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Free-Tier Text Used for AI Training

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes a differentiated data handling framework between free and paid service tiers. It specifies that system improvement activities are conditioned on service tier, creating distinct operational parameters for each user class.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Free-tier users operate under terms that authorize DeepL to store and repurpose their submissions for AI development. Pro subscribers operate under terms that restrict such storage and reuse, establishing a contractual distinction between service tiers regarding text data retention and application.

How other platforms handle this

Mistral AI Medium

Training Datasets. In some cases, we access datasets provided by third parties for our model training purposes. These datasets may include personal data (even if such third parties and Mistral AI use good practices to filter out such personal data), proprietary data, or public data. [...] Data publi...

OpenAI Medium

Only models with a post-mitigation score of "medium" or below can be deployed. Only models with a post-mitigation score of "high" or below can be developed further.

Google Medium

Promoting privacy and security, and respecting intellectual property rights.

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If you use the free version of our services, DeepL may store the texts you submit and use them to improve our translation and other AI systems. DeepL Pro subscribers benefit from a higher level of data protection: DeepL does not store texts submitted by DeepL Pro subscribers and does not use them to improve our systems.

— Excerpt from DeepL's DeepL Terms and Conditions

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA

Provision details

Document information
Document
DeepL Terms and Conditions
Entity
DeepL
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005814
Document ID
CA-D-00449
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d1609857ce95917e69ae41f91e9eb648d2a71d4094bc790166b60a2ddd87b296
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 23:29 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: DeepL
Document: DeepL Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-005814
Captured: 2026-05-20 23:29:36 UTC
SHA-256: d1609857ce95917e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/deepl/deepl-terms-and-conditions/free-tier-text-used-for-ai-training/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DeepL's Free-Tier Text Used for AI Training clause do?

The clause establishes a differentiated data handling framework between free and paid service tiers. It specifies that system improvement activities are conditioned on service tier, creating distinct operational parameters for each user class.

How does this clause affect you?

Free-tier users operate under terms that authorize DeepL to store and repurpose their submissions for AI development. Pro subscribers operate under terms that restrict such storage and reuse, establishing a contractual distinction between service tiers regarding text data retention and application.

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