The agreement prohibits use of DeepL services in violation of applicable law, third-party rights, or the terms, and reserves to DeepL the unilateral right to suspend or terminate access upon its determination of a violation.
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This provision establishes DeepL's discretionary authority to suspend or terminate account access without specifying a mandatory notice period or appeal mechanism. The 'sole discretion' standard means termination decisions are not subject to a predefined review procedure under the standard terms.
Interpretive note: The practical scope of the 'sole discretion' termination right may be constrained by EU DSA obligations, German mandatory contract law, and applicable consumer protection frameworks; the extent of those constraints depends on user type and jurisdiction.
Removed specific prohibitions on unauthorized access, reverse engineering, and automated access; added 'infringes third-party rights' and 'in its sole discretion' language; separated termination mechanism and changed from 'good cause' requirement to unilateral discretionary suspension/termination.
View full change record →Under this clause, DeepL may suspend or terminate a subscriber's access to paid services based on its own determination of a terms violation, with the terms not specifying a mandatory pre-termination notice or appeal process. Subscribers who rely on DeepL for operational workflows should assess the implications of potential service interruption under this provision.
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"You agree not to use the Services in any manner that violates applicable laws or regulations, infringes third-party rights, or is otherwise prohibited under these Terms. DeepL reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time if DeepL determines, in its sole discretion, that you have violated these Terms.Excerpt from DeepL's Terms and Conditions
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This provision establishes DeepL's discretionary authority to suspend or terminate account access without specifying a mandatory notice period or appeal mechanism. The 'sole discretion' standard means termination decisions are not subject to a predefined review procedure under the standard terms.
Under this clause, DeepL may suspend or terminate a subscriber's access to paid services based on its own determination of a terms violation, with the terms not specifying a mandatory pre-termination notice or appeal process. Subscribers who rely on DeepL for operational workflows should assess the implications of potential service interruption under this provision.
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