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Two platforms.
Same questions.
DeepSeek Chat
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
Per DeepSeek's Privacy Policy, users retain ownership of their content. DeepSeek collects conversation content for service improvement.
OUTPUT
DeepSeek assigns output rights to user but outputs may not be unique. User may use outputs for personal, academic, derivative products, or training other models.
TRAINING
Section 4.3: Uses de-identified inputs/outputs to "provide, maintain, operate, develop or improve the Services." Opt-out toggle available. User retains input rights; DeepSeek assigns output rights to user.
COMMERCIAL
Personal use product. Commercial use not explicitly addressed.
56 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
HeyGen
IMAGE / VIDEO / AUDIO GENERATION
PROMPT
Users and enterprises retain ownership of all input content including scripts, images, and video uploads. HeyGen is granted a processing license only.
OUTPUT
Users own all generated avatar videos. HeyGen does not assert IP claims over customer outputs.
TRAINING
HeyGen explicitly trains on user-uploaded content for all users, including free plan users. The ToS grants HeyGen a license to use 'Your Content' to 'train or otherwise improve or modify our artificial intelligence and machine learning models.' The license is royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide, and irrevocable, and survives termination. A separate 'License to your Content (For Users in the Free Plan)' section confirms free users grant this same training license even though their output use rights are more limited. No general opt-out from AI training is described.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use is explicitly permitted across all paid plans. HeyGen is widely used for commercial marketing and training videos.
33 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
DeepSeek Chat carries highly permissive license terms; HeyGen carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: DEEPSEEK CHAT NOT RECOMMENDED · HEYGEN NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | DEEPSEEK CHAT | HEYGEN |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
* Click any cell in the heatmap matrix to scroll directly to its verbatim policy citations below.
📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
DeepSeek Chat
LOW⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Per DeepSeek's Privacy Policy, users retain ownership of their content. DeepSeek collects conversation content for service improvement.
“ networks, models, and other components.”
HeyGen
HIGH
Users and enterprises retain ownership of all input content including scripts, images, and video uploads. HeyGen is granted a processing license only.
No citation available
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SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
DeepSeek Chat
LOWHIGH
DeepSeek assigns output rights to user but outputs may not be unique. User may use outputs for personal, academic, derivative products, or training other models.
“ 4.2 Subject to applicable law and our Terms, you have the following rights regarding the Inputs and Outputs of the Services: (1) You retain any rights, title, and interests—if any—in the Inputs you submit; (2) We assign any rights, title, and interests—if any—in the Outputs o…”
HeyGen
HIGH
Users own all generated avatar videos. HeyGen does not assert IP claims over customer outputs.
No citation available
T
SURFACE 03
Model Training
DeepSeek Chat
MEDHIGH
Section 4.3: Uses de-identified inputs/outputs to "provide, maintain, operate, develop or improve the Services." Opt-out toggle available. User retains input rights; DeepSeek assigns output rights to user.
“ 4.3 Under the premise of secure encryption technology processing, strict de-identification rendering, and irreversibility to identify specific individuals, we may, to a minimal extent, use Inputs and Outputs to provide, maintain, operate, develop or improve the Services or th…”
HeyGen
MEDHIGH
HeyGen explicitly trains on user-uploaded content for all users, including free plan users. The ToS grants HeyGen a license to use 'Your Content' to 'train or otherwise improve or modify our artificial intelligence and machine learning models.' The license is royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide, and irrevocable, and survives termination. A separate 'License to your Content (For Users in the Free Plan)' section confirms free users grant this same training license even though their output use rights are more limited. No general opt-out from AI training is described.
“ We may process your Personal Data to research, develop and improve our AI models. We have a legitimate interest in using your Personal Data for the purpose of research and development of AI models, to the extent that the balance between rights and interests is safeguarded. You…”
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
DeepSeek Chat
MEDHIGH
Personal use product. Commercial use not explicitly addressed.
“ 3.1 You fully understand and agree that, under these Terms, we grant you a revocable, non-transferable, and non-exclusive right to legally use this product and related services. All other rights not expressly authorized by these Terms are reserved by DeepSeek, and before exe…”
HeyGen
HIGH
Commercial use is explicitly permitted across all paid plans. HeyGen is widely used for commercial marketing and training videos.
No citation available
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
DeepSeek Chat
MEDHIGH
—
“ Retain certain data of the user as required by laws and regulations.”
HeyGen
MEDHIGH
Free plan: output licensed for personal/non-commercial use only; cannot be monetized or used in commercial work. Paid plans: users own outputs commercially. All tiers: same irrevocable training license on uploaded content. Enterprise plans exist (21 references to 'Enterprise' in ToS) but specific Enterprise data protections not captured in cached file.
“We have a legitimate interest in using your Personal Data for the purpose of understanding usage. Enhancing the safety and security of our Services, such as conducting troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, evaluation and system reporting. We have a legitimate interest in usin…”
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
DeepSeek Chat
HIGH
—
No citation available
HeyGen
HIGH
Free plan: output licensed for personal/non-commercial use only; cannot be monetized or used in commercial work. Paid plans: users own outputs commercially. All tiers: same irrevocable training license on uploaded content. Enterprise plans exist (21 references to 'Enterprise' in ToS) but specific Enterprise data protections not captured in cached file.
No citation available