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OpenAI · OpenAI Data Processing Addendum · View original document ↗

OpenAI isolates Customer Data retained under legal obligation

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We retain personal information about you for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose for which that information was collected, usually for the duration of any contractual relationship and for any period thereafter as legally required or permitted by law.

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We store the information we collect for as long as it is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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...OpenAI will isolate and protect it from any further processing except to the extent required by applicable laws.

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-061523
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 in version CA-V-005936, captured Aug. 20, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Data Processing Addendum
Record ID: CA-P-061523
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-061523/openai-isolates-customer-data-retained-under-legal-obligation/
Accessed: Nov. 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does OpenAI's OpenAI isolates Customer Data retained under legal obligation clause do?

The clause states: “...OpenAI will isolate and protect it from any further processing except to the extent required by applicable laws.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 268 platforms. See the full comparison.

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