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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.
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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We may use Materials to provide, maintain, and improve the Services and to develop other products and services, including training our models, unless you opt out of training through your account settings. Even if you opt out, we will use Materials for model training when: (1) you provide Feedback to...
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...
Writer does not use Customer Data to train its AI models without explicit customer permission. Customer Data means the data, content, and information that customers and their end users submit to or through the Services.
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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
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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.
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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