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Termination for Risk or Harm to OpenAI or Users

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Services or delete your account if we determine...Your use of our Services could cause risk or harm to OpenAI, our users, or anyone else.

Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

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-078716
Document ID
CA-D-000009
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007346)
01c3b7047514580f0ab51670c70872c0998bed109144843b2a397d5c757ca918
Analysis generated
October 7, 2026 01:48 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-007346, captured Oct. 5, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-078716
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-078716/termination-for-risk-or-harm-to-openai-or-users/
Accessed: Oct. 14, 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 Termination for Risk or Harm to OpenAI or Users 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...Your use of our Services could cause risk or harm to OpenAI, our users, or anyone else.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 270 platforms. See the full comparison.

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