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Data, privacy, and security for Azure AI Translator

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This article provides some high-level details regarding how Azure AI Translator processes data provided by customers.

What data does Translator process?

  • Text translation: Processes textual content submitted by the customer in plain text or HTML format. Text translation translates text by using either general or custom machine translation models.
  • Document translation: Processes rich documents in a variety of formats including plain text, HTML, .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .pdf, .md, and others. Document translation translates documents by using either general or custom machine translation models.

How does Translator process data?

The following diagram illustrates how your data is processed.

Text Translation

A diagram of the data flow between a client and the Text Translation service.

Document Translation

Diagram of the data flow between a client and the Document Translation service.

Does Translator keep my data?

Translator doesn’t persist customer data submitted for translation:

  • Text translation processes customer data at REST and doesn’t store customer data.
  • Document translation temporarily stores customer data while processing. After processing, the customer data is removed permanently with a hard delete. No customer data is persisted.

To learn more about the Translator no-trace policy and compliance, visit Translator No Trace.

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