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We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably possible. Should we not be able to respond to your request within thirty (30) days after receiving your request, we will inform you in writing within thirty (30) days of the time by which we will be able to respond...
"OpenAI will not respond to any such request without Customer's prior written authorization, except that Customer authorizes OpenAI to redirect Data Subject Requests as necessary to allow Customer to respond directly.Excerpt from OpenAI's Data Processing Addendum
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The clause states: “OpenAI will not respond to any such request without Customer's prior written authorization, except that Customer authorizes OpenAI to redirect Data Subject Requests as necessary to allow Customer to respond directly.”
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