// Trust & Security Report
DeepL SE
Linguee is a free, ad-supported online dictionary and translation memory search engine. It provides bilingual example sentences for language learning and reference. Linguee is not a commercial translation service; it is owned by DeepL SE (also the operator of DeepL Translator, a paid enterprise translation API).
Certifications held
1
Maturity
Startup
Trains on your data
No
Trust center
No
// Certification ledger
Each held certification is backed by a verbatim quote from the vendor's own trust or security page. “Not confirmed” means we could not verify it publicly, not that the vendor lacks it.
Verify on linguee.com“DeepL collects and uses your personal data exclusively within the framework of the statutory provisions, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation. Processing relies on legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) and explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a)).”
> Show 5 unconfirmed / not-held certifications
source: linguee.comNo SOC 2 certification found on Linguee's own domain or privacy pages. SOC 2 Type II is held by parent company DeepL SE for DeepL Translator (paid product), not for the free Linguee dictionary.
source: linguee.comNo ISO 27001 certification found on Linguee's own domain. ISO 27001 is held by parent company DeepL SE for enterprise products (DeepL Translator), not documented for the free Linguee dictionary.
source: linguee.comNo HIPAA compliance mentioned on Linguee privacy policy or pages. HIPAA applies to parent company DeepL SE's enterprise translation products (DeepL Translator), not the free dictionary.
No public evidence of PCI DSS compliance for Linguee dictionary.
No BSI C5 Type 2 attestation found on Linguee pages. This certification applies to parent company DeepL SE's enterprise products, not the free Linguee dictionary.
// Privacy & AI training
Trains on customer data
No
Data processing agreement
Not offered
Data region
EU (Germany, Cologne)
Linguee is a translation dictionary and memory search tool, not an AI translation service. DeepL Translator (paid product) may use data for training with customer consent controls; Linguee dictionary does not perform model training—it simply searches a static corpus of parallel sentences.
// Security controls
Data protection measures
Data secured against accidental or deliberate manipulation through technical and organizational safeguards continuously improved with technological developments
linguee.comThird-party processors
Zendesk (ticket system) for customer support; advertising partners set cookies. Zendesk may transfer data to USA.
linguee.com// Products & data scope
data: Search queries, IP addresses, browser metadata, cookies for ad personalization and analytics
Free, ad-supported online dictionary. Not an AI translation model—provides bilingual example sentences and usage context from a static translation memory corpus. Users retain IP anonymization after 14 days.
// What to watch
- Identity-conflation risk: Linguee (free dictionary) is a distinct product from DeepL Translator (paid translation API). Parent company DeepL SE holds SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and BSI C5 Type 2 certifications, but these apply to DeepL Translator, not the free Linguee dictionary.
- Over-claim risk: Marketing or third-party sources may conflate parent company certifications with Linguee product scope. No evidence that Linguee dictionary inherits or requires these enterprise certifications.
- No dedicated trust center or security page for Linguee product. All compliance documentation references parent company DeepL SE.
- Linguee is a simple dictionary search tool, not an AI model. It does not train on user data. Maturity is 'startup' because Linguee generates ad revenue only; it is not a commercial SaaS product.
- GDPR compliance is explicitly stated, but no independent verification (audit, certification document) is available on Linguee domain.
// At a glance
Pricing model
Freemium: Free dictionary with ads; no premium version
Self-hostable
No
// How we verified this
Every certification marked HELD is confirmed against a verbatim quote on DeepL SE's own trust, security, or privacy pages. We reject certifications claimed only on third-party aggregators, on a cloud host's behalf, or by a similarly named company.
Last verified 2026-07-07. Compliance changes over time. Always confirm directly with the vendor before relying on any certification for a purchasing or compliance decision.
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