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Pro users' content is not retained beyond the immediate service need, and a defined deletion point tied to service completion limits DeepL's ongoing possession of user-submitted material.
Interpretive note: The excerpt uses ellipsis, which may indicate omitted text between the two sentences. 'Complete performance' is not defined within the excerpt. The primary claim covers both the non-permanent storage and the deletion trigger; the temporary retention condition is recorded in omitted_material but is integral to the full picture.
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 →Your texts, documents, and their translations or improvements submitted via DeepL Pro services will not be permanently stored and will be deleted after DeepL has fully performed the contracted service.
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Pro users' content is not retained beyond the immediate service need, and a defined deletion point tied to service completion limits DeepL's ongoing possession of user-submitted material.
Your texts, documents, and their translations or improvements submitted via DeepL Pro services will not be permanently stored and will be deleted after DeepL has fully performed the contracted service.
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