“Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold DeepL harmless against any and all third-party claims...arising out of or in connection with: a) DeepL's use of Customer's Content and/or Customer Training Data in accordance with this Agreement infringes a third party's intellectual property or other rights; or b) Customer's breach of this Agreement.”
This analysis describes what DeepL's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
The customer assumes direct financial and legal responsibility for third-party IP disputes triggered by their own content or conduct, shielding DeepL from those costs.
The updated terms explicitly state that audio files are now included in the definition of 'Content' and that all Content is processed by DeepL's machine learning infrastructure. This formalizes what may have been implicit practice and clarifies the scope of data subject to machine learning processing. The terms also introduce a new access method through third-party AI assistant applications via DeepL's Model Context Protocol endpoint; usage through this pathway counts toward your subscription's usage limits and volumes. You can review the Service Specification for details on how third-party application access operates.
View change record →The customer is required to defend and financially protect DeepL whenever a third party brings a claim connected to the customer's content, training data, or a breach of the Agreement.
How other platforms handle this
Smartsheet has no obligation or liability under this Section 7.1 to the extent any Claim Against Customer arises from...Smartsheet's compliance with designs, specifications, or instructions provided in writing by Customer if such infringement would not have occurred but for such designs, specificati...
We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.
Ramp will have sole control and authority to defend the claim, provided (i) Company may participate in the defense and settlement of the claim with counsel of its own choosing at its own expense.
"Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold DeepL harmless against any and all third-party claims...arising out of or in connection with: a) DeepL's use of Customer's Content and/or Customer Training Data in accordance with this Agreement infringes a third party's intellectual property or other rights; or b) Customer's breach of this Agreement.Excerpt from DeepL's Terms and Conditions
Get the weekly coverage letter
Companies change their terms without announcing it. We capture governance documents, compare each new version with the last, and publish what changed, with the source text behind it. One email a week on what we found and what we could not reach.
The customer assumes direct financial and legal responsibility for third-party IP disputes triggered by their own content or conduct, shielding DeepL from those costs.
The customer is required to defend and financially protect DeepL whenever a third party brings a claim connected to the customer's content, training data, or a breach of the Agreement.
ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 224 platforms. See the full comparison.
No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by DeepL.