Amazon Translate | Data Privacy

Question 1

What AWS regions are available for Amazon Translate?

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Answer 1

Please refer to the AWS Global Infrastructure Region Table.

Question 2

Are text inputs processed by Amazon Translate stored, and how are they used by AWS?

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Answer 2

Amazon Translate may store and use text inputs processed by the service solely to provide and maintain the service and to improve and develop the quality of Amazon Translate and other Amazon machine learning technologies. Use of your content is necessary for continuous improvement of your Amazon Translate customer experience, including the development and training of related technologies. We do not use any personally identifiable information that may be contained in your content to target products, services or marketing to you or your end users. Your trust, privacy, and the security of your content are our highest priority and we implement appropriate and sophisticated technical and physical controls, including encryption at rest and in transit, designed to prevent unauthorized access to, or disclosure of, your content and ensure that our use complies with our commitments to you. Please see https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/data-privacy-faq/ for more information.

Question 3

Who has access to my content that is processed and stored by Amazon Translate?

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Answer 3

Only authorized employees will have access to your content that is processed by Amazon Translate. Your trust, privacy, and the security of your content are our highest priority and we implement appropriate and sophisticated technical and physical controls, including encryption at rest and in transit, designed to prevent unauthorized access to, or disclosure of, your content and ensure that our use complies with our commitments to you. Please see https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/data-privacy-faq/ for more information.

Question 4

Do I still own my content that is processed and stored by Amazon Translate

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Answer 4

You always retain ownership of your content and we will only use your content with your consent.

Question 5

Is the content processed by Amazon Translate moved outside the AWS region where I am using Amazon Translate?

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Answer 5

Any content processed by Amazon Translate is encrypted and stored at rest in the AWS region where you are using Amazon Translate. Some portion of content processed by Amazon Translate may be stored in another AWS region solely in connection with the continuous improvement and development of your Amazon Translate customer experience and other Amazon machine learning technologies. Your trust, privacy, and the security of your content are our highest priority and we implement appropriate and sophisticated technical and physical controls, including encryption at rest and in transit, designed to prevent unauthorized access to, or disclosure of, your content and ensure that our use complies with our commitments to you. Please see https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/data-privacy-faq/ for more information.

Question 6

Can I use Amazon Translate in connection with websites, programs or other applications that are directed or targeted to children under age 13 and subject to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)?

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Answer 6

Yes, subject to your compliance with the Amazon Translate Service Terms, including your obligation to provide any required notices and obtain any required verifiable parental consent under COPPA, you may use Amazon Translate in connection with websites, programs, or other applications that are directed or targeted, in whole or in part, to children under age 13.