The document states that OpenAI will execute Data Processing Addenda with customers for ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, and the API Platform to support GDPR compliance, and that ChatGPT Edu and ChatGPT for Teachers data is processed under a Student Data Privacy Agreement.
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This provision establishes that GDPR compliance support is conditional on customers completing a DPA form and executing a formal addendum. Organizations relying on this protection without having executed a DPA may not have GDPR-required contractual data processing terms in place with OpenAI.
The updated terms state that workspace admins 'can control' data retention rather than directly controlling it. This conditional phrasing may suggest that retention control is optional or contingent rather than a guaranteed capability. Enterprise customers relying on admin-driven data retention policies should clarify with OpenAI whether this change affects their ability to set specific retention timelines for workspace data.
View change record →The updated terms shift governance of conversation access and retention from end users to workspace administrators. Under the revised policy, workspace admins can now view, access, export, and delete any end user conversations within their workspace and control how long workspace data is retained. Additionally, OpenAI now reserves the right to retain deleted or unsaved conversations beyond the standard 30-day deletion window if retention is reasonably necessary to protect its services or any third party from harm, beyond prior language that limited retention extensions to legal requirements. Within an enterprise account, end users no longer have unilateral control over conversation visibility or deletion of their own conversations.
View change record →Current version expands DPA availability to ChatGPT Business, adds instruction on how to request DPA, and introduces separate Student Data Privacy Agreement for educational products.
View full change record →Under this provision, GDPR-supportive data processing terms are available but require active execution through a formal DPA process. The agreement states that Edu and Teachers tier data is processed under a Student Data Privacy Agreement rather than a standard DPA.
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Compare across platforms →"Yes, we are able to execute a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with customers for their use of ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, and the API in support of their compliance with GDPR and other privacy laws. Please complete our DPA form to execute a DPA with OpenAI. For ChatGPT Edu and for Teachers, we process your data pursuant to our Student Data Privacy Agreement.Excerpt from OpenAI's Enterprise Privacy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 28 requires that processing of personal data by a processor on behalf of a controller be governed by a binding contract that specifies the processing details and obligations.
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This provision establishes that GDPR compliance support is conditional on customers completing a DPA form and executing a formal addendum. Organizations relying on this protection without having executed a DPA may not have GDPR-required contractual data processing terms in place with OpenAI.
Under this provision, GDPR-supportive data processing terms are available but require active execution through a formal DPA process. The agreement states that Edu and Teachers tier data is processed under a Student Data Privacy Agreement rather than a standard DPA.
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