“allow for and contribute to audits or inspections by, or on behalf of, Customer at Customer's sole expense...occur no more than once per year.”
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The annual frequency cap and cost allocation to the Customer constrain the Customer's practical ability to verify OpenAI's data processing practices.
Customers are permitted to audit or inspect OpenAI's practices at most once per year and must pay all associated costs themselves.
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"allow for and contribute to audits or inspections by, or on behalf of, Customer at Customer's sole expense...occur no more than once per year.Excerpt from OpenAI's Data Processing Addendum
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The annual frequency cap and cost allocation to the Customer constrain the Customer's practical ability to verify OpenAI's data processing practices.
Customers are permitted to audit or inspect OpenAI's practices at most once per year and must pay all associated costs themselves.
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