DeepL shares your personal data with carefully vetted external companies that help run its services, but those companies are only allowed to use your data for DeepL's purposes, not their own.
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This clause establishes the operational framework for data processing through external vendors. It specifies contractual safeguards that bind service providers to confidentiality obligations and limits their authorized use of personal data to DeepL's specified purposes.
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 personal data, including potentially translation inputs, is shared with third-party service providers under contractual controls, but the specific identities of these providers are not listed in the policy for free-tier users.
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We also require these service providers to protect your personal information to at least the same standards that we do.
"We share your personal data with third-party service providers who process personal data on our behalf in order to provide our services. These service providers are carefully selected and are contractually required to treat your personal data confidentially and only process it in accordance with our instructions. They are not permitted to use your personal data for their own purposes.Excerpt from DeepL's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Third-party processor relationships are governed by GDPR Art.
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This clause establishes the operational framework for data processing through external vendors. It specifies contractual safeguards that bind service providers to confidentiality obligations and limits their authorized use of personal data to DeepL's specified purposes.
Your personal data, including potentially translation inputs, is shared with third-party service providers under contractual controls, but the specific identities of these providers are not listed in the policy for free-tier users.
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