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The clause establishes a data processing practice where conversation content is accessed for model training purposes, subject to specified privacy protections. This defines the scope of internal access to user-generated content and the technical safeguards applied during that access.
The updated policy removes language describing how OpenAI uses advertiser and data partner information to personalize ads and measure ad effectiveness. The policy also removes the specific mechanism Free and Go users previously had to control ad personalization through account settings. In exchange, the policy adds explicit authorization for OpenAI to identify which of a user's contacts use OpenAI services and to monitor all content submitted on the platform for fraud and misuse detection. The authorization to monitor content and identify contacts now appears in the main policy purposes section rather than in supplementary documentation. You can review the Korea Addendum if you are located in South Korea to understand region-specific privacy rules.
View change record →The updated policy removes language that previously described ad personalization controls available to Free and Go users through account settings, though the policy continues to authorize OpenAI to personalize ads and measure their effectiveness for these user tiers. Previously, the policy explicitly stated that 'For Free and Go users, you can use the advertising controls in your account settings to control what data we use to personalize the ads we show you on our Services.' This language is no longer present in the updated version. The policy still lists ad personalization as an authorized use of personal data for Free and Go users, but no longer explicitly describes how users can access controls to manage this practice. You should verify whether advertising controls remain functional in your OpenAI account settings, as the policy no longer explicitly references them.
View change record →The updated policy removes specific language stating that OpenAI receives advertiser data to personalize ads shown to Free and Go users. It also removes reference to account-level advertising controls previously described in account settings. These removals are replaced with broader language authorizing OpenAI to promote products through direct marketing and third-party properties, subject to choices and controls, but the terms no longer explicitly describe what advertiser data is collected, from whom, or how to manage it at the account level. The policy now requires users to follow a 'learn more' link to understand ad personalization controls, rather than documenting those controls directly in the privacy policy.
View change record →Under this provision, users' conversations may be accessed by OpenAI personnel for training purposes, with the terms specifying that technical obfuscation of personal information will be employed during review. The authorization applies to conversations generated through the service upon continued use.
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The clause establishes a data processing practice where conversation content is accessed for model training purposes, subject to specified privacy protections. This defines the scope of internal access to user-generated content and the technical safeguards applied during that access.
Under this provision, users' conversations may be accessed by OpenAI personnel for training purposes, with the terms specifying that technical obfuscation of personal information will be employed during review. The authorization applies to conversations generated through the service upon continued use.
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