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This provision reserves the right to remove access without prior notice or a hearing, which may affect users who rely on paid subscriptions or API access for business operations, and may interact with DSA obligations regarding transparent and contestable enforcement decisions.
Interpretive note: The interaction of this clause with EU DSA Article 17 notice and reasons requirements creates interpretive uncertainty about whether the no-notice approach is enforceable as stated for EEA users.
The agreement states that content submitted to OpenAI services may be used to provide and improve services, which may include AI model training depending on applicable settings and account type. European users retain GDPR-based rights to access, correct, and delete personal data held by OpenAI, and the EU contracting entity is OpenAI Ireland Limited. You can exercise data subject rights including deletion and data export through OpenAI's privacy request portal at https://privacy.openai.com.
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This provision reserves the right to remove access without prior notice or a hearing, which may affect users who rely on paid subscriptions or API access for business operations, and may interact with DSA obligations regarding transparent and contestable enforcement decisions.
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