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DeepSeek API carries highly permissive license terms; Shopify Magic carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: DEEPSEEK API NOT RECOMMENDED · SHOPIFY MAGIC NOT RECOMMENDED
| RISK SURFACE | DEEPSEEK API | SHOPIFY MAGIC |
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| TModel Training | ||
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| $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…”
“We do not take ownership of the Materials that you provide to Shopify; however, we do require a license to your Materials. You hereby grant Shopify a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to host, use, distribute, expose, modify, r…”
Users retain nominal ownership but grant Shopify an extremely broad license to their materials including the right to create derivative works, sublicense, and promote materials through Shopify partner channels — all royalty-free and worldwide.
“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.
“You irrevocably waive any and all moral rights you may have in the Materials in favour of Shopify and agree that this waiver may be invoked by anyone who obtains rights in the materials through Shopify, including anyone to whom Shopify may transfer or grant (including by way of l…”
Users irrevocably waive moral rights in their materials in favor of Shopify and any downstream licensee. This waiver is permanent and cannot be undone even after termination.
“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.
“ One of the ways in which we are able to help merchants using Shopify is by using techniques like "machine learning" (some laws, including certain EEA and UK laws, may refer to this as "automated decision-making") to help us improve our services. When we use machine learning, we…”
“ lending, selling, or sub-licensing the entire or part of the Services.”
“exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Services, or access to the Services without the express written permission by Shopify.”
“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.
“when Shopify provides the Enhanced Services to help grow and improve your business and the businesses of other Shopify merchants by placing or delivering advertising for stores and products based on customer Personal Data from interactions with Your Store, with other Merchants an…”
Shopify explicitly acknowledges that using customer Personal Data for cross-merchant advertising may constitute a 'sale' or 'share' under US state privacy laws, placing compliance burden on the merchant.
“and **Payment Personal Data** are not applicable to DeepSeek App.”
“ Technical support in respect of the Services is only provided to Shopify Users. Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to Shopify Support.”