California residents have specific legal rights including the ability to find out what data DeepL has about them, request its deletion, and opt out of their data being sold or shared.
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This provision establishes DeepL's acknowledgment of California statutory privacy obligations and identifies the specific rights that apply to California resident users under state law. It creates an operational framework for how DeepL must respond to privacy requests and access submissions from this user population.
The updated terms establish explicit procedures for three new account-based storage and processing features. Translation Memories allow users to store source and target language segments for reuse; Translation Memory Generation processes uploaded document pairs to generate Translation Memories, then deletes the source documents immediately; and Adaptive Translation uses stored Translation Memories and reference documents to customize translations, with numeric representations (embeddings) calculated and stored in the user's account. The policy states that all content and embeddings are used only within the user's own account, never shared with other customers, and never used to train or improve DeepL's models. The policy specifies GDPR Article 6(1)(b) as the legal basis for processing (contract performance). You can deactivate Adaptive Translation in the relevant Style Profile at any time.
View change record →If you are a California resident, you can request to know, delete, or opt out of the sharing of your personal data with DeepL, and DeepL cannot legally discriminate against you for exercising these rights.
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"If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). These include the right to know about the personal information we collect, the right to delete personal information, the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information, and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.Excerpt from DeepL's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes DeepL's acknowledgment of California statutory privacy obligations and identifies the specific rights that apply to California resident users under state law. It creates an operational framework for how DeepL must respond to privacy requests and access submissions from this user population.
If you are a California resident, you can request to know, delete, or opt out of the sharing of your personal data with DeepL, and DeepL cannot legally discriminate against you for exercising these rights.
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