“Any deleted or unsaved conversations are removed from our systems within 30 days, unless longer retention is required by law, or is reasonably necessary to protect our services or any third party from harm.”
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The clause defines a deletion window but preserves OpenAI's ability to retain data longer under legal obligation or a reasonably necessary harm-protection determination.
Deleted or unsaved conversations will be removed from OpenAI's systems within 30 days, but may be kept longer if law requires it or if retention is reasonably necessary to prevent harm.
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"Any deleted or unsaved conversations are removed from our systems within 30 days, unless longer retention is required by law, or is reasonably necessary to protect our services or any third party from harm.Excerpt from OpenAI's Enterprise Privacy
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The clause defines a deletion window but preserves OpenAI's ability to retain data longer under legal obligation or a reasonably necessary harm-protection determination.
Deleted or unsaved conversations will be removed from OpenAI's systems within 30 days, but may be kept longer if law requires it or if retention is reasonably necessary to prevent harm.
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