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Business User Indemnification Obligation

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If you are a business or organization, to the extent permitted by law, you will indemnify and hold harmless us, our affiliates, and our personnel...from third party claims arising out of or relating to your use...

Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

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-078726
Document ID
CA-D-00009
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
6ae7df627f8ff0f0434212dde1986e4d1bfced272b18d29c3cea01e80cf3dbb0
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:23 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-078726
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:23:22 UTC
SHA-256: 6ae7df627f8ff0f0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-078726/business-user-indemnification-obligation/
Accessed: Oct. 6, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Business User Indemnification Obligation clause do?

The clause states: “If you are a business or organization, to the extent permitted by law, you will indemnify and hold harmless us, our affiliates, and our personnel...from third party claims arising out of or relating to your use...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 229 platforms. See the full comparison.

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