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

OpenAI May Restrict Suspend or Terminate Account

Medium confidence Common · 270 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What may OpenAI do regarding a user's access to its Services or account?
“We may take action to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to our Services or close your account if we determine, acting reasonably and objectively...”
Version CA-V-005279, captured July 26, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
OpenAI may restrict, suspend, or terminate a user's access to its Services or close their account if OpenAI determines, acting reasonably and objectively, that specified conditions are met.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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The standard of 'reasonably and objectively' qualifies OpenAI's discretion to take enforcement action, meaning the decision is not entirely at OpenAI's unfettered discretion.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after 'reasonably and objectively'; the specific triggering conditions for enforcement action are not present in the quoted language and cannot be stated in the canonical claim.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Your access to the Services or your account may be restricted, suspended, or terminated if OpenAI determines, acting reasonably and objectively, that the relevant conditions apply.

How other platforms handle this

Brex

If Brex receives reports of any such behavior, we may contact your Administrator, suspend or limit access to Company's Brex Account or the Services, or close your Brex Account, in Brex's sole discretion.

Credit Karma

Credit Karma reserves the right to block or otherwise prohibit in our sole discretion any individual who repeatedly posts materials that are alleged to infringe the intellectual property rights of others.

Kling AI

We will promptly verify, take steps to remove such Account information from Kling AI and delete the Account.

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We may take action to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to our Services or close your account if we determine, acting reasonably and objectively...

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-059354
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-059354
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-059354/openai-may-restrict-suspend-or-terminate-account/
Accessed: Nov. 10, 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 Restrict Suspend or Terminate Account clause do?

The standard of 'reasonably and objectively' qualifies OpenAI's discretion to take enforcement action, meaning the decision is not entirely at OpenAI's unfettered discretion.

How does this clause affect you?

Your access to the Services or your account may be restricted, suspended, or terminated if OpenAI determines, acting reasonably and objectively, that the relevant conditions apply.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 270 platforms. See the full comparison.

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