Depending on your country, you may have rights to see, correct, delete, or move your personal data held by OpenAI, and to opt out of data sharing — but which rights apply depends on where you live.
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The provision operationalizes OpenAI's compliance framework with varying privacy regulations across jurisdictions by explicitly enumerating the individual rights users may invoke. This establishes the procedural basis for users to initiate requests regarding their personal data and limits discrimination in service provision based on rights exercise.
The updated policy explicitly discloses that OpenAI receives information from advertisers and other data partners for Free and Go users, and uses this data to personalize ads and measure ad effectiveness. The policy now states that Free and Go users can control what data OpenAI uses to personalize ads through advertising controls in account settings. This represents clarified disclosure of an existing practice rather than a new authorization.
View change record →The updated privacy policy now explicitly states that OpenAI receives information from advertisers and other data partners, which is used to personalize ads shown to Free and Go users and to measure the effectiveness of those ads. For example, the policy notes that OpenAI could receive information about purchases users make from advertisers. The policy now includes a dedicated section on ad personalization and measurement as a primary use of personal data for these user tiers. You can manage what data OpenAI uses for ad personalization by accessing the advertising controls in your account settings or by using the Data Controls option.
View change record →The updated policy now explicitly authorizes OpenAI to promote products and services to users through direct marketing on third-party properties and to share limited information with select marketing partners (who are not service providers) to support these efforts. The policy states that some marketing partners may receive information through cookies and similar technologies. The revised terms establish that these marketing practices are subject to user choices and controls, with additional information and opt-out options available. You can make choices about the use of your information for third-party product promotion purposes through controls referenced in the policy.
View change record →EU, UK, and California users have legally enforceable rights to access, correct, delete, and port their ChatGPT data, but users in most other jurisdictions must rely on OpenAI's voluntary compliance rather than legal entitlement.
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"Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights related to your personal information. For example, you may have the right to: Access information about how we process your personal information and get a copy of your personal information; Delete your personal information from our systems; Correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information; Restrict how we process your personal information; Object to how we process your personal information; Port your personal information to another service (data portability); Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information; Not be discriminated against for exercising any of these rights.Excerpt from OpenAI's Privacy Policy
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The provision operationalizes OpenAI's compliance framework with varying privacy regulations across jurisdictions by explicitly enumerating the individual rights users may invoke. This establishes the procedural basis for users to initiate requests regarding their personal data and limits discrimination in service provision based on rights exercise.
EU, UK, and California users have legally enforceable rights to access, correct, delete, and port their ChatGPT data, but users in most other jurisdictions must rely on OpenAI's voluntary compliance rather than legal entitlement.
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