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OpenAI narrowly tailors suspension to Security Emergency

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OpenAI will use reasonable efforts to: (i) narrowly tailor a limitation or suspension to prevent or terminate the Security Emergency; and (ii) cooperate with Customer to promptly restore access to the Services...

Excerpt from OpenAI's Business Terms

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Document information
Document
OpenAI Business Terms
Entity
OpenAI
Date stated by the document
Jan. 1, 2026
As printed in OpenAI’s text (version CA-V-005893), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005893, captured Aug. 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-060012
Document ID
CA-D-000755
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005893)
1cc366f826c69516bc259f5ee292276978dd55241531317edd17557ff0a256bf
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:44 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-005893, captured Aug. 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Business Terms
Record ID: CA-P-060012
Version: CA-V-005893
Captured: 2026-08-19 00:04:46 UTC
SHA-256: 1cc366f826c69516…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-business-terms/provision/CA-P-060012/openai-narrowly-tailors-suspension-to-security-emergency/
Accessed: Nov. 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does OpenAI's OpenAI narrowly tailors suspension to Security Emergency clause do?

The clause states: “OpenAI will use reasonable efforts to: (i) narrowly tailor a limitation or suspension to prevent or terminate the Security Emergency; and (ii) cooperate with Customer to promptly restore access to the Services...”

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