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Data Subject Rights (GDPR and Applicable Law)

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What it is

Under GDPR and similar laws, you can ask DeepL to show you, correct, delete, or restrict the use of your personal data, and you can file a complaint with a data protection regulator if you believe your rights have been violated.

This analysis describes what DeepL's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

These rights give users meaningful control over their personal data held by DeepL, including the ability to request deletion of account information and any retained translation inputs.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

EU, UK, and other eligible users have enforceable rights to access, correct, and delete personal data held by DeepL, and can escalate complaints to national data protection authorities if those rights are not honored. Exercising these rights typically requires contacting DeepL at privacy@deepl.com.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    Email privacy@deepl.com to submit a data access, correction, or deletion request. State clearly which right you are exercising and provide sufficient identification to allow DeepL to locate your data. DeepL is required to respond within one month under GDPR.

How other platforms handle this

Runway Medium

In addition to the above rights, your local laws (including those in the EU, UK, Japan, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, or Utah) may afford you f...

ADP Medium

If you are a California resident, you may have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These rights may include: the right to know about personal information collected, disclosed, or sold; the right to delete personal information collected from you; the right to opt-out of t...

TransUnion Medium

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights with respect to your personal information. These rights may include: The right to know what personal information we have collected about you, including the categories of personal information, the categories of sources from which we collected i...

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You have the right to access personal data we hold about you, to rectify inaccurate personal data, to request the erasure of your personal data, to restrict the processing of your personal data, to data portability, and to object to the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

— Excerpt from DeepL's DeepL Privacy Policy

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision reflects obligations under GDPR Articles 15-22, UK GDPR, and analogous rights under CCPA/CPRA for California residents. The relevant enforcement authorities are national data protection supervisory authorities within the EU/EEA (with the German LfDI as lead supervisory authority for DeepL SE), the UK ICO, and California's CPPA for California residents. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. The provision is a standard GDPR compliance disclosure. However, organizations acting as data controllers who use DeepL as a data processor should ensure their DPAs address how data subject requests from their own employees or customers are handled and routed. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: GDPR rights are directly applicable to EU/EEA residents. UK residents have equivalent rights under UK GDPR. California residents have analogous rights under CPRA, including the right to opt out of certain processing. Users in other jurisdictions may have more limited rights depending on applicable local law. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers should confirm in their DPA that DeepL will assist in responding to data subject access requests within applicable statutory timeframes (30 days under GDPR). This is a standard GDPR Article 28 processor obligation. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations should document the process for routing employee data subject requests that touch DeepL-processed data. Compliance teams should verify that DeepL's response capabilities align with the one-month GDPR response window and that deletion requests are honored consistent with the no-storage assertions made elsewhere in the policy.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has jurisdiction over consumer privacy rights enforcement for US users, including representations about data deletion and access commitments.
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
DeepL Privacy Policy
Entity
DeepL
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-007204
Document ID
CA-D-00448
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 16:04 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: DeepL
Document: DeepL Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-007204
Captured: 2026-05-09 16:04:20 UTC
SHA-256: 07120b424b50bb74…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/deepl/deepl-privacy-policy/data-subject-rights-gdpr-and-applicable-law/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DeepL's Data Subject Rights (GDPR and Applicable Law) clause do?

These rights give users meaningful control over their personal data held by DeepL, including the ability to request deletion of account information and any retained translation inputs.

How does this clause affect you?

EU, UK, and other eligible users have enforceable rights to access, correct, and delete personal data held by DeepL, and can escalate complaints to national data protection authorities if those rights are not honored. Exercising these rights typically requires contacting DeepL at privacy@deepl.com.

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