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Customer liable for Affiliate acts and omissions

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 299 of 352 platforms
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Customer bears the full legal and financial consequences of Affiliate conduct, meaning a violation by an Affiliate exposes Customer as if Customer had acted directly.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You accept liability for your Affiliates' conduct when they access the Services under your Agreement, with no apparent cap on the scope of acts or omissions covered.

How other platforms handle this

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Customer will be responsible and liable for all acts and omissions of its Affiliates that access the Services in connection with this Agreement.

— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI Business Terms

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Document information
Document
OpenAI Business Terms
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
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First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059954
Document ID
CA-D-00755
Evidence Provenance
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Wayback Machine
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Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:44 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Business Terms
Record ID: CA-P-059954
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:44:03 UTC
SHA-256: d94c426a41263f7d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-business-terms/provision/CA-P-059954/customer-liable-for-affiliate-acts-and-omissions/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Customer liable for Affiliate acts and omissions clause do?

Customer bears the full legal and financial consequences of Affiliate conduct, meaning a violation by an Affiliate exposes Customer as if Customer had acted directly.

How does this clause affect you?

You accept liability for your Affiliates' conduct when they access the Services under your Agreement, with no apparent cap on the scope of acts or omissions covered.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 299 platforms. See the full comparison.

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