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Customer solely responsible for trade control compliance

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 184 of 352 platforms
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

By placing sole responsibility on Customer, OpenAI disclaims any shared obligation to monitor or ensure trade-law compliance, leaving Customer to bear all resulting legal risk.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You are solely responsible for trade-law compliance in your use of the Services; OpenAI does not share this obligation.

How other platforms handle this

Zoom Medium

You are solely responsible for complying with the Export Control and Sanctions Laws and monitoring them for any modifications.

Perplexity AI High

You are responsible for and hereby agree to comply at your sole expense with all applicable United States export laws and regulations.

Datadog High

comply with Applicable Laws administered by the U.S. Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control or other governmental entity imposing export controls and trade sanctions...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Customer is solely responsible for ensuring that its use of the Services complies with applicable trade laws, including sanctions and export control laws.

— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI Business Terms

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-060107
Document ID
CA-D-00755
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://openai.com/policies/business-terms/
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Content hash (SHA-256)
d94c426a41263f7d81583f26a9f1dc6ca88a070174a55e9238c4e7d25a8f6604
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:44 UTC
Methodology
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Business Terms
Record ID: CA-P-060107
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:44:03 UTC
SHA-256: d94c426a41263f7d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-business-terms/provision/CA-P-060107/customer-solely-responsible-for-trade-control-compliance/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Classification
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High
Categories
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Customer solely responsible for trade control compliance clause do?

By placing sole responsibility on Customer, OpenAI disclaims any shared obligation to monitor or ensure trade-law compliance, leaving Customer to bear all resulting legal risk.

How does this clause affect you?

You are solely responsible for trade-law compliance in your use of the Services; OpenAI does not share this obligation.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 184 platforms. See the full comparison.

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