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30 Days Notice for Materially Adverse Term Changes

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Key Facts

How does OpenAI deliver notice of changes?
OpenAI will provide at least 30 days advance notice of changes that materially adversely impact the user, delivered via email or in-product notification, along with the date those changes come into force.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The 30-day minimum notice requirement gives users meaningful time to respond to materially adverse changes before those changes become binding.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1365 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are entitled to receive at least 30 days' advance notice, with the effective date, before any materially adverse changes apply to them.

How other platforms handle this

Google Maps Medium

Google will provide at least 90 days' advance notice for materially adverse changes to any SLAs by: (i) sending an email to the Notification Email Address; (ii) posting a notice in the Admin Console; or (iii) posting a notice to the applicable SLA webpage.

Perplexity AI Medium

No amendment shall apply to a dispute for which an arbitration has been initiated prior to the change in Terms.

Minecraft Medium

we'll inform you of the change before it takes effect, either by posting a notice on our website or by other reasonable means.

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We will give you at least 30 days advance notice of changes that materially adversely impact you and the date that they will come into force either via email or an in-product notification.

Excerpt from OpenAI's EU Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI EU Terms of Use
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059394
Document ID
CA-D-00756
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI EU Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-059394
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:09:20 UTC
SHA-256: 86ae292930d37822…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-eu-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-059394/30-days-notice-for-materially-adverse-term-changes/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's 30 Days Notice for Materially Adverse Term Changes clause do?

The 30-day minimum notice requirement gives users meaningful time to respond to materially adverse changes before those changes become binding.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are entitled to receive at least 30 days' advance notice, with the effective date, before any materially adverse changes apply to them.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 289 platforms. See the full comparison.

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