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Default no training on business data

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes that model training from business data is not an automatic practice, meaning customers must take affirmative action for such use to occur.

Interpretive note: The excerpt states the default but does not describe the mechanism for changing it. No inference about opt-in or opt-out is made in the canonical claim.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

High May 28, 2026

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.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your business data is not used to train OpenAI's models unless the default is changed.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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By default, we do not use your business data for training our models.

— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI Enterprise Privacy

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

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI Enterprise Privacy
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-062711
Document ID
CA-D-00825
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1ae7d9fa2dca070b64ed5b07ad1ec3806fc650d1cfbfeddb552af548e6be6663
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:24 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Enterprise Privacy
Record ID: CA-P-062711
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:24:19 UTC
SHA-256: 1ae7d9fa2dca070b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-enterprise-privacy/provision/CA-P-062711/default-no-training-on-business-data/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Default no training on business data clause do?

The clause establishes that model training from business data is not an automatic practice, meaning customers must take affirmative action for such use to occur.

How does this clause affect you?

Your business data is not used to train OpenAI's models unless the default is changed.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 280 platforms. See the full comparison.

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