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Content License for Model Training

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause creates a broad operational authorization for OpenAI to incorporate user content into service development and model improvement processes, while preserving user ownership and providing a mechanism to restrict training-specific uses.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users authorize OpenAI to use their submitted content for service provision and improvement by default upon submission. Users who wish to restrict use of their content for model training may opt out through their account settings, after which the license applies to other specified service functions but not to training operations.

How other platforms handle this

Perplexity AI Medium

We may use the information we collect, including the content of your searches and interactions with our AI, to train, fine-tune, and improve our models and services.

Anthropic Medium

We may use Materials to provide, maintain, and improve the Services and to develop other products and services, including training our models, unless you opt out of training through your account settings. Even if you opt out, we will use Materials for model training when: (1) you provide Feedback to...

Supabase Medium

After registration, you may create, upload or transmit files, documents, videos, images, data or information as part of your use of the Service (collectively, "User Content"). This includes any inputs you provide to our AI-powered support tools and outputs generated in response to your inputs. User ...

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By using our Services, you provide us with information, including your inputs and how you interact with the Services ("Your Content"). You retain whatever rights you have in Your Content. By submitting Your Content to our Services, you grant OpenAI a license to use Your Content to provide, maintain, develop, and improve our Services. If you do not want OpenAI to use your Content to train models that improve our Services, you can opt out in your account settings.

— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI Business Terms

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI Business Terms
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 11, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010570
Document ID
CA-D-00755
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c06da29ac3099c1e9c26dfbf9e242b518d144f7939ac8c6a0334e30783b2c187
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 11:57 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Business Terms
Record ID: CA-P-010570
Captured: 2026-05-11 11:57:24 UTC
SHA-256: c06da29ac3099c1e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-business-terms/content-license-for-model-training/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Content License for Model Training clause do?

The clause creates a broad operational authorization for OpenAI to incorporate user content into service development and model improvement processes, while preserving user ownership and providing a mechanism to restrict training-specific uses.

How does this clause affect you?

Users authorize OpenAI to use their submitted content for service provision and improvement by default upon submission. Users who wish to restrict use of their content for model training may opt out through their account settings, after which the license applies to other specified service functions but not to training operations.

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