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This clause makes legal compliance with personal information laws a contractual obligation, meaning a breach of applicable privacy law also constitutes a breach of the License.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'applicable laws and regulations' is jurisdiction-dependent; the clause does not specify which jurisdiction's laws apply, but that ambiguity is not introduced into reader-facing prose.
Users are contractually bound to follow all applicable laws and regulations governing personal information handling and the use of licensed works.
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Access information about you consistent with legal requirements. In addition, you may have the right in some cases to receive or have your electronic information transferred to another party.
"You commit to complying with applicable laws and regulations in the handling of personal information and the use of such works.Excerpt from DeepSeek's Open Source License
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This clause makes legal compliance with personal information laws a contractual obligation, meaning a breach of applicable privacy law also constitutes a breach of the License.
Users are contractually bound to follow all applicable laws and regulations governing personal information handling and the use of licensed works.
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