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General contract terms

Capacity & reservation terms No provision found

Reviewed DeepSeek Terms of Use and 1 other governing document: no provision addresses this term.

Data use & AI training ✓ Quote verified against source

Trains by default on de-identified inputs/outputs; opt-out via 'Improve the model for everyone'; ZDR not specified

“you can opt out by turning off "Improve the model for everyone".”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

Suspension rights ✓ Quote verified against source

May suspend/restrict for Terms violations or risk/harm; DeepSeek judges independently; notice not required

“including but not limited to, issuing warnings... restricting account functions, suspending usage”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

Termination ✓ Quote verified against source

Customer may terminate and delete account; deleted account content not retrievable; provider may retain some data per law

“you will not be able to reactivate your account or retrieve any of the…”
Source: DeepSeek Privacy Policy · fetched 2026-07-18

Unilateral modification ✓ Quote verified against source

Provider may revise terms; effective on posting; continued use = acceptance; notice only if rights greatly affected

“Once announced, it replaces the original terms.”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

Governing law & disputes ✓ Quote verified against source

Law: PRC mainland; forum: court at DeepSeek's registered office (Hangzhou); arbitration: no; class waiver: not specified

“governed by the laws of the People's Republic of China in the mainland”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

Liability caps & carveouts ✓ Quote verified against source

Cap: greater of 12-months' fees paid or $100; indirect/consequential waived; carveout for intentional/gross negligence

“WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID... OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS…”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

Output IP indemnification ✓ Quote verified against source

No output IP indemnity; outputs provided as-is, customer bears responsibility

“THAT ANY OUTPUT... WILL BE ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE, RELIABLE, NON-INFRINGING OR SECURE”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

Model deprecation & version pinning ✓ Quote verified against source

No documented pinning; provider may modify/suspend/terminate services with notice if rights greatly affected

“we may add, upgrade, modify, suspend, or terminate services”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

Benchmarking & eval restrictions No provision found

Reviewed DeepSeek Terms of Use and 1 other governing document: no provision addresses this term.

No-compete-training clauses ✓ Quote verified against source

none - training other models expressly permitted

“training other models (such as model distillation), etc.”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

Capacity delivery remedies No provision found

Reviewed DeepSeek Terms of Use and 1 other governing document: no provision addresses this term.

Assignment & financing clauses ✓ Quote verified against source

Data may be disclosed in corporate transactions incl. financing; assignment rights not otherwise specified

“reorganization, financing, change of control, or acquisition”
Source: DeepSeek Privacy Policy · fetched 2026-07-18

Service level (SLA) terms

Availability definition ✓ Quote verified against source

no SLA / uptime not committed

“We make no warranty that the Services are available or will continue”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

Credit regime No provision found

Reviewed DeepSeek Terms of Use and 1 other governing document: no provision addresses this term.

Claim mechanics No provision found

Reviewed DeepSeek Terms of Use and 1 other governing document: no provision addresses this term.

SLA exclusions No provision found

Reviewed DeepSeek Terms of Use and 1 other governing document: no provision addresses this term.

Data protection & privacy

International data transfer mechanism ✓ Quote verified against source

Refers generally to 'appropriate safeguards' per applicable law; no named mechanism (SCCs/DPF) specified

“we will use appropriate safeguards for transferring Personal Data outside”
Source: DeepSeek Privacy Policy · fetched 2026-07-18

Data residency commitments ✓ Quote verified against source

Data collected, processed and stored in People's Republic of China

“we directly collect, process and store your Personal Data in People's Republic of China”
Source: DeepSeek Privacy Policy · fetched 2026-07-18

Sub-processor transparency ✓ Quote verified against source

Describes categories (service providers, corporate group) but no published list, notice window, or objection right

“We engage service providers that help us provide, support, and develop the Services”
Source: DeepSeek Privacy Policy · fetched 2026-07-18

Government access commitments ✓ Quote verified against source

May share data on good-faith belief for legal process; no notification or challenge commitment; no transparency report

“comply with applicable law, legal process or government requests”
Source: DeepSeek Privacy Policy · fetched 2026-07-18

Retention & human review of content ✓ Quote verified against source

Uses safety monitoring providers and technical review of user behavior; inputs retained as long as account exists

“support and safety monitoring services providers to assist us in ensuring the safety”
Source: DeepSeek Privacy Policy · fetched 2026-07-18

Accountability & transparency

Prohibited high-risk uses ✓ Quote verified against source

AUP prohibits illegal/dangerous uses, violence/terrorism, minor exploitation; no explicit facial-recognition/predictive-policing/weapons list

“dangerous purposes that may have serious harmful impacts on physical health”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

Model documentation commitments Quote not verified against source

Published 'Model Mechanism and Training Methods' explanation, referenced in terms

“We have published the "Model Principles and Training Methods Explanation"”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

Training data provenance statements ✓ Quote verified against source

States publicly available data obtained online used to train models

“We may obtain publicly available Personal Data via online sources to train our models”
Source: DeepSeek Privacy Policy · fetched 2026-07-18

Appeal & redress mechanisms ✓ Quote verified against source

Explanation/objection opportunity for account restrictions; privacy request appeal via email; account recovery appeal process

“we will offer an opportunity for you to explain or object”
Source: DeepSeek Terms of Use · fetched 2026-07-20

EU AI Act role allocation No provision found

Reviewed DeepSeek Terms of Use and 1 other governing document: no provision addresses this term.

Change history

No changes detected yet. The current snapshots are the baseline.

Extracted 2026-07-20 14:10 UTC with claude-opus-4-8.