate business purposes such as resolving disputes, enforcing our agreeme...
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"Texts submitted to the DeepL API are not stored after the translation is completed. Users who have subscribed to a DeepL plan can choose whether their texts are stored in the translation history.— Excerpt from DeepL's DeepL Privacy Policy
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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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