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OpenAI's Terms of Use underwent formatting and structural revisions detected on March 10, 2026, with the document preserving its January 1, 2026 effective date. The majority of changes appear to be editorial—removal of reference markers, line breaks, and pagination artifacts—with no material alterations to substantive rights, obligations, or procedures. The core terms governing ownership, content use, account termination, and dispute resolution remain operationally unchanged.
The updated Terms of Use preserves existing consumer protections and obligations without material changes. The revised language maintains that you retain ownership of input you provide, own output generated by the service, and can opt out of having your content used to train OpenAI's models. Minors continue to require parental or guardian permission to use the service, and price increase notifications remain subject to a 30-day advance notice requirement with cancellation rights.
This is an administrative update with minimal operational significance. The removal of formatting artifacts and reference markers does not alter the substantive rights, restrictions, or protections that govern your use of OpenAI's services. The core terms remain in effect as stated in the January 1, 2026 effective date.
User ownership of output and input remains unchanged; assignment language preserved.
Right to opt out of content being used to train models remains available.
Parental or guardian permission requirement for users under 18 preserved.
This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
This update is primarily editorial and structural. The change removes formatting artifacts, reference markers, and pagination elements from the January 1, 2026 Terms of Use without altering substantive provisions governing data collection, content ownership, arbitration procedures, or account termination rights. No new compliance obligations or regulatory exposures are introduced by this revision. Internal review is not indicated unless the organization requires formal documentation of all version changes.
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