7 Total
0 High severity
6 Medium severity
1 Low severity
Summary

This is the Terms and Conditions document for DeepL Pro, governing paid subscriptions to DeepL's translation, writing, voice, and API services offered by DeepL SE, a German company. The agreement establishes automatic subscription renewal with charges applied at the end of each billing cycle, subject to cancellation before the renewal date, and authorizes DeepL to adjust subscription prices with 30 days' advance notice. The agreement also limits DeepL's total liability to the amount paid by the user in the 12 months preceding any claim, except where German law mandates otherwise for gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document governs the contractual relationship between DeepL SE (a German company) and subscribers to DeepL Pro services, including the Translator, Write, Voice, and API products, on the legal basis of a subscription agreement subject to German law. The agreement states that subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period, that DeepL may adjust prices with 30 days' notice, that users may be liable for unauthorized use by third parties granted access under their account, and that DeepL limits its liability to the amount paid by the user in the preceding 12 months except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreement asserts a broad right to terminate or suspend accounts for violations of acceptable use provisions, and the liability cap and governing law clauses (German law, courts of Cologne) are operationally distinct for non-German users, though applicable consumer protection law in a user's jurisdiction of residence may limit the enforceability of certain terms including governing law and liability limitation clauses. The document engages GDPR as the primary regulatory framework, given DeepL SE's status as a German data controller, and also engages the EU Consumer Rights Directive with respect to withdrawal rights and the EU's distance-selling rules for subscription services; US-based users should note that German governing law and the Cologne jurisdiction clause may conflict with applicable state consumer protection statutes, creating jurisdiction-dependent exposure. Material compliance considerations include the adequacy of notice mechanisms for price changes, the scope of acceptable use restrictions relative to API users and enterprise accounts, and the interaction of the auto-renewal mechanism with applicable distance-selling and consumer protection regulations across EU member states and US jurisdictions.

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12 important changes detected

12 versions captured · Last updated: June 2026

What changed DeepL updated its Terms and Conditions on June 10, 2026 by adding a new introductory sentence promoting the DeepL API. The change adds marketing content at the beginning of the document that reads 'Welcome to the new DeepL API experience: More capabilities, more control and more ways of building with DeepL.' This is a formatting and content addition with no material change to the substantive terms, rights, or obligations that follow.
Why this matters This change does not affect the substantive terms, rights, or obligations governing consumer use of DeepL's services. The updated Terms and Conditions now begin with promotional content about the DeepL API experience, but all legal provisions, limitations, and user commitments remain unchanged. No action is required on the part of users.
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What changed DeepL reorganized the navigation structure and menu hierarchy on its Terms and Conditions page on June 9, 2026. The change repositioned sections like 'Enterprise Overview', 'Use cases', 'Teams', and 'Developers' within the page navigation, and added new developer-focused sections including 'Documentation', 'API reference', and 'API pricing'. The actual terms and conditions language itself was not modified; this was a restructuring of how navigation and product categories are presented to users visiting the page.
Why this matters This change is a reorganization of the navigation structure and menu presentation on the DeepL Terms and Conditions page. No substantive terms, conditions, rights, or obligations were modified. The updated page layout adds more prominent links to developer resources, documentation, and API pricing, but does not alter the binding language of the terms themselves.
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June 5, 2026 low

DeepL updated the subtitle/tagline in their Terms and Conditions header on June 5, 2026. The phrase 'From DeepL Spring Launch: 3 breakthroughs to accelerate language workflows!' was removed, and a …

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June 2, 2026 unknown

DeepL updated their DeepL Terms and Conditions on June 02, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) added, 1 sentence(s) removed, 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 233 sentences after update.

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May 29, 2026 unknown

DeepL updated their DeepL Terms and Conditions on May 29, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 233 sentences after update.

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May 11, 2026 low

DeepL's navigation menu was updated on May 11, 2026 to add a 'Community' link in the Resources section. This is a formatting and organizational change to the website navigation with …

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May 6, 2026 low

DeepL updated the header and promotional content of its Terms and Conditions document on May 6, 2026. The changes replaced marketing language referencing a 'Spring Launch' with a reference to …

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May 5, 2026 low

DeepL's Terms and Conditions document underwent a minor update on May 5, 2026, where a single sentence in the introductory or promotional section was modified. The change replaced marketing language …

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May 5, 2026 low

DeepL updated marketing language in its Terms and Conditions on May 5, 2026, adding a phrase describing the new DeepL Translator as 'an AI-first multilingual platform for business' and removing …

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May 1, 2026 low

DeepL updated the header and promotional text in their Terms and Conditions on May 1, 2026. Two sentences promoting DeepL's Spring Event Hub and product launches were removed, and the …

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April 30, 2026 low

DeepL updated a introductory sentence in their Terms and Conditions on April 30, 2026. The change replaced a reference to 'DeepL's Flagship Report' with a note that 'Voice API is …

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April 29, 2026 low

DeepL updated the promotional header and marketing content within its Terms and Conditions document on April 29, 2026. Two sentences were added referencing a Spring Event Hub and related product …

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Recent Provision Changes Jun 10, 2026

7 provisions unchanged.

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Last Captured June 10, 2026 15:34 UTC
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000449
Version ID CA-V-003647
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