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Customer retains ownership of Input

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 257 of 352 platforms
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How other platforms handle this

Stability AI Medium

As between you and Stability, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you retain your ownership right in the Inputs that you submit.

Mixpanel Medium

as between Mixpanel and Customer, Customer reserves all right, title and interest in and to the Customer Content, including all related intellectual property rights.

Minecraft Medium

The Microsoft Services Agreement says "Your Content remains Your Content"...We don't own the original stuff that you create.

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to the extent permitted by applicable law, Customer: (a) retains all ownership rights in Input

Excerpt from OpenAI's Business Terms

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI Business Terms
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059979
Document ID
CA-D-00755
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d94c426a41263f7d81583f26a9f1dc6ca88a070174a55e9238c4e7d25a8f6604
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:44 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Business Terms
Record ID: CA-P-059979
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:44:03 UTC
SHA-256: d94c426a41263f7d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-business-terms/provision/CA-P-059979/customer-retains-ownership-of-input/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Customer retains ownership of Input clause do?

The clause states: “to the extent permitted by applicable law, Customer: (a) retains all ownership rights in Input”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 257 platforms. See the full comparison.

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