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OpenAI · OpenAI Data Processing Addendum · View original document ↗

OpenAI must publicly commit to maintain de-identified data form

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Google Cloud Medium

We evaluate Service Data to help us improve the performance and functionality of Cloud Services.

Lyft Medium

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publicly commit to maintain and use such deidentified data in that form and not attempt to re-identify the information, except as may be permitted by U.S. Privacy Laws...

Excerpt from OpenAI's Data Processing Addendum

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

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Document information
Document
OpenAI Data Processing Addendum
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061543
Document ID
CA-D-00757
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3a1b6bc316e690b84874f1ab6de51ac037a8084441b88c58ba8dec245e06e17d
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:35 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Data Processing Addendum
Record ID: CA-P-061543
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:35:12 UTC
SHA-256: 3a1b6bc316e690b8…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-data-processing-addendum/provision/CA-P-061543/openai-must-publicly-commit-to-maintain-de-identified-data-form/
Accessed: Aug. 7, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does OpenAI's OpenAI must publicly commit to maintain de-identified data form clause do?

The clause states: “publicly commit to maintain and use such deidentified data in that form and not attempt to re-identify the information, except as may be permitted by U.S. Privacy Laws...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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