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The license authorizes DeepL to incorporate user content into service operations and product development without payment or exclusivity restrictions. This enables the company to utilize submitted materials across its platform infrastructure and improvement processes.
Any content you submit to DeepL for translation — including confidential documents, contracts, or proprietary text — is covered by a licence you grant to DeepL, which means you should consider whether your confidentiality obligations or IP policies permit this before using the service.
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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: The IP licence engages copyright law (EU Directive 2001/29/EC, InfoSoc Directive; UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; US Copyright Act 17 U.S.C.) and trade secret law (EU Trade Secrets Directive 2016/943).
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The license authorizes DeepL to incorporate user content into service operations and product development without payment or exclusivity restrictions. This enables the company to utilize submitted materials across its platform infrastructure and improvement processes.
Any content you submit to DeepL for translation — including confidential documents, contracts, or proprietary text — is covered by a licence you grant to DeepL, which means you should consider whether your confidentiality obligations or IP policies permit this before using the service.
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