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Prohibited Uses and Content Restrictions

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision defines the scope of permitted use by establishing categorical content restrictions and technical access limitations. These restrictions establish operational boundaries for service use and protect the service infrastructure from automated extraction and technical modification.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users operating the service must ensure their content submissions comply with the stated content categories and must use only authorized, non-automated means to access DeepL. The provision requires manual access and restricts the types of content that can be processed through the platform.

How other platforms handle this

Hugging Face Medium

Restricted Content includes clear violations of our Content Policy or applicable laws, and is subject to immediate action. Content designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to systems or devices. Content that attempts to transmit or generate malicious code (e.g., malware, trojans, vir...

Teachable Medium

You agree not to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any content that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any ...

Mailchimp Medium

Mailchimp does not allow users to send content that contains or references illegal goods or services, promotes or facilitates illegal activity, constitutes or promotes hate speech, discrimination, harassment or abuse, or distributes malware, viruses, or other harmful code.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You may not use DeepL's services to process, translate, or otherwise handle content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable. You may not use automated means (including bots, scrapers, or crawlers) to access the services without DeepL's express written permission. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the services.

— Excerpt from DeepL's DeepL Terms and Conditions

Applicable regulations

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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-005818
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-005818
Captured: 2026-05-20 23:29:36 UTC
SHA-256: d1609857ce95917e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/deepl/deepl-terms-and-conditions/prohibited-uses-and-content-restrictions/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DeepL's Prohibited Uses and Content Restrictions clause do?

The provision defines the scope of permitted use by establishing categorical content restrictions and technical access limitations. These restrictions establish operational boundaries for service use and protect the service infrastructure from automated extraction and technical modification.

How does this clause affect you?

Users operating the service must ensure their content submissions comply with the stated content categories and must use only authorized, non-automated means to access DeepL. The provision requires manual access and restricts the types of content that can be processed through the platform.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 2 platforms. See the full comparison.

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