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DeepSeek Chat carries highly permissive license terms; DreamStudio (Stability AI) carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: DEEPSEEK CHAT NOT RECOMMENDED · DREAMSTUDIO (STABILITY AI) NOT RECOMMENDED
| RISK SURFACE | DEEPSEEK CHAT | DREAMSTUDIO (STABILITY AI) |
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| 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…”
“ You may submit text, images, or other inputs or prompts (“Inputs”) to our Services to generate corresponding outputs (“Outputs”) that are based on your Inputs. ”
“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 exercising such rights, you must obtain written permission from…”
The terms do not explicitly assign ownership of generated outputs to users. Combined with DeepSeek's broad reservation of all non-expressly-granted rights, there is no clear statement that users own or receive an unrestricted license to their outputs.
“ Our Services are owned, operated, and provided by us and our affiliates, licensors, distributors, and service providers (collectively “Providers”). We and our Providers retain all of our respective rights, title, and interest, including intellectual property rights, in and to ou…”
“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 and interactions are explicitly used to train AI models with no opt-out mechanism described in this section.
“ a. For Trainers of LoRAs ”
“ (4) Without DeepSeek's authorization, copying, transferring, leasing,”
“ To develop products or services that compete with our Services, including to develop or train any artificial intelligence, machine learning algorithms, or models, or resell our Services, except as expressly approved by Stability. ”
“the right to delete Personal Data you’ve provided to us, or that we’ve obtained about you;”
The policy mentions a deletion right but provides no information on actual retention periods, deletion timelines, or whether model weights trained on user data can be 'deleted'.
“Our Services may use or be used in connection with third-party software, services, or integrations. By using our Services, you acknowledge that your Input, including any personal data you include within that Input, may be shared with such third-party service to enable functionali…”
Personal data included in inputs may be shared with unspecified third-party services. The disclosure is broad and does not enumerate which third parties or limit the scope of sharing.
“and **Payment Personal Data** are not applicable to DeepSeek App.”
“ Non-Refundable . Service credits are not currency and are not redeemable for money or any sum of monetary value. Service credits are non-refundable and may be used only in connection with the applicable Service. ”