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Training Data Use and Content License

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes OpenAI's operational authority to incorporate user content and feedback into service development and improvement activities. This authorization permits the company to leverage submitted materials for product enhancement without separate consent requirements for each use case.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Apr 9, 2026
First Seen
Apr 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users grant OpenAI a broad license to their submitted content for service provision and improvement purposes upon use of the platform. Additionally, any feedback provided to OpenAI becomes available for use by the company without compensation obligations or usage restrictions to the user.

How other platforms handle this

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We use your personal information to send you newsletters and other promotional communications, including information about MyFitnessPal's new offerings, features, offers, events, webinars, and other information.

Roblox Medium

Where the law allows us to, we may use the content you and other users have posted for training or to help us to improve the way we filter content on our platform.

Notion Medium

In accordance with applicable legal requirements, we may use your information to tailor and provide you with content and advertisements.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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By using our Services, you grant OpenAI a license to use your Content to provide, maintain, develop, and improve our Services, comply with applicable law, and enforce our policies. If you choose to provide feedback about our Services, such as suggestions for improvement, we may use your feedback without restriction or compensation to you.

Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI Terms of Use
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002447
Document ID
CA-D-00009
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6ae7df627f8ff0f0434212dde1986e4d1bfced272b18d29c3cea01e80cf3dbb0
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:23 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-002447
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:23:22 UTC
SHA-256: 6ae7df627f8ff0f0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-002447/training-data-use-and-content-license/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Training Data Use and Content License clause do?

The clause establishes OpenAI's operational authority to incorporate user content and feedback into service development and improvement activities. This authorization permits the company to leverage submitted materials for product enhancement without separate consent requirements for each use case.

How does this clause affect you?

Users grant OpenAI a broad license to their submitted content for service provision and improvement purposes upon use of the platform. Additionally, any feedback provided to OpenAI becomes available for use by the company without compensation obligations or usage restrictions to the user.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with OpenAI?

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