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DeepSeek API carries highly permissive license terms; Lexis+ AI carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: DEEPSEEK API NOT RECOMMENDED · LEXIS+ AI NOT RECOMMENDED
| RISK SURFACE | DEEPSEEK API | LEXIS+ AI |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
“ 4.1 You are responsible for all Inputs you submit to our Services and corresponding Outputs. By submitting Inputs to our Services, you represent and warrant that you have all rights, licenses, and permissions that are necessary for us to process the Inputs under our Terms. Y…”
“4.10 Prompt Retention. Certain features of the Online Services, including those utilizing AI technology, permit an Authorized User to enter or create a prompt (a “Prompt”), including Prompts requesting the summarization or analysis of text entered into the Prompt by the Authorize…”
“Specifically, within DeepSeek's product services, these models, based on user input information (referred to as "Inputs"), compute and infer to output corresponding content as a response (referred to as "Outputs" ), including text, tables, and code. U”
The document is truncated and may contain an output-ownership clause later. Absence of an explicit grant to users of output ownership is a risk.
“4.4 LN does not claim intellectual property rights in any content created by your use of the AI Services (“Output”) except to the extent that the Output includes Independent Content. “Independent Content” means any work of authorship in the data that is subject to a copyright (1…”
“To improve and develop the Services and to train and improve our technology, such as our machine learning models and algorithms. Including by monitoring interactions and usage across your devices, analyzing how people are using it, and training and improving our technology.”
User inputs, outputs, and behavioral data are explicitly used to train and improve AI models with no opt-out mechanism described in this section.
“LN is free to incorporate and implement any Feedback into LN products or services without payment of current or future royalties or compensation. In consideration of your participation in and access to Beta Product development, you hereby assign to LN all rights, title, and inter…”
All 'Feedback' (including survey responses, user experience insights, and Beta Product participation) is fully assigned to LN with no compensation, and a sweeping irrevocable license as a fallback. This applies to Beta Product participants.
“ lending, selling, or sub-licensing the entire or part of the Services.”
“(a)so long as performed via Online Services functionality”
“the right to delete Personal Data you’ve provided to us, or that we’ve obtained about you;”
The policy references a deletion right but provides no detail on actual retention periods, deletion timelines, or what happens to data already used in model training upon deletion request.
“(b)except under Section 1.1(d),”
“and **Payment Personal Data** are not applicable to DeepSeek App.”
“2.1 Only your employees (including temps), students, partners, members, owners, shareholders, and contractors (to the extent performing dedicated work exclusively for you) are eligible to access and use the Online Services and Materials under your Agreement. You will identify to…”