When you use OpenAI's services, you give OpenAI permission to use what you type in (prompts) and what the AI generates in response (outputs) to operate and improve its services.
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This license authorizes OpenAI to use the content of user conversations, including potentially sensitive or proprietary information submitted as inputs, for purposes including service improvement, which may have implications for users submitting confidential business or personal information.
Interpretive note: The scope of the license as applied to personal data may be constrained by GDPR, UK GDPR, and CCPA requirements that operate independently of contractual license grants; enterprise agreements may also modify the default license terms.
The agreement grants OpenAI a royalty-free worldwide license to use inputs (prompts) and outputs (AI responses) for purposes including improving the services; users who submit confidential, proprietary, or sensitive personal information should review OpenAI's Privacy Policy and any applicable API data processing agreements to understand how this license interacts with data handling obligations.
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"By using our Services, you grant OpenAI a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, copy, modify, distribute, and create derivative works from your inputs and outputs, including to provide, maintain, improve, and develop the Services and to comply with applicable law.— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI Business Terms
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR and UK GDPR regarding the lawful basis for processing personal data included in user inputs; under GDPR, a contractual license for data use does not substitute for a valid legal basis for personal data processing. The CCPA grants California residents rights regarding personal information collected through service interactions. The EU AI Act may impose transparency and data governance requirements on training data use for general-purpose AI models. FTC oversight extends to unfair or deceptive data use practices. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for enterprise and API customers. Organizations that use the API or ChatGPT Enterprise to process personal data, trade secrets, legal documents, or health information should assess whether this default license is modified by their enterprise agreement or DPA, and whether the license scope is compatible with their own data protection obligations to their clients or employees. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users have heightened exposure under GDPR and UK GDPR; the license grant does not itself establish a lawful basis for personal data processing, and organizations in these jurisdictions must ensure appropriate legal grounds exist. California residents have CCPA rights that may interact with this provision. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise agreements and API Terms may modify or limit this license; procurement teams should confirm whether a Data Processing Agreement is in place and what it states regarding training data use. The default consumer terms grant a broad license that may not be appropriate for enterprise deployments without modification. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Data protection officers should assess whether the content license is consistent with their organization's data minimization and purpose limitation obligations. Teams should review whether employees or users have been informed that their inputs may be used for service improvement, and whether any consent or legitimate interest assessments are required.
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This license authorizes OpenAI to use the content of user conversations, including potentially sensitive or proprietary information submitted as inputs, for purposes including service improvement, which may have implications for users submitting confidential business or personal information.
The agreement grants OpenAI a royalty-free worldwide license to use inputs (prompts) and outputs (AI responses) for purposes including improving the services; users who submit confidential, proprietary, or sensitive personal information should review OpenAI's Privacy Policy and any applicable API data processing agreements to understand how this license interacts with data handling obligations.
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