Section 10 provides that the model and complementary materials are offered without any express or implied warranties, including fitness for purpose and non-infringement, and places sole responsibility for deployment appropriateness on the licensee.
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This provision places all risk associated with model use, redistribution, and deployment on the licensee, with no warranty of non-infringement, fitness for purpose, or merchantability provided by DeepSeek.
Under this clause, the model is provided without any warranty of any kind. Licensees bear sole responsibility for assessing the appropriateness of using or redistributing the model and assume all associated risks. The disclaimer is qualified by the phrase 'unless required by applicable law,' which may limit its scope in jurisdictions with mandatory warranty protections.
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Compare across platforms →"Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, DeepSeek provides the Model and the Complementary Material on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using or redistributing the Model, Derivatives of the Model, and the Complementary Material and assume any risks associated with Your exercise of permissions under this License.Excerpt from DeepSeek's Open Source License
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This provision places all risk associated with model use, redistribution, and deployment on the licensee, with no warranty of non-infringement, fitness for purpose, or merchantability provided by DeepSeek.
Under this clause, the model is provided without any warranty of any kind. Licensees bear sole responsibility for assessing the appropriateness of using or redistributing the model and assume all associated risks. The disclaimer is qualified by the phrase 'unless required by applicable law,' which may limit its scope in jurisdictions with mandatory warranty protections.
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