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Visual Capabilities Person Identification Prohibition

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This prohibition restricts two distinct privacy-sensitive uses of Visual Capabilities: identification and extraction of private or sensitive personal information.

Interpretive note: The clause establishes two independent prohibitions of equal weight. The canonical claim states both as a compound primary proposition because they are joined in a single sentence and neither is clearly subordinate. The omitted_material field notes this structure for transparency.

Recent Activity

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Medium Jun 2, 2026

The updated terms establish new licensing provisions for customers who download and install software components (Licensed Materials) on their own systems. Under the revised terms, OpenAI grants a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install and use Licensed Materials solely in connection with the Services, but customers may not modify, redistribute, or sublicense the materials. Upon termination of service, customers must permanently delete the Licensed Materials. Additionally, OpenAI introduced a new ChatGPT Sites feature for creating and publishing websites, with use governed by separate ChatGPT Sites Terms. You can review the ChatGPT Sites Terms via the referenced link to understand specific conditions for website creation and maintenance.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you use Visual Capabilities, you are prohibited from using them to assist in identifying a person or to solicit or infer private or sensitive information about a person.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

May harm the reputation of Tinder or its affiliates, meaning the uploading or sharing of content on the Tinder platform that is defamatory to Tinder or its affiliates or advocates misuse of the Service...

Afterpay Medium

Political content, including for dissemination in electoral campaigns.

Runway Medium

Gore, such as dismemberment, beheadings, mutilations, and exposed organs/bones/muscle

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You may not use Visual Capabilities to assist in identifying a person nor to solicit or infer private or sensitive information about a person.

— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI Service Terms

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI Service Terms
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064414
Document ID
CA-D-00754
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
244630cbe4a38d90d21eac1b7bc2a6ab3d1c52e5724e9b685d092817b2e62431
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:43 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Service Terms
Record ID: CA-P-064414
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:43:28 UTC
SHA-256: 244630cbe4a38d90…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-service-terms/provision/CA-P-064414/visual-capabilities-person-identification-prohibition/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Visual Capabilities Person Identification Prohibition clause do?

This prohibition restricts two distinct privacy-sensitive uses of Visual Capabilities: identification and extraction of private or sensitive personal information.

How does this clause affect you?

If you use Visual Capabilities, you are prohibited from using them to assist in identifying a person or to solicit or infer private or sensitive information about a person.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 247 platforms. See the full comparison.

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