DeepSeek Open Platform
From AI API data terms: training, retention and zero retention: What does each AI provider say happens to data sent to its commercial API: is it used for training, how long is it kept, and can zero retention be had?
Provider: DeepSeek
The company offering the API, as named on its own page.
We will collect and process the personal information you provide as the data subject in accordance with the "DeepSeek Privacy Policy".
Source: https://cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-open-platform-terms-of-service.html. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Offering: DeepSeek Open Platform
The API, tier or platform the row covers, in the provider's words.
DeepSeek Open Platform Terms of Service
Source: https://cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-open-platform-terms-of-service.html. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Trains on API data by default: Not found
True or false only where the text plainly says what happens to this offering's API data with no opt-in or opt-out by the customer. An opt-out with no stated default is left blank. Where pages differ: legal or privacy page first, then help or trust pages, then developer docs, with the other in conflicts.
No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.
Default retention: We keep this personal data for as long as you have an account. This personal data includes your account personal data, input and payment personal data
How long prompts and outputs are kept by default, in the provider's words. Where pages differ: legal or privacy page first, then help or trust pages, then developer docs, with the other in conflicts. A page that's only less specific isn't a conflict: the more specific statement is the value.
when we process your Personal Data to provide you with the Services, we keep this Personal Data for as long as you have an account. This Personal Data includes your account Personal Data, input and payment Personal Data.
Source: https://cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-privacy-policy.html. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Exceptions: If you violate any of our terms, policies or guidelines, we may keep your personal data as necessary to process the violation
The main case with different retention, in the provider's words: first a model carved out of the general promise, then a feature, then a case such as flagged content. Pages rank as for Default retention; between pages of equal rank, the one naming the models. One passage only, so others may exist.
If you violate any of our terms, policies or guidelines, we may keep your Personal Data as necessary to process the violation.
Source: https://cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-privacy-policy.html. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.
Zero retention offered: Not found
True only where the provider plainly offers zero data retention by that name for this offering; false only where it plainly excludes it. A similar control under another name is left blank here and described in How to get it.
No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.
How to get it: Not found
What the provider says is needed for zero retention. Where it has no offer by that name, its nearest named control or pointer, in its own words. Where pages differ: legal or privacy page first, then help or trust pages, then developer docs, with the other in conflicts.
No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.
BAA available: Not found
True where the provider says it signs or offers a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement, or sets terms for use under one, for this offering. A general cloud BAA that the page doesn't tie to this offering, or an invitation to ask, is left blank.
No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.
Data location: We directly collect, process and store your personal data in People's Republic of China
Where the provider states data is processed or stored, in its words. Where pages differ: legal or privacy page first, then help or trust pages, then developer docs, with the other in conflicts.
To provide you with our services, we directly collect, process and store your Personal Data in People's Republic of China.
Source: https://cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-privacy-policy.html. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.