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The thirty-day deletion obligation gives Customer assurance that its content will not be retained indefinitely, subject to two defined exceptions.
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OpenAI is obligated to delete your Customer Content within thirty days, but that obligation does not apply if retention is legally required or if you have agreed in writing to a different arrangement.
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"OpenAI will delete all Customer Content from its systems within thirty days, unless: (i) OpenAI is legally required to retain it; or (ii) Customer has agreed otherwise in writing.Excerpt from OpenAI's Business Terms
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The thirty-day deletion obligation gives Customer assurance that its content will not be retained indefinitely, subject to two defined exceptions.
OpenAI is obligated to delete your Customer Content within thirty days, but that obligation does not apply if retention is legally required or if you have agreed in writing to a different arrangement.
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