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OpenAI · OpenAI Data Processing Addendum · View original document ↗

Customer warrants it has all necessary rights and consents for Customer Data

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 298 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What does Customer represent, warrant, and covenant regarding necessary notices?
“Customer represents, warrants and covenants that it has provided all necessary notices, and has and shall maintain throughout the Term all necessary rights, consents and authorizations...”
Version CA-V-005936, captured Aug. 20, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Customer represents, warrants, and covenants that it has provided all necessary notices and has and will maintain throughout the Term all necessary rights, consents, and authorizations for Customer Data.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This is an ongoing legal commitment that places responsibility on the Customer for the lawfulness of the data it provides to OpenAI throughout the entire duration of the agreement.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated; the full scope of what the rights, consents, and authorizations must cover is not visible, which may constitute additional omitted material.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Customers are required to have obtained—and to continuously maintain—all legal permissions and consents needed to provide their data to OpenAI for the full Term of the agreement.

How other platforms handle this

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You agree that SoFi may contact you about any matter relating to your activity with, any inquiry submitted to, or any account or product you have with SoFi.

Stripe Medium

If we rely on certain legal bases (such as "legal obligation" or "contractual necessity") and you do not provide us with your Personal Data, we may not be able to lawfully provide you services.

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Customer represents, warrants and covenants that it has provided all necessary notices, and has and shall maintain throughout the Term all necessary rights, consents and authorizations...

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-061525
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-061525
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-061525/customer-warrants-it-has-all-necessary-rights-and-consents-for-customer-data/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Customer warrants it has all necessary rights and consents for Customer Data clause do?

This is an ongoing legal commitment that places responsibility on the Customer for the lawfulness of the data it provides to OpenAI throughout the entire duration of the agreement.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers are required to have obtained—and to continuously maintain—all legal permissions and consents needed to provide their data to OpenAI for the full Term of the agreement.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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