The document asserts that OpenAI is a CCPA service provider for enterprise and API customers, which under California law means OpenAI is contractually prohibited from using personal data for purposes other than performing the contracted services, and may not sell or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
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The service provider designation under CCPA has direct implications for enterprise customers' compliance obligations: if OpenAI qualifies as a service provider, its processing is excluded from the definition of a sale or share under the CCPA, and customers can represent to their own users that data shared with OpenAI is covered by service provider restrictions. The designation must be reflected in a written contract to be legally operative.
Interpretive note: The CCPA service provider designation is legally operative only if reflected in a written contract satisfying CCPA statutory requirements; the document discloses the designation but does not confirm a compliant written agreement is automatically executed upon account creation.
This addition explicitly establishes OpenAI's legal status under California privacy law and provides assurance that customer data is not used for behavioral advertising.
View full change record →This provision establishes that enterprise and API customers' data is processed by OpenAI under CCPA service provider restrictions, meaning OpenAI states it does not sell or share that data for behavioral advertising purposes. For this designation to apply under California law, it must be documented in a written service provider agreement.
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"For CCPA purposes, OpenAI acts as a service provider to our API and ChatGPT Enterprise customers, meaning we do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI Enterprise Privacy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, specifically the service provider provisions that restrict secondary use of personal information. The California Privacy Protection Agency and the California Attorney General are the relevant enforcement authorities. The service provider designation only applies if the written contract satisfies CCPA statutory requirements; a web page disclosure alone may not satisfy the written contract requirement. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. California-based enterprise customers or those processing California resident data should verify that their agreement with OpenAI contains the required service provider contractual restrictions. If the organization's privacy notices represent OpenAI as a service provider, the underlying contract must support that representation. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California is the primary jurisdiction. Organizations subject to other state privacy laws (Virginia CDPA, Colorado CPA, Connecticut CTDPA) should evaluate whether similar service provider or processor designations apply under those frameworks and whether OpenAI's agreements address them. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should verify that the executed agreement with OpenAI includes CCPA-required service provider contractual clauses, including restrictions on use, retention, and disclosure of personal information. The agreement should also address the handling of consumer rights requests (access, deletion, correction) that may be routed through enterprise customers to OpenAI as service provider. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Privacy teams updating records of processing activities or data flow maps should document OpenAI's service provider status and the contractual basis for that designation. If the organization's privacy notice discloses sharing of personal information with AI vendors, the service provider carve-out should be accurately reflected. Teams should also assess whether the service provider restrictions apply uniformly across all data types processed via OpenAI, including conversation metadata and usage analytics.
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The service provider designation under CCPA has direct implications for enterprise customers' compliance obligations: if OpenAI qualifies as a service provider, its processing is excluded from the definition of a sale or share under the CCPA, and customers can represent to their own users that data shared with OpenAI is covered by service provider restrictions. The designation must be reflected …
This provision establishes that enterprise and API customers' data is processed by OpenAI under CCPA service provider restrictions, meaning OpenAI states it does not sell or share that data for behavioral advertising purposes. For this designation to apply under California law, it must be documented in a written service provider agreement.
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