ModernMT is an AI-powered translation tool that adapts to user-specific language needs, enhancing communication and understanding across multilingual teams and projects.
ModernMT is an enterprise-grade neural machine translation platform that delivers adaptive, context-aware translations by learning from user corrections in real time[2][3]. The system combines the speed and scalability of machine translation with human expertise, supporting 200 languages across all major language pairs and subject areas[1][3]. Key capabilities include document-level translation that considers full document context rather than isolated sentences, dynamic terminology control through self-managed glossaries, and the Trust Attention feature—which independently improves translation quality by an average of 16.5% across the top 50 languages[3]. ModernMT integrates seamlessly with popular computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools like Matecat and Trados, allowing translators to work within their existing workflows while benefiting from continuous model improvement[4][5]. The platform is designed for professional translation teams, localization departments, and enterprises managing multilingual content at scale, from small projects to complex global operations[1]. What distinguishes ModernMT from generic systems like Google Translate and DeepL is its ability to adapt to client-specific terminology and writing style while learning from human corrections in an interactive, ongoing fashion, combined with its capacity to leverage up to 100,000 words of document context—four times more than GPT-4—to ensure consistency and prevent issues like gender bias and terminology drift[2][3].
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ModernMT states that customer corrections and uploaded documents are used for 'automatic learning purposes connected wit
No training opt-out mechanism was identified in the legal documents.
Moderate risk. Suitable for internal data but avoid confidential information.
ModernMT states that customer corrections and uploaded documents are used for 'automatic learning purposes connected with the provision of the Service' and to optimize the customer's own translations, but the language is somewhat vague about whether aggregated or anonymized data from one customer could benefit shared models or other customers. Article 4.7 provides some protection by stating learned data improves 'the Customer's subsequent Automatic Translations and not also to feed the memory of the ModernMT Software for the benefit of other customers,' but this is limited to corrections and uploaded documents, not all user interactions.
“[ToS] 'the Customer authorises ModernMT to copy, reproduce, process and analyse...the documents uploaded onto the Platform and their content, as well as the corrections made by the Customer...for automatic learning purposes connected with the provision of the Service' (Art. 8.4)”
Article 8.3 explicitly states that intellectual property of Automatic Translations remains with the Customer with 'full and exclusive ownership.' The license granted to ModernMT is limited to copying, reproducing, and analyzing documents for service improvement purposes only, with no sublicensing rights mentioned. The license is non-exclusive and non-sub-licensable per Article 4.1.
“[ToS] 'the intellectual property of the Automatic Translations processed by the ModernMT Software shall remain with the Customer, who shall have full and exclusive ownership of the same' (Art. 8.3)”
The Privacy Policy indicates that personal data may be disclosed to third parties for marketing purposes (Section 2.3) and to data processors under DPA (Section 5), but the documents do not clearly specify whether translated content or user documents are shared with third parties beyond service providers. The policy mentions 'parties working in the language and interpreting industry' as potential recipients for marketing data, but the scope of content sharing is not explicitly detailed.
“[Privacy] 'ModernMT may disclose the data referenced in points (i) and (ii) of paragraph 1 above to third parties that may process it to send their own marketing communications...The categories of recipients to which ModernMT may disclose its data include parties working, for example, in the language and interpreting industry' (Section 2.3)”
The Privacy Policy states personal data is retained 'for the period required to offer you the services requested and in any case until the termination of your contractual relationship with ModernMT and the final cancellation of your account,' with contract-related data retained for 10 years for legal compliance. However, the policy does not explicitly address retention of translated documents or content uploaded to the platform, only personal data categories listed in Section 1.
“[Privacy] 'The personal data referenced in paragraph 1 above shall be processed for the period required to offer you the services requested and in any case until the termination of your contractual relationship with ModernMT and the final cancellation of your account. Your data related to the contract entered into with ModernMT shall also be retained for a time corresponding to the normal limitation period (i.e. 10 years)' (Section 4)”
Article 8.3 is explicit and unambiguous: the Customer retains full and exclusive ownership of Automatic Translations with all rights of exploitation and economic use, including processing, filing, adapting, disseminating, distributing, and marketing. ModernMT claims no ownership or license rights to the outputs themselves.
“[ToS] 'the intellectual property of the Automatic Translations processed by the ModernMT Software shall remain with the Customer, who shall have full and exclusive ownership of the same. The Customer shall therefore be entitled to all rights and faculties of exploitation and economic use of the Automatic Translations' (Art. 8.3)”
The documents reference GDPR compliance (Privacy Policy is provided pursuant to GDPR Article 13) and mention data processors under Article 28 of the Regulation, but no specific certifications such as SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, or HIPAA are mentioned. The Privacy Policy indicates compliance with Italian data protection law and GDPR, but formal certification documentation is not provided in the available documents.
“[Privacy] 'This policy is provided pursuant to article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679...in order to present the purposes and methods with which personal data shall be processed' and 'The personal data referenced in paragraph 1 above shall be processed both manually and electronically in compliance with the provisions of the Regulation, Italian legislation regarding the processing of personal data'”
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