The license expressly disclaims all warranties, both express and implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, meaning DeepSeek provides no contractual assurance regarding the software's performance, accuracy, or suitability for any use.
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This provision means that organizations deploying DeepSeek-R1 in any context, including regulated or safety-critical applications, have no warranty recourse against DeepSeek for model performance, output accuracy, or fitness for purpose under these license terms.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of broad warranty disclaimers in consumer-facing product contexts may vary by jurisdiction; some consumer protection regimes impose minimum standards that contractual disclaimers cannot override.
Under this clause, the software is provided with no guarantees of any kind; any organization or individual using DeepSeek-R1 in a product or service is responsible for independently validating the model's suitability and performance for their intended use.
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This provision means that organizations deploying DeepSeek-R1 in any context, including regulated or safety-critical applications, have no warranty recourse against DeepSeek for model performance, output accuracy, or fitness for purpose under these license terms.
Under this clause, the software is provided with no guarantees of any kind; any organization or individual using DeepSeek-R1 in a product or service is responsible for independently validating the model's suitability and performance for their intended use.
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