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Customer must not compromise OpenAI's service provider status

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

OpenAI's 'service provider' and 'processor' statuses carry specific legal protections and obligations; losing those statuses could expose OpenAI to greater regulatory liability and affect the legal framework governing data processing.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is a fragment and does not include the operative verb or subject of the prohibition; the canonical claim infers that this is a restriction on Customer conduct based on context, but the full operative language is not quoted.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Customers are required to refrain from any conduct that could cause OpenAI to lose its designated legal classification under the CCPA or U.S. Privacy Laws.

How other platforms handle this

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Please take steps to secure your access credentials such as login name and password, and do not share them with anyone.

Robinhood Medium

if you do choose to upload your photograph to our Service, please note that all images must adhere to our App Use Standards which you are required to comply with to use any of the Robinhood Services.

NVIDIA NIM Medium

Customer's choice not to deploy Maintenance or Updates as they become available may result in issues with operability, compatibility and interoperability and result in the Software in use being non-conforming to later Software documentation.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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render OpenAI not a "service provider" under the CCPA or "processor" under U.S. Privacy Laws.

— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI Data Processing Addendum

Applicable regulations

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Provision details

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-061560
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
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Data Processing Addendum
Record ID: CA-P-061560
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:35:12 UTC
SHA-256: 3a1b6bc316e690b8…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-data-processing-addendum/provision/CA-P-061560/customer-must-not-compromise-openais-service-provider-status/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Customer must not compromise OpenAI's service provider status clause do?

OpenAI's 'service provider' and 'processor' statuses carry specific legal protections and obligations; losing those statuses could expose OpenAI to greater regulatory liability and affect the legal framework governing data processing.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers are required to refrain from any conduct that could cause OpenAI to lose its designated legal classification under the CCPA or U.S. Privacy Laws.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 285 platforms. See the full comparison.

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