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OpenAI · OpenAI Terms of Use · View original document ↗

OpenAI May Suspend or Terminate for Breach

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We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Services or delete your account if we determine: You breached these Terms or our Usage Policies.

Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use

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Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI Terms of Use
Entity
OpenAI
Date stated by the document
Jan. 1, 2026
As printed in OpenAI’s text (version CA-V-007346), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 7, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007346, captured Oct. 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-078714
Document ID
CA-D-000009
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007346)
01c3b7047514580f0ab51670c70872c0998bed109144843b2a397d5c757ca918
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:23 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-007346 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-078714
Version: CA-V-007346
Captured: 2026-10-05 23:42:50 UTC
SHA-256: 01c3b7047514580f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-078714/openai-may-suspend-or-terminate-for-breach/
Accessed: Oct. 6, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does OpenAI's OpenAI May Suspend or Terminate for Breach clause do?

The clause states: “We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Services or delete your account if we determine: You breached these Terms or our Usage Policies.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 277 platforms. See the full comparison.

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