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Absolute prohibition on PHI in non-designed Services

High severity Explicit document language Common · 245 of 352 platforms
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May harm the reputation of Tinder or its affiliates, meaning the uploading or sharing of content on the Tinder platform that is defamatory to Tinder or its affiliates or advocates misuse of the Service...

Notion Medium

We do not disclose or use your information to advertise any third party's products or services via the Services.

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Political content, including for dissemination in electoral campaigns.

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IF CUSTOMER USES A SERVICE THAT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR PROCESSING PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION, CUSTOMER MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES TO STORE, TRANSMIT, OR PROCESS THIS INFORMATION.

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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-059991
Document ID
CA-D-00755
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Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d94c426a41263f7d81583f26a9f1dc6ca88a070174a55e9238c4e7d25a8f6604
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:44 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Business Terms
Record ID: CA-P-059991
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:44:03 UTC
SHA-256: d94c426a41263f7d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-business-terms/provision/CA-P-059991/absolute-prohibition-on-phi-in-non-designed-services/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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What does OpenAI's Absolute prohibition on PHI in non-designed Services clause do?

The clause states: “IF CUSTOMER USES A SERVICE THAT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR PROCESSING PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION, CUSTOMER MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES TO STORE, TRANSMIT, OR PROCESS THIS INFORMATION.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 245 platforms. See the full comparison.

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