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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.
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Customer acknowledges and agrees that Cohere may monitor Customer's use of the Cohere API and that Customer will not block or otherwise interfere with Cohere's monitoring.
This includes the right to use OpenAI's API to integrate the Services into Customer Applications and to make Customer Applications available to End Users.
You will not exceed...any limit on calls per second set forth in any Specifications...and you will not send files to or from Creators API or PA API that are greater than 40KB without our prior written approval.
"Customer must not bypass, remove, defeat, avoid, deactivate or otherwise circumvent protection or authentication mechanisms or misuse API methods for purposes other than those intended or expressly documented.Excerpt from DeepL's Terms and Conditions
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The clause states: “Customer must not bypass, remove, defeat, avoid, deactivate or otherwise circumvent protection or authentication mechanisms or misuse API methods for purposes other than those intended or expressly documented.”
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