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Deletion triggers a defined 30-day removal window, but the legal-retention carve-out means removal is not guaranteed in all circumstances.
The updated terms establish that workspace admins, rather than individual end users, control how long workspace conversation data is retained and authorize admins to view, access, export, and delete end user conversations. Previously, the policy stated that each user controlled whether their conversations were retained and that only end users could view their own conversations. The revised terms also permit OpenAI to retain deleted or unsaved conversations beyond the standard 30-day deletion window if retention is required by law or reasonably necessary to protect OpenAI's services or third parties from harm. Workspace users should review their organization's data governance policies to understand what access and retention practices their admins have implemented.
View change record →When you delete a conversation, OpenAI will remove it within 30 days, though a legal retention requirement could delay or prevent that removal.
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"Any deleted conversations are removed from our systems within 30 days, unless we are legally required to retain them.— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI API Data Usage Policies
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Deletion triggers a defined 30-day removal window, but the legal-retention carve-out means removal is not guaranteed in all circumstances.
When you delete a conversation, OpenAI will remove it within 30 days, though a legal retention requirement could delay or prevent that removal.
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