OpenAI · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Eroding 4 mo

How OpenAI's governance documents and clauses have shifted over time, by document, provision, and change direction.

OpenAI has made 16 significant policy changes since monitoring began in March 2026 (4 mo). 10 were negative for consumers, primarily involving transparency removal. 1 was positive, strengthening consumer protections.
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High Severity
Negative (62%) Positive (6%)

Documents Affected

OpenAI Privacy Policy
11 changes
This is OpenAI's US Privacy Policy covering how the company collects and uses personal data when users interact with ChatGPT, Sora, the Atlas browser, and other consumer-facing Services. The policy …
Jun 12, 2026
OpenAI updated its privacy policy on June 12, 2026 to restructure how it describes data use and advertising practices. The policy removed language stating that …
medium negative
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OpenAI Enterprise Privacy
2 changes
This document governs how OpenAI handles your business data when you use its enterprise products or API. By default, OpenAI does not use your data to train its models, and …
Jul 18, 2026
OpenAI modified two sentences in its Enterprise Privacy policy as detected on July 18, 2026. The first change was purely formatting, moving the title 'Enterprise …
medium negative
+ 1 more change
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OpenAI API Data Usage Policies [RETIRED: redirects to /enterprise-privacy/ (CA-D-000825)]
2 changes
This document sets out how OpenAI handles the data you send through its API and products. By default, OpenAI does not use your business data to train its AI models …
Jul 16, 2026
OpenAI modified two sentences in its Enterprise Privacy Policy, detected on July 16, 2026. The opening section now includes a formatting change (addition of 'Enterprise …
medium negative
+ 1 more change
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OpenAI Service Terms
1 change
These terms set out the rules for using OpenAI's services, including what OpenAI will and won't cover if you or your business face a legal claim over AI-generated content. Key …
Jun 2, 2026
OpenAI updated its Service Terms on June 2, 2026, adding new sections governing Licensed Materials (software and code installed on customer systems) and ChatGPT Sites …
medium neutral
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All Changes (16)

Jul 18, 2026
OpenAI modified two sentences in its Enterprise Privacy policy as detected on July 18, 2026. The first change was purely formatting, moving the title 'Enterprise privacy at OpenAI' to appear …
medium negative OpenAI Enterprise Privacy
Jul 16, 2026
OpenAI modified two sentences in its Enterprise Privacy Policy, detected on July 16, 2026. The opening section now includes a formatting change (addition of 'Enterprise privacy at OpenAI' as a …
medium negative OpenAI API Data Usage Policies [RETIRED: redirects to /enterprise-privacy/ (CA-D-000825)]
Jun 12, 2026
OpenAI updated its privacy policy on June 12, 2026 to restructure how it describes data use and advertising practices. The policy removed language stating that OpenAI receives information from advertisers …
medium negative OpenAI Privacy Policy
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Trend Observation

OpenAI's most frequent change categories are Transparency removal (6), Advertising use expansion (5), Retention change (2). The most frequently updated document is OpenAI Privacy Policy with 11 changes. Get alerted when OpenAI changes policy →

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