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The retention and use of flagged content by sub-processors is double-limited: by time (review period only) and by purpose (assisting OpenAI's review only), constraining how sub-processors can handle that content.
Sub-processors that receive samples of your flagged content may only keep those samples during the review period and may only use them to assist OpenAI's review.
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The retention and use of flagged content by sub-processors is double-limited: by time (review period only) and by purpose (assisting OpenAI's review only), constraining how sub-processors can handle that content.
Sub-processors that receive samples of your flagged content may only keep those samples during the review period and may only use them to assist OpenAI's review.
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