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June 29, 2026 00:02 UTC
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July 26, 2026 00:02 UTC
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CA-V-005278
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Change Summary
No material change detected in the substantive policy language. The diff shows identical text in both the BEFORE and AFTER versions of the acceptable use policy. The core prohibitions against manipulation, deception, interference with human rights, and misuse in high-stakes domains remain unchanged. The changelog entries and monitoring methodology also remain the same.
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31So we don’t allow our services to be used to manipulate or deceive people, to interfere with their exercise of human rights, to exploit people’s vulnerabilities, or to interfere with their ability to get an education or access critical services, including any use for: academic dishonesty deceit, fraud, scams, spam, or impersonation political campaigning, lobbying, foreign or domestic election interference, or demobilization activities automation of high-stakes decisions in sensitive areas without human review critical infrastructure education housing employment financial activities and credit insurance legal medical essential government services product safety components national security migration law enforcement Changelog 2025-10-29: We've updated our Usage Policies to reflect a universal set of policies across OpenAI products and services. 2025-01-29: We've updated our Universal Policies to clarify prohibitions under applicable laws. 2024-01-10: We've updated our Usage Policies to be clearer and provide more service-specific guidance. 2023-02-15: We’ve combined our use case and content policies into a single set of usage policies, and have provided more specific guidance on what activity we disallow in industries we’ve considered high risk. 2022-11-09: We no longer require you to register your applications with OpenAI.31So we don’t allow our services to be used to manipulate or deceive people, to interfere with their exercise of human rights, to exploit people’s vulnerabilities, or to interfere with their ability to get an education or access critical services, including any use for: academic dishonesty deceit, fraud, scams, spam, or impersonation political campaigning, lobbying, foreign or domestic election interference, or demobilization activities automation of high-stakes decisions in sensitive areas without human review critical infrastructure education housing employment financial activities and credit insurance legal medical essential government services product safety components national security migration law enforcement Changelog 2025-10-29: We’ve updated our Usage Policies to reflect a universal set of policies across OpenAI products and services. 2025-01-29: We’ve updated our Universal Policies to clarify prohibitions under applicable laws. 2024-01-10: We’ve updated our Usage Policies to be clearer and provide more service-specific guidance. 2023-02-15: We’ve combined our use case and content policies into a single set of usage policies, and have provided more specific guidance on what activity we disallow in industries we’ve considered high risk. 2022-11-09: We no longer require you to register your applications with OpenAI.
32Instead, we'll be using a combination of automated and manual methods to monitor for policy violations. 2022-10-25: Updated App Review process (devs no longer need to wait for approval after submitting as long as they comply with our policies).32Instead, we’ll be using a combination of automated and manual methods to monitor for policy violations. 2022-10-25: Updated App Review process (devs no longer need to wait for approval after submitting as long as they comply with our policies).
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