Provision record
OpenAI · OpenAI EU Terms of Use · View original document ↗

OpenAI May Use Content Worldwide for Services

High confidence Common · 273 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What may OpenAI do with users' Content?
“We can use your Content worldwide to provide, maintain, develop, and improve our Services, comply with applicable law, enforce our terms and policies and keep our Services safe.”
Version CA-V-005279, captured July 26, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
OpenAI may use users' Content worldwide to provide, maintain, develop, and improve its Services, comply with applicable law, enforce its terms and policies, and keep its Services safe.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

The worldwide scope and breadth of permitted uses means user Content may be used for ongoing service development and improvement, not only for delivering the immediate service to the user.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Your Content may be used by OpenAI on a worldwide basis for the stated purposes, including developing and improving its Services.

How other platforms handle this

Zoom

Zoom may obtain and aggregate technical and other data about your and your End Users use of the Services and Software on a de-identified or anonymized basis...and Zoom may use the Aggregated Anonymous Data in accordance with applicable Law...

Cloudflare

Cloudflare...shall have the right to use Network Data for purposes of providing, maintaining, developing, and improving its Services.

Palantir

We use your information, including your Contact Data, Payment Data, Technical Data, Communication Data, Professional Data, and Training and Educational Data, depending on the services provided...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We can use your Content worldwide to provide, maintain, develop, and improve our Services, comply with applicable law, enforce our terms and policies and keep our Services safe.

Excerpt from OpenAI's EU Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI EU Terms of Use
Entity
OpenAI
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005279, captured July 26, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059312
Document ID
CA-D-000756
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005279)
91b98bc9066e012313f05b2c52761f3735036525364242afb221849f134eb4ed
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-005279, captured July 26, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI EU Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-059312
Version: CA-V-005279
Captured: 2026-07-26 00:04:17 UTC
SHA-256: 91b98bc9066e0123…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-eu-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-059312/openai-may-use-content-worldwide-for-services/
Accessed: Nov. 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's OpenAI May Use Content Worldwide for Services clause do?

The worldwide scope and breadth of permitted uses means user Content may be used for ongoing service development and improvement, not only for delivering the immediate service to the user.

How does this clause affect you?

Your Content may be used by OpenAI on a worldwide basis for the stated purposes, including developing and improving its Services.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 273 platforms. See the full comparison.

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