# DeepSeek

## Kurzbeschreibung
**“Into the unknown …”**


**DeepSeek **is an AI assistant and a model/API platform from Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.. Officially, DeepSeek promotes its chat for coding, content creation, file reading, and long-context conversations; the app additionally lists web search, deep-think, file upload, and text extraction. For developers, there is an OpenAI-compatible API with chat/reasoning models as well as features such as function calling, JSON output, and thinking mode.

## Claim
Into the unknown … Free access to DeepSeek. Experience the intelligent model

## Geeignet für
- API Integration
- Automation / Workflows
- Programming / Software Development
- Research
- Writing & Editing
- Texts / Content
- Translations
- Science

## Kernfunktionen
- Chatbot
- Programming
- Reasoning model
- Research
- Language model
- Text generation
- Summary

## Preismodell
- **free:** According to the official website, **DeepSeek** offers free access to DeepSeek Chat via web/app. The official app describes features for AI chat, problem-solving, and general assistance; the chat page mentions, among other things, coding, content creation, file reading, and long-context chat.
- **other:** **DeepSeek API: **Separate usage-based model for developers and businesses. The API is billed based on input and output tokens; the API documentation mentions, among other things, OpenAI-/Anthropic-compatible usage, API key, base URLs, and current model access such as deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-pro. Older models such as deepseek-chat and deepseek-reasoner are, according to the API documentation, intended to be phased out.

## DSGVO und Datenschutz
**Gesamteinschätzung:** No

**On-prem / local hosting: partially**


On the website, “R1-Distill” lists “local deployment” as its intended use, and the models are described as “open-weight.” However, the provider does not specify a concrete on-premises/self-hosting solution for the entire product on its website, nor does it provide documentation regarding operation, support, or compliance.


**Private Cloud / Data Center: Unclear**


Not specified on the website. There is no documented dedicated private cloud, VPC, or EU data center option.


**EU SaaS / Managed: Indirect / Not Available**


A proprietary SaaS service is clearly available, but the website does not mention EU/EEA data residency or an EU hosting location. For EU/EEA users, EU SaaS is therefore not supported.


**Hybrid: unclear**


Not specified on the website. There is no description of a hybrid operation between on-premises/private cloud processing and provider SaaS.


**DPA: Indirect / Not available**


The privacy policy mentions “Data processing agreements with service providers” for the company’s own international transfers and service providers, but a customer-specific DPA to be entered into with users/customers cannot be found on the website.


**No training: partially**


The privacy policy states that anonymized call data may be used to improve or train AI models and that an opt-out is available. Although the homepage states that conversations are not used for training, this conflicts with the privacy policy. There is no evidence on the website of a contractual exclusion of training for all content.


**Open Source / Transparency: Partially**


The website describes DeepSeek as a provider of “open-weight language models,” mentions “Open weights,” and refers to models under permissive licenses as well as “Local deployment” for R1-Distill. However, the website does not fully document which components of the overall product are open or to what extent self-hosting and interchangeability are practically supported.


**Data Processing**


According to the privacy policy, the service processes account data, conversation data, feedback, support communications, device/usage data, IP addresses, and cookies. Conversations may be stored; anonymized conversation data may be used to improve or train the AI, with an opt-out option. International data transfers are expressly provided for. However, the website lacks specific information regarding data centers, EU data residency, subprocessors, and customer-specific contractual documents.


**Conclusion**


For an EU/EEA tool directory, the GDPR compliance status cannot currently be positively verified based on the provider’s website. There is some information on data protection and security, as well as an opt-out option for training, but the evidence regarding EU data residency, server location, data processing agreements (DPAs), subprocessors, and certifications—which is particularly important for European compliance assessments—is missing. Therefore, from an EU/EEA perspective, the use of this SaaS service is not documented as clearly GDPR-compliant; at best, an indirect path to transparency via open weights and “local deployment” is discernible, but it is not described as a straightforward, fully documented enterprise solution.


**Sources**


- [https://deep-seek.com/privacy](https://deep-seek.com/privacy)
- [https://deep-seek.com/terms](https://deep-seek.com/terms)
- [https://deep-seek.com/](https://deep-seek.com/)
- [https://deep-seek.com/de#compare](https://deep-seek.com/de#compare)

Although the website does include a privacy policy, key documentation is missing to ensure robust GDPR-compliant use throughout the EU/EEA. In particular, the website does not specify a specific server or data center location, EU data residency, a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for customers, a list of subprocessors, or relevant certifications. The privacy policy also mentions international data transfers and the use of anonymized call data for training purposes with an opt-out option. Thus, based on the website documentation, fully GDPR-compliant use for EU/EEA users is not substantiated.


**Positive**


Positively documented are a privacy policy, data subject rights such as access, rectification, deletion, export, and the option to opt out of AI training; security details regarding TLS 1.3 and AES-256; and a reference to safeguards for international data transfers, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and data processing agreements with service providers.


**Negative**


On the negative side, the website does not specify an EU/EEA server location, does not guarantee EU data residency, no Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available to customers, no subprocessors are named, no certifications such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2 are listed, and no clearly documented enterprise/private cloud/on-premises solution for straightforward EU-compliant use is described. In addition, the privacy policy provides for training using anonymized conversation data unless users opt out.


**Server Location**


Not specified on the website. The privacy policy only states that data may be transferred to and processed in other countries; no specific location of servers or data centers in the EU/EEA is mentioned.

## Hosting und Daten
- **On-Prem / lokales Hosting:** teilweise / indirekt
- **Private Cloud / Rechenzentrum:** unknown
- **EU SaaS / Managed:** unknown
- **Hybrid:** unknown
- **AVV / DPA:** unknown
- **Kein Training auf Kundendaten:** teilweise / indirekt
- **Open-Source / Transparenz-Pfad:** teilweise / indirekt

## Standort
**Land:** China

**Taxonomie:** China

In the accessible official English sources, DeepSeek does mention Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd. and a registered address in China, but no fully verifiable postal business address.

## Vorteile
- – Very affordable API pricing while offering context caching at the same time.
- – Strong coding and reasoning focus, including improvements in frontend web development.
- – Free web/app usage without ads or in-app purchases.
- – Open-source weights of important models under the MIT License.
- – Developer-friendly through OpenAI/Anthropic compatibility, function calling, and JSON output.

## Nachteile
- – The official Privacy Policy explicitly states that personal data may be processed and stored in the People’s Republic of China for the provision of the services.
- – DeepSeek may process user input, chat history, uploads, and other usage data, and also uses personal data to improve/train its technology; only an opt-out is provided.
- – In the accessible official sources, I could not verify any publicly reliable DPA/AVV, SCC, or EU data residency commitment.
- – DeepSeek itself points out hallucination/error risks.
- – The official cloud/app is under real regulatory pressure in Europe and Asia.

## Quellen
- Offizielle Website: https://deep-seek.com/de#compare

## Letzter Datenstand
2026-04-16

## Originalseite
https://kifox.ai/en/ki-tools/deepseek-en/