Privacy Policy changed DeepSeek, Jun 4, 2025

1. +Added: This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") applies to the Personal Data (or other similar terms as defined by applicable data protection law) relating to you ("Personal Data") that DeepSeek processes in connection with DeepSeek apps, websites, software, and related services (the "Services"), that link to or reference this Privacy Policy. The Services enable you to create and interact with chatbots.
2. -Removed: This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") applies to the personal information that DeepSeek processes in connection with DeepSeek apps, websites, software, and related services (the "Services"), that link to or reference this Privacy Policy. The Services enable you to create and interact with chatbots.
3. +Added: Please be informed that the processing rules for Personal Data collected from end users when accessing downstream systems or applications developed by developers using our open platform services are not covered by this privacy policy. The developer operating the application, as the controller of the Personal Data processing activity, should disclose the relevant Personal Data protection policies to the end users.
4. +Added: We collect your Personal Data in three ways: Personal Data You Provide, Automatically Collected Personal Data, and Personal Data From Other Sources. More detail is provided below.
5. +Added: When you create an account, input content, contact us directly, or otherwise use the Services, you may provide some or all of the following Personal Data:
6. +Added: Account Personal Data. We collect Personal Data that you provide when you set up an account, such as your date of birth (where applicable), username (where applicable), email address and/or telephone number, and password.
7. -Removed: Please be informed that the processing rules for personal information collected from end users when accessing downstream systems or applications developed by developers using our open platform services are not covered by this privacy policy. The developer operating the application, as the controller of the personal information processing activity, should disclose the relevant personal information protection policies to the end users.
8. -Removed: We collect your information in three ways: Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information, and Information From Other Sources. More detail is provided below.
9. -Removed: When you create an account, input content, contact us directly, or otherwise use the Services, you may provide some or all of the following information:
10. -Removed: Account information. We collect information that you provide when you set up an account, such as your date of birth (where applicable), username (where applicable), email address and/or telephone number, and password.
11. +Added: Personal Data When You Contact Us. When you contact us, we collect the Personal Data you send us, such as proof of identity or age, contact details, feedback or inquiries about your use of the Services or Personal Data about possible violations of our Terms of Service (our "Terms" ) or other policies.
12. +Added: We automatically collect certain Personal Data from you when you use the Services, including internet or other network activity Personal Data such as your IP address, unique device identifiers, and cookies.
13. +Added: Device and Network Personal Data. We collect certain device and network connection Personal Data when you access the Services. This Personal Data includes your device model, operating system, IP address, device identifiers and system language. We also collect service-related, diagnostic, and performance Personal Data, including crash reports and performance logs. We automatically assign you a device ID and user ID. Where you log-in from multiple devices, we use Personal Data such as your device ID and user ID to identify your activity across devices to give you a seamless log-in experience and for security purposes.
14. +Added: Log Personal Data. We collect Personal Data regarding your use of the Services, such as the features you use and the actions you take.
15. +Added: Location Personal Data. We automatically collect Personal Data about your approximate location based on IP address for security reasons, for example to protect your account by detecting unusual login activity.
16. +Added: Cookies & Similar Technologies. We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate and provide the Service. For example, we use cookies for security purposes and to better understand how the Service is used. We will allow you to manage our use of non-essential cookies where required by law. To learn more about our use of cookies, please see our Cookies Policy .
17. +Added: Payment Personal Data. When you use paid services for prepayment, we collect your payment order and transaction Personal Data to provide Services such as order placement, payment, customer service, and after-sales support.
18. +Added: To avoid any doubt, Cookies & Similar Technologies and Payment Personal Data are not applicable to DeepSeek App.
19. +Added: We may receive the Personal Data described in this Privacy Policy from other sources, such as:
20. +Added: Log-in, Sign-up, or Linked Services. Where available, if you choose to sign-up or log-in to the Services using a third-party service such as Apple or Google, or link your account to a third-party service, we may collect Personal Data from the third-party service, such as access token.
21. +Added: Security Personal Data. We receive Personal Data from our trusted partners, such as security partners, to protect against fraud, abuse, and other security threats to our Services.
22. +Added: Public Personal Data. We may obtain publicly available Personal Data via online sources to train our models and provide Services.
23. +Added: The Services are not designed or intended to process sensitive Personal Data (e.g., personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, health, sexuality, citizenship, immigration status, genetic or biometric data, personal data of children, precise geolocation or criminal membership). We do not ask for, and you should not provide sensitive Personal Data to the Services, whether about yourself or other individuals.
24. +Added: We use your Personal Data to operate, provide, develop, and improve the Services, including for the following purposes.
25. -Removed: Information When You Contact Us. When you contact us, we collect the information you send us, such as proof of identity or age, contact details, feedback or inquiries about your use of the Services or information about possible violations of our Terms of Service (our "Terms" ) or other policies.
26. -Removed: We automatically collect certain information from you when you use the Services, including internet or other network activity information such as your IP address, unique device identifiers, and cookies.
27. -Removed: Device and Network Information. We collect certain device and network connection information when you access the Services. This information includes your device model, operating system, IP address, device identifiers and system language. We also collect service-related, diagnostic, and performance information, including crash reports and performance logs. We automatically assign you a device ID and user ID. Where you log-in from multiple devices, we use information such as your device ID and user ID to identify your activity across devices to give you a seamless log-in experience and for security purposes.
