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OpenAI · OpenAI Data Processing Addendum · View original document ↗

Customer may object to new Sub-Processor within 30 days

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Twitch Medium

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Customer may object to the use of such additional Sub-processor within 30 days of receiving notice of the change by following the instructions set forth in the Sub-Processor List...

Excerpt from OpenAI's Data Processing Addendum

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI Data Processing Addendum
Entity
OpenAI
Date stated by the document
Jan. 1, 2026
As printed in OpenAI’s text (version CA-V-005936), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005936, captured Aug. 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061511
Document ID
CA-D-000757
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005936)
3576c9c2da3364bebf36269c4340b36cad2c77854aec7ec441aa394207198c93
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:35 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-005936 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Data Processing Addendum
Record ID: CA-P-061511
Version: CA-V-005936
Captured: 2026-08-20 00:04:53 UTC
SHA-256: 3576c9c2da3364be…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-data-processing-addendum/provision/CA-P-061511/customer-may-object-to-new-sub-processor-within-30-days/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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What does OpenAI's Customer may object to new Sub-Processor within 30 days clause do?

The clause states: “Customer may object to the use of such additional Sub-processor within 30 days of receiving notice of the change by following the instructions set forth in the Sub-Processor List...”

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