Change record
CA-X-001559
OpenAI Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
May 2, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Positive
Taxonomy
Disclosure requirement change
Changes
+1 sentence added · 1 sentence modified

Impact Summary

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Low Positive for users
Affected users
All users Non-logged-in users

OpenAI added a statement that it does not process sensitive data for inferring characteristics about users. Separately, the company updated the cookie opt-out mechanism for non-logged-in users, replacing the reference to 'Manage Cookies' with 'Your Privacy Choices'. These changes clarify OpenAI's data handling practices and update the navigation label for privacy controls.

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What this means for you

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The updated policy states that OpenAI does not process sensitive data for the purpose of inferring characteristics about users. This clarifies the company's approach to sensitive data handling. For non-logged-in users, the privacy control mechanism remains available but is now accessed through a link labeled 'Your Privacy Choices' instead of 'Manage Cookies'.

What you can do

→ Non-logged-in users can access privacy controls by clicking the 'Your Privacy Choices' link on OpenAI's website.

Key Clauses Affected

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sensitive data processing clarification

OpenAI states it does not process sensitive data for inferring characteristics about users.

privacy control navigation update

Non-logged-in users access privacy controls via 'Your Privacy Choices' link instead of 'Manage Cookies'.

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Evidence Verification

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Previous Version
f622170ac3fd5bc0aa2f792a14e4083ea4f4840d34ec799cd7561789d95158e3
May 1, 2026 06:00 UTC
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Current Version
6b353c1589a72be1536014a6333192a72a329bfe07d9e879dd16e0b7b3a60cbd
May 2, 2026 06:02 UTC
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Change Detected
May 2, 2026 06:02 UTC
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Analysis Methodology
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Source Document
https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy
Record history

Wording edits to this record that do not change what it claims. Changes to a claim are published as corrections.

2026-10-11 · Feed summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text
Clarified that sensitive data is not processed for inferring characteristics; renamed privacy control from 'Manage Cookies' to 'Your Privacy Choices'.
2026-10-11 · Impact summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text
The updated policy now explicitly states that OpenAI does not process sensitive data for the purpose of inferring characteristics about users. This is a clarification rather than a new restriction. Additionally, the policy updated the name of the privacy control interface for users who are not logged in, renaming it from 'Manage Cookies' to 'Your Privacy Choices' to reflect the tool's function more accurately.
2026-10-11 · Summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text
OpenAI added a new statement clarifying that sensitive data is not processed to infer characteristics about users. The policy also changed how users who are not logged in can exercise privacy choices, replacing a reference to 'Manage Cookies' with 'Your Privacy Choices' as the tool for opting out of data processing.
2026-10-07 · Change line edited · change line rewritten to the 2026-10-07 template: no detection date, no sentence counts
Previous text
OpenAI updated their OpenAI Privacy Policy on May 02, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) added, 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 155 sentences after update.
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-X-001559
Version: CA-V-002097
Captured: 2026-05-02 06:02:11 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-05-02-openai-openai-privacy-policy-1559/
Accessed: Nov. 10, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

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Assessment

OpenAI added an explicit statement that it does not process sensitive data for inferring characteristics, which clarifies its data handling practices. The change also updates the UI label for privacy controls for non-logged-in users. This …

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Document Context

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Document
OpenAI Privacy Policy
Entity
OpenAI
Captured
May 2, 2026
Source URL
https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy
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Previous change May 1, 2026
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Medium Negative
Next change May 19, 2026
OpenAI updated its privacy policy effective May 18, 2026, and expanded the opt-out mechanism for users who are not logged …
Low Positive
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