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In an update detected on July 26, 2026, OpenAI's API Data Usage Policy retained its existing language stating that data from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT for Healthcare, ChatGPT Edu, ChatGPT for Teachers, and the API Platform (after March 1, 2023) is not used for model training by default, unless users explicitly opt in to share data to improve services. The BEFORE and AFTER text are identical, indicating no operational change to the default data usage policy.

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 header). More substantively, the language describing workspace admin control over data retention was changed from 'Your workspace admins control how long your workspace data is retained' to 'Your workspace admins can control how long your data is retained.' This shifts the framing from an affirmative control right to a permissive capability, and removes the word 'workspace' before 'data,' potentially broadening the scope of data subject to admin control beyond workspace-specific data.

OpenAI removed the phrase 'Enterprise privacy at OpenAI' from the opening header of their privacy policy on June 28, 2026. The document previously opened with this title above the 'Updated: January 8, 2026' timestamp; the updated version removes this header text while retaining all other content and commitments. This is a formatting change with no material alteration to the actual privacy commitments or data handling terms described in the policy.

OpenAI updated its API Data Usage Policies on May 29, 2026 by modifying three hyperlinked references within the document. The changes involved adjusting whitespace and link formatting around the Data Processing Agreement form, the Student Data Privacy Agreement for educational users, and the ChatGPT Business information page. These are formatting and structural edits with no change to the substantive content, procedures, or rights described in the policy.

OpenAI updated its API Data Usage Policies on May 28, 2026 to clarify workspace admin authority and data retention rules. Previously, the terms stated that end users controlled whether their conversations were retained and could view their own conversations. The updated language now establishes that workspace admins control data retention duration and can view, access, export, and delete end user conversations within their workspace. Additionally, the policy now permits OpenAI to retain deleted or unsaved conversations beyond 30 days if retention is required by law or reasonably necessary to protect OpenAI's services or third parties from harm.

OpenAI made minor formatting adjustments to three hyperlinks in their API Data Usage Policies on May 24, 2026. The changes affected the Data Processing Agreement link, the Student Data Privacy Agreement link, and the ChatGPT Business information link, adjusting whitespace around the link text. These are technical formatting corrections with no change to the underlying policies or their requirements.

OpenAI modified a single hyperlink in its API Data Usage Policies on May 19, 2026. The phrase 'Learn more about ChatGPT Business' previously linked directly to that resource; the updated version now includes a notation indicating the link opens in a new browser window. This is a technical formatting change with no modification to policy substance, rights, obligations, or data handling practices.