Change record
CA-C-002871
OpenAI Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
June 12, 2026
Effective date
June 12, 2026
Severity
Direction
Neutral
Affected users
all users free users go users
Taxonomy
Advertising use expansion
Changes
+18 sentences added · −1 sentence removed · 11 sentences modified
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Event Summary

OpenAI's privacy policy was restructured on June 12, 2026, adding a table of contents and clarifying how personal data is used. The most material change is new language explicitly disclosing that Free and Go users' personal data may be received from advertisers and data partners, and that OpenAI personalizes ads and measures ad effectiveness for these users. The policy also adds explicit language stating Free and Go users can control ad personalization through account settings.

MEDIUM

Consumer Impact

The updated policy explicitly discloses that OpenAI receives information from advertisers and other data partners for Free and Go users, and uses this data to personalize ads and measure ad effectiveness. The policy now states that Free and Go users can control what data OpenAI uses to personalize ads through advertising controls in account settings. This represents clarified disclosure of an existing practice rather than a new authorization.

Governance Analysis

The updated policy explicitly discloses that OpenAI receives data from advertisers and personalizes ads for Free and Go users. This clarification affects how users understand their data flows and makes available controls more transparent; users can now explicitly manage ad personalization through documented settings rather than relying on general cookie controls.

Available Actions

Review your account settings under Settings > Data Controls to see ad personalization options available to you.

If you are a Free or Go user and prefer not to receive personalized ads, adjust your advertising controls in Settings > Data Controls.

If No Action Is Taken

If you do not adjust settings, OpenAI will continue to use advertiser data to personalize ads shown to you as stated in the updated policy.

Advertiser and third-party data will be used to measure ad effectiveness on your account as described in the policy.

Historical Context

This is the 4th significant Advertising Use Expansion change OpenAI has made since ConductAtlas began monitoring.

ConductAtlas has recorded 10 material changes to this document over 93 days of monitoring (since March 2026). An additional minor or cosmetic changes were excluded.

Across all monitored documents, OpenAI has made 13 significant changes.

7 of OpenAI's significant changes have been classified as negative for consumers.

Key Clauses Affected

Advertiser data partnerships disclosure

Added explicit language stating OpenAI receives information from advertisers and data partners to personalize ads for Free and Go users.

Ad personalization controls

Newly documented that Free and Go users can control ad personalization through account settings in Settings > Data Controls.

Table of contents reorganization

Policy restructured with explicit section headings for clarity, including new sections on data controls and rights.

Full clause-by-clause analysis available with Insight.

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

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
802821bb82bf560e572c2f599a905cd5e6d0ead54135119eda7ba02d79024fd2
June 9, 2026 09:54 UTC
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Current Version
b08b1e11c8bd9c3fc38ab4f6d3ea0889970a071cd4860a5ed351abd378c21a2d
June 12, 2026 00:02 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
June 12, 2026 00:02 UTC
Analysis Methodology
✓ Verified
Source Document
https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-C-002871
Captured: 2026-06-12 00:02:05 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-06-12-openai-openai-privacy-policy-2871/
Accessed: July 27, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.

Impact Summary

1
New obligations
1
Expanded
Consumers Added

The policy now tells you that companies buying ads can share data about you with OpenAI, which uses it to show you personalized ads.

Consumers Expanded

You can now see that controls exist in your settings to limit how your data is used for personalized ads.

For legal and compliance teams

Institutional Analysis

Assessment

OpenAI clarified its privacy policy on June 12, 2026 to explicitly disclose advertiser data partnerships and ad personalization practices for Free and Go users. The change adds disclosure language around third-party advertiser data reception and explicitly documents user controls over ad personalization. This appears responsive to transparency requirements under GDPR, CCPA, and similar privacy regimes. Organizations that store this privacy policy for compliance records should update their version control, and those with data processing agreements with OpenAI may wish to review whether existing DSPAs or Standard Contractual Clauses adequately document these advertiser partnerships and ad personalization mechanisms.

ConductAtlas provides verified policy intelligence sourced directly from platform documents. All analysis is intended to support, not replace, legal and compliance review. Record CA-C-002871.

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
OpenAI Privacy Policy
Entity
OpenAI
Captured
June 12, 2026
Source URL
https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy
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Previous change Jun 9, 2026
OpenAI updated its privacy policy on June 9, 2026, removing specific language about ad personalization controls for Free and Go …
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Next change Jun 12, 2026
OpenAI updated its privacy policy on June 12, 2026 to restructure how it describes data use and advertising practices. The …
Medium Negative
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