28. -Removed: Log Information. We collect information regarding your use of the Services, such as the features you use and the actions you take.
29. -Removed: Location Information. We automatically collect information about your approximate location based on IP address for security reasons, for example to protect your account by detecting unusual login activity.
30. -Removed: Cookies & Similar Technologies. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate and provide the Service. For example, we use cookies to remember your language preferences, and for security purposes. We will obtain your consent to our use of cookies where required by law. To learn more about our use of cookies, please see our Cookies Policy .
31. -Removed: Payment Information. When you use paid services for prepayment, we collect your payment order and transaction information to provide services such as order placement, payment, customer service, and after-sales support.
32. -Removed: To avoid any doubt, Cookies & Similar Technologies and Payment Information are not applicable to DeepSeek App.
33. -Removed: We may receive the information described in this Privacy Policy from other sources, such as:
34. -Removed: Log-in, Sign-up, or Linked Services. Where available, if you choose to sign-up or log-in to the Services using a third-party service such as Apple or Google, or link your account to a third-party service, we may collect information from the service, such as access token.
35. -Removed: Security Information. We receive information from our trusted partners, such as security partners, to protect against fraud, abuse, and other security threats to our Services.
36. -Removed: Public Information. We may obtain publicly available information via the Internet sources in order to train our models and provide services.
37. -Removed: We use your information to operate, provide, develop, and improve the Services, including for the following purposes.
38. +Added: To communicate with you, including to notify you about changes to the Services, provide customer support to you and send you other service-related messages.
39. +Added: To promote the safety, security, and stability of the Services, such as by preventing and detecting abuse, fraud, and illegal activity on the Services and by conducting troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, and research.
40. +Added: To comply with our legal obligations, or as necessary to perform tasks in the public interest, or to protect the vital interests of our users and other people. This could include providing law enforcement agencies or emergency services with Personal Data in urgent situations to protect health or life.
41. +Added: PLEASE NOTE: We do not engage in "profiling" or otherwise engage in automated processing of Personal Data to make decisions that could have legal or similarly significant impact on you or others.
42. +Added: We engage service providers that help us provide, support, and develop the Services and understand how they are used. We share Personal Data You Provide, Automatically Collected Personal Data, and Personal Data From Other Sources with these service providers as necessary to enable them to provide their services. For example:
43. -Removed: To communicate with you, including to notify you about changes to the Platform, provide customer support to you and send you other service-related messages.
44. -Removed: To promote the safety, security, and stability of the Platform, such as by preventing and detecting abuse, fraud, and illegal activity on the Platform and by conducting troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, and research.
45. -Removed: To comply with our legal obligations, or as necessary to perform tasks in the public interest, or to protect the vital interests of our users and other people. This could include providing law enforcement agencies or emergency services with information in urgent situations to protect health or life.
46. -Removed: If you refuse to allow us to process the data in the manner described above, you may provide feedback through privacy@deepseek.com .
47. -Removed: We engage service providers that help us provide, support, and develop the Services and understand how they are used. We share Information You Provide, Automatically Collected Information, and Information From Other Sources with these service providers as necessary to enable them to provide their services. For example:
48. +Added: We integrate third-party APIs to provide search services, and we will share your input to provide these services.
49. -Removed: We integrate third-party APIs (such as Bing) to provide search services, and we will share your input to provide these services.
50. +Added: We use support and safety monitoring services providers to assist us in ensuring the safety of our Services.
51. -Removed: We use support and safety monitoring services providers to assist us in ensuring the safety of our services.
52. +Added: The Services are supported by certain entities within our corporate group. These entities process the Personal Data You Provide, Automatically Collected Personal Data, and Personal Data from Other Sources for us, as necessary to provide certain functions, such as storage, content delivery, security, research and development, analytics, customer and technical support.
53. +Added: We share your Personal Data with the following categories of third parties in other limited scenarios as follows:
54. +Added: Parties to a Corporate Transaction. Your Personal Data may be disclosed to third parties in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, sale of assets or shares, reorganization, financing, change of control, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
55. +Added: Law Enforcement and Parties with Other Legal Rights. We may access, preserve, and share the Personal Data described in "What Personal Data We Collect" with law enforcement agencies, public authorities, copyright holders, or other third parties if we have good faith belief that it is necessary to:
56. +Added: protect the rights, property, and safety of our users, copyright holders, and others, including protecting life or preventing imminent bodily harm. For example, we may provide Personal Data (such as your IP address) to law enforcement agencies in the event of an emergency where someone's life or safety is at risk,
57. -Removed: The services are supported by certain entities within our corporate group. These entities process the Information You Provide, and Automatically Collected Information for us, as necessary to provide certain functions, such as storage, content delivery, security, research and development, analytics, customer and technical support.
58. -Removed: We share your information in other limited scenarios as follows:
59. -Removed: Corporate Transactions. Your information may be disclosed to third parties in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, sale of assets or shares, reorganization, financing, change of control, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
60. -Removed: Legal Obligations and Rights. We may access, preserve, and share the information described in "What Information We Collect" with law enforcement agencies, public authorities, copyright holders, or other third parties if we have good faith belief that it is necessary to:

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