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CA-C-005416
OpenAI Terms of Use
Entity
Date detected
October 5, 2026
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Changes
+5 sentences added · −1 sentence removed · 69 sentences modified

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OpenAI changed the text of its OpenAI Terms of Use, which now states its date as January 1, 2026.

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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

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Previous Version
e0edc0aa44c9fd8b5de3a7ffc7395c0ab00311dfdecdca5b9bb6103060b21afa
March 10, 2026 03:21 UTC
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Current Version
5479bf276191db848ad8ebb761835977bbc4ef560757a3bd76e8b36acc0d325d
October 5, 2026 23:42 UTC
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Source Document
https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use
Record history

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

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 Terms of Use on October 05, 2026. Change detected: 5 sentence(s) added, 1 sentence(s) removed, 69 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 170 sentences after update.
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-C-005416
Version: CA-V-007346
Captured: 2026-10-05 23:42:50 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-10-05-openai-openai-terms-of-use-5416/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
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OpenAI Terms of Use
Entity
OpenAI
Captured
October 5, 2026
Source URL
https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use
Other changes to OpenAI Terms of Use
Previous change Mar 10, 2026
OpenAI's Terms of Use underwent formatting and structural revisions detected on March 10, 2026, with the document preserving its January …
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