The document discloses that enabling the ChatGPT extension routes requests made through Siri, Writing Tools, and Visual Intelligence to ChatGPT, which is a third-party system governed by OpenAI's terms and privacy policies rather than Apple's.
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This provision discloses a third-party data routing pathway that is activated when users enable the ChatGPT extension, with data handling for those requests governed by OpenAI's terms rather than Apple's Private Cloud Compute privacy assertions. The disclosure is operationally significant for enterprise device administrators and compliance teams assessing data flows from Apple devices to third-party AI systems.
Interpretive note: The document discloses that the ChatGPT extension routes requests to ChatGPT but does not specify the data categories transmitted, OpenAI's retention practices, or whether a data processing agreement exists between Apple and OpenAI.
Under this clause, enabling the ChatGPT extension results in requests from supported Apple Intelligence features being sent to OpenAI's ChatGPT system, which is subject to OpenAI's separate privacy policy and terms of service rather than the data handling commitments described in this Apple document. The transparency logging feature, when enabled, will also capture these ChatGPT requests in the Apple Intelligence Report.
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Compare across platforms →"Additionally, if you enable the ChatGPT extension, it will include requests sent to ChatGPT when used with supported features, like Siri, Writing Tools, or Visual Intelligence.Excerpt from Apple Intelligence's Privacy Report
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR requirements for transparency about data transfers to third-party processors or controllers, including Article 13 disclosure obligations.
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This provision discloses a third-party data routing pathway that is activated when users enable the ChatGPT extension, with data handling for those requests governed by OpenAI's terms rather than Apple's Private Cloud Compute privacy assertions. The disclosure is operationally significant for enterprise device administrators and compliance teams assessing data flows from Apple devices to third-party AI systems.
Under this clause, enabling the ChatGPT extension results in requests from supported Apple Intelligence features being sent to OpenAI's ChatGPT system, which is subject to OpenAI's separate privacy policy and terms of service rather than the data handling commitments described in this Apple document. The transparency logging feature, when enabled, will also capture these ChatGPT requests in the Apple Intelligence …
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