DeepSeek
Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.
Short answer
Short answer: don't put personal, client or regulated data into DeepSeek. Its privacy policy stores data in China, it trains on your inputs, and multiple governments restricted it in 2025. Treat it as a high-risk consumer tool.
At a glance
- Vendor / legal entity
- Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇳 Hangzhou, CN
- Category
- LLM / Chat
- Ownership / jurisdiction
- Chinese company (Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.); subject to PRC national-security and data-access laws.
- Trains on your data?
- On by default — opt-out available
- Data hosting & residency
- DeepSeek's privacy policy states personal data is collected, processed and stored in the People's Republic of China. No EU residency option.
- Enterprise tier
- Enterprise terms and a DPA could not be verified from primary sources.
- Certifications
- No certifications assessed yet
Why this rating
DeepSeek's own privacy policy states it collects, processes and stores personal data in the People's Republic of China, and uses your data to train its models. In 2025 a wave of regulators and governments restricted it — Italy's Garante ordered a processing limitation and the app was pulled from Italian stores; South Korea, Taiwan, Australia and US agencies (incl. NASA and the US Navy) restricted or banned it. China jurisdiction plus training-on-your-data plus documented government bans makes this a clear high for sensitive or regulated data.
What it is
DeepSeek is a Chinese-developed AI assistant that gained rapid adoption in early 2025. Its own privacy policy states that personal data is collected, processed and stored in the People's Republic of China and used to train its models. Through 2025 it was restricted or banned for government use across multiple jurisdictions on security and privacy grounds. For any sensitive, personal or regulated data, the combination of PRC jurisdiction and training-on-your-data is a high-risk profile.
Known incidents & regulatory actions
In 2025 Italy's Garante ordered a limitation on processing Italian users' data and the app was pulled from Italian stores; South Korea, Taiwan, Australia and US agencies (incl. NASA, the US Navy) restricted or banned DeepSeek on official devices.
2025 · Sources
Legal & compliance examples
How the same tool can be a safe helper or a high-risk deployment — the difference is what it decides about a person. Examples authored with Qadar AI's governance findings.
Don't: Screen candidate CVs and auto-reject applicants, or infer a candidate's emotions in a video interview.
Fine: Draft a job description, summarise public market research, or brainstorm interview topics — with no automated decision about a person.
These examples are general information, not legal advice, and are pending a legal review. Your obligations depend on your exact use, tools, and set-up.
Frequently asked questions
Where does DeepSeek store your data?
Its privacy policy states personal data is collected, processed and stored in the People's Republic of China.
Has DeepSeek been banned?
In 2025 it was restricted or banned for government/official use in several places — Italy (Garante), South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, and US agencies including NASA and the US Navy.
How do I block DeepSeek at work?
Qadar AI Shield discovers DeepSeek usage in the browser and lets you block it per group with an audit trail — or allow it only for non-sensitive tasks with personal data redacted.
Sources
Every fact and the risk rating on this page trace to a primary source — the vendor's own trust center, privacy policy, DPA, or a regulator. Verify current terms before relying on them.
Govern this tool
Qadar AI Shield turns these risk facts into enforcement — discover who uses the tool, redact personal data before it reaches it, and allow-list or block it per team.
Risk levels are Qadar AI's curated assessment from cited primary sources — a curated assessment, not a certification, and not legal advice. Verify a tool's current terms before relying on them.