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Privacy Policy changed DeepSeek, Apr 5, 2026

DeepSeek · Apr 5, 2026 · 11 added, 8 removed · found in an Internet Archive capture

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  1. Added: Location Personal Data . We automatically collect Personal Data about your approximate location based on IP address (1) for security reasons, for example to protect your account by detecting unusual login activity; (2) to respond to your inquiries related to your location (e.g., when you ask, "What's the weather like in my city?" or "Please recommend local cuisines in my city"). We will not obtain your precise geolocation information through other means without your explicit consent.
  2. Removed: 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.
  3. 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 or commercial messages.
  4. Removed: 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.
  5. 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, in accordance with the due process prescribed by law.
  6. 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 Personal Data in urgent situations to protect health or life.
  7. Added: We use third party vendors to provide necessary information to responde to your inquiries.
  8. Added: We integrate third-party APIs to provide search services, and we will share your input keywords to provide these services.
  9. Removed: We integrate third-party APIs to provide search services, and we will share your input to provide these services.
  10. 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, foundation model training and optimization, analytics, customer and technical support.
  11. Removed: 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.
  12. Added: comply with applicable law, legal process or government requests, as consistent with internationally recognized standards, in accordance with the due process prescribed by law;
  13. 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;
  14. Added: investigate potential violations of and enforce our Terms, Guidelines, or any other applicable terms, policies, or standards; or
  15. Removed: 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,
  16. Added: The Personal Data we collect from you may be stored on a server located outside of the country where you live. To provide you with our services, we directly collect, process and store your Personal Data in People's Republic of China.
  17. Removed: The Personal Data we collect from you may be stored on a server located outside of the country where you live. To provide you with our services, we directly collect, process and store your Personal Data in People's Republic of China .
  18. 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.
  19. Removed: Please be aware that our servers are located in the People's Republic of China. When you access our services, your Personal Data may be processed and stored in our servers in the People's Republic of China. This may be a direct provision of your Personal Data to us or a transfer that we or a third-party make.
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