“OpenAI will, to the extent legally permitted, inform Customer if OpenAI receives a legally binding request for disclosure of Customer Data by a law enforcement authority.”
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This notification obligation, qualified by legal permissibility, determines the extent to which customers learn that their data has been the subject of a law enforcement disclosure request.
Customers may receive notice from OpenAI if law enforcement makes a legally binding request for their data, but only to the extent OpenAI is legally permitted to provide such notice.
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"OpenAI will, to the extent legally permitted, inform Customer if OpenAI receives a legally binding request for disclosure of Customer Data by a law enforcement authority.Excerpt from OpenAI's Data Processing Addendum
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This notification obligation, qualified by legal permissibility, determines the extent to which customers learn that their data has been the subject of a law enforcement disclosure request.
Customers may receive notice from OpenAI if law enforcement makes a legally binding request for their data, but only to the extent OpenAI is legally permitted to provide such notice.
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